Recent released statistics gives us an interesting insight into the most popular Irish baby names registered in Ireland in 2013. Jack tops Irish boys names for the seventh year in a row and Emily is top of the girls for the third time. Aoife, Caoimhe, Conor and Saoirse, among others, maintain the Irish balance.
Boys’ names | Girls’ names | |
1 | Jack | Emily |
2 | James | Emma |
3 | Daniel | Sophie |
4 | Conor | Ella |
5 | Sean | Amelia |
6 | Adam | Aoife |
7 | Ryan | Ava |
8 | Michael | Lucy |
9 | Harry | Grace |
10 | Noah | Sarah |
11 | Thomas | Mia |
12 | Alex | Anna |
13 | Luke | Chloe |
14 | Oisin | Hannah |
15 | Charlie | Kate |
16 | Patrick | Ruby |
17 | Cian | Lily |
18 | Liam | Katie |
19 | Darragh | Caoimhe |
20 | Dylan | Sophia |
21 | Jamie | Lauren |
22 | Matthew | Saoirse |
23 | Cillian | Ellie |
24 | Aaron | Holly |
25 | Fionn | Leah |
26 | Jake | Amy |
27 | John | Olivia |
28 | David | Jessica |
29 | Ben | Ciara |
30 | Finn | Zoe |
31 | Nathan | Isabelle |
32 | Kyle | Niamh |
33 | Samuel | Molly |
34 | Evan | Julia |
35 | Max | Robyn |
36 | Ethan | Erin |
37 | Rian | Roisin |
38 | Joseph | Freya |
39 | Alexander | Laura |
40 | Mason | Cara |
41 | Oliver | Sofia |
42 | Joshua | Eva |
43 | William | Rachel |
44 | Eoin | Isabella |
45 | Jayden | Kayla |
46 | Oscar | Abbie |
47 | Callum | Charlotte |
48 | Aidan | Millie |
49 | Tom | Faye |
50 | Robert | Clodagh |
Source: Central Statistics Office, May 2014
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