Most popular boys’ names in Northern Ireland, 2002
The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 360 |
| 2 | Jack | 350 |
| 3 | Ryan | 287 |
| 4 | Adam | 272 |
| 5 | James | 264 |
| 6 | Joshua | 238 |
| 7 | Conor | 211 |
| 8 | Ben | 200 |
| 9 | Dylan | 186 |
| 10 | Daniel | 173 |
| 11 | Ethan | 170 |
| 12 | Thomas | 165 |
| 13 | Michael | 153 |
| 14 | Aaron | 150 |
| 15 | Nathan | 149 |
| 16 | Sean | 140 |
| 17 | Jamie | 139 |
| 17 | Luke | 139 |
| 19 | Andrew | 120 |
| 20 | Patrick | 119 |
| 21 | David | 116 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 113 |
| 23 | John | 109 |
| 24 | Mark | 102 |
| 25 | Callum | 101 |