Top 100 Popular Baby Names in Ireland

Explore the top 100 most popular baby names in Ireland from official Central Statistics Office birth records covering 1964 to 2025. Filter by gender and discover which names Irish families have loved most across six decades of data.

Coverage: 1964 – 2025

#1
John
Total births: 73,225
#2
Michael
Total births: 55,538
#3
James
Total births: 51,701
#4
David
Total births: 50,892
#5
Patrick
Total births: 50,100
#6
Thomas
Total births: 36,737
#7
Paul
Total births: 34,465
#8
Sean
Total births: 30,691
#9
Daniel
Total births: 29,757
#10
Mark
Total births: 28,607
#11
Conor
Total births: 28,393
#12
Stephen
Total births: 26,368
#13
Jack
Total births: 24,391
#14
Brian
Total births: 24,160
#15
Shane
Total births: 22,075
#16
William
Total births: 20,896
#17
Kevin
Total births: 20,691
#18
Robert
Total births: 20,417
#19
Alan
Total births: 19,656
#20
Joseph
Total births: 19,547
#21
Martin
Total births: 18,593
#22
Adam
Total births: 18,492
#23
Anthony
Total births: 17,332
#24
Peter
Total births: 15,954
#25
Andrew
Total births: 15,175
#26
Liam
Total births: 15,061
#27
Luke
Total births: 14,849
#28
Gerard
Total births: 14,484
#29
Eoin
Total births: 14,374
#30
Christopher
Total births: 14,157
#31
Cian
Total births: 14,005
#32
Aaron
Total births: 13,706
#33
Niall
Total births: 13,353
#34
Ryan
Total births: 13,104
#35
Dylan
Total births: 12,786
#36
Darragh
Total births: 12,744
#37
Matthew
Total births: 12,256
#38
Ciaran
Total births: 12,091
#39
Jamie
Total births: 11,457
#40
Jason
Total births: 11,415
#41
Brendan
Total births: 11,413
#42
Richard
Total births: 11,345
#43
Declan
Total births: 10,909
#44
Darren
Total births: 10,418
#45
Edward
Total births: 10,393
#46
Ronan
Total births: 10,231
#47
Aidan
Total births: 10,061
#48
Keith
Total births: 10,053
#49
Alex
Total births: 8,901
#50
Oisin
Total births: 8,828
#51
Philip
Total births: 8,816
#52
Kieran
Total births: 8,802
#53
Barry
Total births: 8,728
#54
Colm
Total births: 8,701
#55
Jonathan
Total births: 8,554
#56
Ian
Total births: 8,537
#57
Cathal
Total births: 8,352
#58
Cillian
Total births: 8,347
#59
Derek
Total births: 8,119
#60
Noel
Total births: 8,107
#61
Noah
Total births: 8,047
#62
Evan
Total births: 7,796
#63
Ben
Total births: 7,745
#64
Harry
Total births: 7,667
#65
Gary
Total births: 7,588
#66
Francis
Total births: 7,282
#67
Gavin
Total births: 7,148
#68
Denis
Total births: 7,115
#69
Charlie
Total births: 7,098
#70
Fionn
Total births: 6,917
#71
Nathan
Total births: 6,817
#72
Colin
Total births: 6,714
#73
Kenneth
Total births: 6,543
#74
Rory
Total births: 6,508
#75
Joshua
Total births: 6,474
#76
Oliver
Total births: 6,422
#77
Damien
Total births: 6,406
#78
Timothy
Total births: 6,396
#79
Jake
Total births: 6,354
#80
Raymond
Total births: 6,090
#81
Tadhg
Total births: 6,016
#82
Eoghan
Total births: 5,886
#83
Samuel
Total births: 5,815
#84
Cormac
Total births: 5,729
#85
Dean
Total births: 5,647
#86
Adrian
Total births: 5,502
#87
Donal
Total births: 5,491
#88
Alexander
Total births: 5,357
#89
Padraig
Total births: 5,347
#90
Finn
Total births: 5,321
#91
Kyle
Total births: 4,998
#92
Callum
Total births: 4,883
#93
Dermot
Total births: 4,809
#94
Ethan
Total births: 4,754
#95
Simon
Total births: 4,754
#96
Ross
Total births: 4,697
#97
Seamus
Total births: 4,660
#98
Karl
Total births: 4,556
#99
Lee
Total births: 4,159
#100
Sam
Total births: 4,155

Top 100 Popular Baby Names in Ireland

Coverage: 1964 – 2025

#1
John
Total births: 73,225
#2
Michael
Total births: 55,538
#3
James
Total births: 51,701
#4
David
Total births: 50,892
#5
Patrick
Total births: 50,100
#6
Thomas
Total births: 36,737
#7
Paul
Total births: 34,465
#8
Sean
Total births: 30,691
#9
Daniel
Total births: 29,757
#10
Mark
Total births: 28,607
#11
Conor
Total births: 28,393
#12
Stephen
Total births: 26,368
#13
Jack
Total births: 24,391
#14
Brian
Total births: 24,160
#15
Shane
Total births: 22,075
#16
William
Total births: 20,896
#17
Kevin
Total births: 20,691
#18
Robert
Total births: 20,417
#19
Alan
Total births: 19,656
#20
Joseph
Total births: 19,547
#21
Martin
Total births: 18,593
#22
Adam
Total births: 18,492
#23
Anthony
Total births: 17,332
#24
Peter
Total births: 15,954
#25
Andrew
Total births: 15,175
#26
Liam
Total births: 15,061
#27
Luke
Total births: 14,849
#28
Gerard
Total births: 14,484
#29
Eoin
Total births: 14,374
#30
Christopher
Total births: 14,157
#31
Cian
Total births: 14,005
#32
Aaron
Total births: 13,706
#33
Niall
Total births: 13,353
#34
Ryan
Total births: 13,104
#35
Dylan
Total births: 12,786
#36
Darragh
Total births: 12,744
#37
Matthew
Total births: 12,256
#38
Ciaran
Total births: 12,091
#39
Jamie
Total births: 11,457
#40
Jason
Total births: 11,415
#41
Brendan
Total births: 11,413
#42
Richard
Total births: 11,345
#43
Declan
Total births: 10,909
#44
Darren
Total births: 10,418
#45
Edward
Total births: 10,393
#46
Ronan
Total births: 10,231
#47
Aidan
Total births: 10,061
#48
Keith
Total births: 10,053
#49
Alex
Total births: 8,901
#50
Oisin
Total births: 8,828
#51
Philip
Total births: 8,816
#52
Kieran
Total births: 8,802
#53
Barry
Total births: 8,728
#54
Colm
Total births: 8,701
#55
Jonathan
Total births: 8,554
#56
Ian
Total births: 8,537
#57
Cathal
Total births: 8,352
#58
Cillian
Total births: 8,347
#59
Derek
Total births: 8,119
#60
Noel
Total births: 8,107
#61
Noah
Total births: 8,047
#62
Evan
Total births: 7,796
#63
Ben
Total births: 7,745
#64
Harry
Total births: 7,667
#65
Gary
Total births: 7,588
#66
Francis
Total births: 7,282
#67
Gavin
Total births: 7,148
#68
Denis
Total births: 7,115
#69
Charlie
Total births: 7,098
#70
Fionn
Total births: 6,917
#71
Nathan
Total births: 6,817
#72
Colin
Total births: 6,714
#73
Kenneth
Total births: 6,543
#74
Rory
Total births: 6,508
#75
Joshua
Total births: 6,474
#76
Oliver
Total births: 6,422
#77
Damien
Total births: 6,406
#78
Timothy
Total births: 6,396
#79
Jake
Total births: 6,354
#80
Raymond
Total births: 6,090
#81
Tadhg
Total births: 6,016
#82
Eoghan
Total births: 5,886
#83
Samuel
Total births: 5,815
#84
Cormac
Total births: 5,729
#85
Dean
Total births: 5,647
#86
Adrian
Total births: 5,502
#87
Donal
Total births: 5,491
#88
Alexander
Total births: 5,357
#89
Padraig
Total births: 5,347
#90
Finn
Total births: 5,321
#91
Kyle
Total births: 4,998
#92
Callum
Total births: 4,883
#93
Dermot
Total births: 4,809
#94
Ethan
Total births: 4,754
#95
Simon
Total births: 4,754
#96
Ross
Total births: 4,697
#97
Seamus
Total births: 4,660
#98
Karl
Total births: 4,556
#99
Lee
Total births: 4,159
#100
Sam
Total births: 4,155