Most popular boys’ names in Northern Ireland, 2005
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 | Jack | 346 |
| 2 | Matthew | 294 |
| 3 | Adam | 241 |
| 4 | James | 238 |
| 5 | Daniel | 228 |
| 5 | Ryan | 228 |
| 7 | Joshua | 193 |
| 8 | Jamie | 189 |
| 9 | Ben | 182 |
| 10 | Conor | 178 |
| 11 | Ethan | 177 |
| 12 | Thomas | 157 |
| 13 | Luke | 153 |
| 14 | Aaron | 147 |
| 15 | Dylan | 144 |
| 16 | Callum | 130 |
| 17 | Michael | 122 |
| 18 | Jake | 120 |
| 18 | Sean | 120 |
| 20 | Nathan | 113 |
| 21 | Lewis | 112 |
| 22 | John | 103 |
| 23 | Patrick | 102 |
| 24 | Eoin | 101 |
| 25 | Samuel | 97 |