Most popular boys’ names in Northern Ireland, 2008
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 | 342 |
| 2 | Matthew | 290 |
| 3 | Daniel | 270 |
| 4 | Ryan | 264 |
| 5 | James | 260 |
| 6 | Joshua | 195 |
| 7 | Conor | 186 |
| 8 | Dylan | 181 |
| 8 | Thomas | 181 |
| 10 | Charlie | 176 |
| 10 | Ethan | 176 |
| 12 | Adam | 175 |
| 13 | Jamie | 172 |
| 14 | Aaron | 154 |
| 15 | Ben | 152 |
| 16 | Harry | 143 |
| 16 | Sean | 143 |
| 18 | Callum | 140 |
| 18 | Luke | 140 |
| 20 | Lewis | 139 |
| 21 | Jake | 137 |
| 21 | Oliver | 137 |
| 23 | Oisin | 121 |
| 24 | Michael | 115 |
| 25 | Rhys | 112 |