Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1970
CSO figures for babies registered in 1970. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Mary
1,896 babies
Number 1 boys
John
2,629 babies
New to the top 100
Tracy, Joanne, Tracey, Samantha, Jacinta, Emma
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1969 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,896 | · | |
| 2 | Catherine | 939 | · | |
| 3 | Margaret | 830 | · | |
| 4 | Ann | 619 | · | |
| 5 | Sharon | 601 | ▲2 | |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 546 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Anne | 531 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Fiona | 519 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Deirdre | 514 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Caroline | 443 | ▲1 | |
| 11 | Patricia | 415 | ▼2 | |
| 12 | Martina | 385 | ▲3 | |
| 13 | Bridget | 378 | · | |
| 14 | Helen | 374 | · | |
| 15 | Sandra | 373 | ▲4 | |
| 16 | Karen | 357 | · | |
| 17 | Linda | 343 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Michelle | 334 | ▲3 | |
| 19 | Susan | 325 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Geraldine | 322 | · | |
| 21 | Siobhan | 312 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Elaine | 291 | ▲1 | |
| 23 | Bernadette | 268 | ▼11 | |
| 24 | Sinead | 266 | ▲17 | |
| 25 | Lorraine | 254 | ▲3 | |
| 26 | Kathleen | 251 | ▼1 | |
| 27 | Eileen | 249 | ▼1 | |
| 28 | Marie | 246 | ▼4 | |
| 28 | Teresa | 246 | ▲1 | |
| 30 | Maria | 227 | ▲4 | |
| 31 | Yvonne | 225 | ▲5 | |
| 32 | Denise | 221 | ▲7 | |
| 33 | Carmel | 215 | ▼6 | |
| 33 | Niamh | 215 | ▲10 | |
| 35 | Angela | 214 | ▲1 | |
| 36 | Jacqueline | 212 | ▼5 | |
| 37 | Carol | 203 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Jennifer | 203 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Orla | 201 | ▼9 | |
| 40 | Deborah | 194 | ▲12 | |
| 41 | Rachel | 189 | ▲22 | |
| 42 | Louise | 188 | ▲2 | |
| 42 | Paula | 188 | ▼10 | |
| 44 | Joan | 185 | ▼4 | |
| 44 | Sarah | 185 | ▲5 | |
| 46 | Suzanne | 182 | · | |
| 46 | Valerie | 182 | ▲4 | |
| 48 | Audrey | 180 | ▲5 | |
| 49 | Nora | 176 | ▼11 | |
| 50 | Brigid | 168 | ▼3 | |
| 51 | Josephine | 167 | ▼6 | |
| 52 | Sheila | 163 | ▲1 | |
| 53 | Tara | 162 | ▲43 | |
| 54 | Lisa | 161 | ▲6 | |
| 55 | Pauline | 160 | ▼13 | |
| 56 | Christina | 158 | ▲1 | |
| 57 | Amanda | 156 | ▲1 | |
| 58 | Anna | 153 | ▼10 | |
| 59 | Barbara | 147 | ▼3 | |
| 60 | Ellen | 146 | ▼9 | |
| 61 | Michele | 135 | ▼2 | |
| 61 | Ruth | 135 | ▲16 | |
| 63 | Tracy | 134 | New | |
| 64 | Colette | 129 | ▼9 | |
| 65 | Gillian | 128 | ▲8 | |
| 66 | Grainne | 127 | ▼5 | |
| 66 | Nicola | 127 | ▲6 | |
| 68 | Claire | 123 | ▼6 | |
| 69 | Alison | 121 | ▲2 | |
| 69 | Joanne | 121 | New | |
| 71 | Aisling | 117 | ▲23 | |
| 72 | Frances | 111 | ▲2 | |
| 73 | Rose | 110 | ▲18 | |
| 73 | Tracey | 110 | New | |
| 75 | Edel | 109 | ▼12 | |
| 76 | Helena | 108 | ▼6 | |
| 76 | Julia | 108 | ▼8 | |
| 78 | Christine | 107 | ▼11 | |
| 79 | Brenda | 105 | ▼13 | |
| 79 | Ciara | 105 | ▼11 | |
| 81 | Jane | 104 | ▲1 | |
| 82 | Noreen | 101 | ▼5 | |
| 82 | Samantha | 101 | New | |
| 84 | Jean | 100 | · | |
| 85 | Emer | 99 | ▲3 | |
| 85 | Veronica | 99 | ▼11 | |
| 87 | Clare | 96 | ▼7 | |
| 88 | Annette | 95 | ▼25 | |
| 88 | Una | 95 | ▼4 | |
| 90 | Laura | 90 | ▼8 | |
| 91 | Pamela | 89 | ▼17 | |
| 92 | Jacinta | 88 | New | |
| 93 | Emma | 87 | New | |
| 94 | Anita | 84 | New | |
| 95 | Clodagh | 81 | New | |
| 95 | Majella | 81 | ▼11 | |
| 95 | Miriam | 81 | ▼14 | |
| 95 | Shirley | 81 | ▼2 | |
| 99 | Aileen | 80 | ▼11 | |
| 100 | Antoinette | 79 | ▼12 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1969 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 2,629 | · | |
| 2 | Michael | 1,708 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Patrick | 1,674 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | David | 1,160 | ▲2 | |
| 5 | James | 1,130 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,095 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Paul | 1,031 | · | |
| 8 | William | 739 | · | |
| 9 | Mark | 670 | ▲2 | |
| 10 | Brian | 651 | · | |
| 11 | Gerard | 637 | ▲1 | |
| 12 | Martin | 603 | ▼3 | |
| 13 | Alan | 567 | ▲2 | |
| 14 | Anthony | 563 | ▼1 | |
| 15 | Declan | 518 | ▲5 | |
| 16 | Joseph | 483 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Stephen | 467 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Kevin | 449 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Robert | 448 | · | |
| 20 | Peter | 427 | ▼4 | |
| 21 | Brendan | 395 | · | |
| 22 | Noel | 372 | ▲1 | |
| 23 | Edward | 362 | ▼1 | |
| 24 | Derek | 342 | · | |
| 25 | Richard | 335 | ▲1 | |
| 26 | Daniel | 330 | ▼1 | |
| 27 | Francis | 305 | · | |
| 28 | Denis | 277 | ▲1 | |
| 28 | Niall | 277 | ▲4 | |
| 30 | Kieran | 270 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Sean | 259 | ▲4 | |
| 32 | Colm | 256 | ▲7 | |
| 33 | Kenneth | 254 | ▼5 | |
| 34 | Raymond | 241 | ▼5 | |
| 35 | Aidan | 234 | ▲6 | |
| 36 | Andrew | 232 | · | |
| 37 | Timothy | 231 | ▼3 | |
| 38 | Dermot | 229 | ▲1 | |
| 39 | Christopher | 221 | ▼6 | |
| 40 | Darren | 208 | ▲48 | |
| 41 | Philip | 206 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Shane | 190 | ▲13 | |
| 43 | Ciaran | 166 | · | |
| 44 | Donal | 165 | · | |
| 45 | Conor | 162 | ▲5 | |
| 46 | Fergal | 153 | ▲19 | |
| 47 | Bernard | 151 | ▼9 | |
| 48 | Barry | 150 | · | |
| 49 | Damien | 149 | ▼7 | |
| 50 | Ian | 147 | ▼5 | |
| 50 | Liam | 147 | ▲7 | |
| 52 | Adrian | 143 | ▼4 | |
| 53 | Jason | 141 | ▲35 | |
| 54 | Ronan | 138 | ▼7 | |
| 55 | Desmond | 136 | ▼3 | |
| 56 | Vincent | 127 | ▼5 | |
| 57 | Damian | 126 | ▼11 | |
| 58 | Gary | 122 | ▲9 | |
| 59 | Jeremiah | 119 | ▲1 | |
| 60 | Cornelius | 118 | ▼7 | |
| 61 | Keith | 115 | ▲3 | |
| 62 | Charles | 114 | ▲4 | |
| 63 | Maurice | 113 | ▼7 | |
| 64 | Seamus | 112 | ▼5 | |
| 65 | Enda | 105 | ▼5 | |
| 66 | Eugene | 103 | ▼12 | |
| 66 | Padraig | 103 | ▲24 | |
| 68 | Colin | 102 | ▼5 | |
| 69 | Karl | 101 | ▲11 | |
| 70 | Laurence | 97 | ▼12 | |
| 71 | Eamonn | 96 | ▼2 | |
| 71 | Garrett | 96 | · | |
| 71 | Terence | 96 | ▼9 | |
| 74 | Trevor | 95 | ▲10 | |
| 75 | Hugh | 93 | ▼2 | |
| 76 | Matthew | 92 | ▼9 | |
| 77 | George | 85 | ▼5 | |
| 78 | Jonathan | 82 | ▲17 | |
| 78 | Simon | 82 | ▲13 | |
| 80 | Gerald | 80 | ▲14 | |
| 81 | Eoin | 78 | ▼3 | |
| 81 | Nicholas | 78 | ▼6 | |
| 81 | Owen | 78 | ▼12 | |
| 84 | Cormac | 76 | ▲3 | |
| 85 | Gregory | 75 | ▼7 | |
| 86 | Fergus | 73 | ▼11 | |
| 87 | Eamon | 71 | ▼4 | |
| 88 | Justin | 70 | ▲9 | |
| 88 | Nigel | 70 | ▲5 | |
| 90 | Cathal | 68 | ▼8 | |
| 90 | Rory | 68 | ▼15 | |
| 92 | Oliver | 65 | ▼12 | |
| 93 | Eric | 58 | New | |
| 94 | Graham | 53 | New | |
| 94 | Henry | 53 | ▼10 | |
| 96 | Edmond | 52 | ▲2 | |
| 97 | Finbarr | 50 | ▼11 | |
| 97 | Garry | 50 | ▲1 | |
| 99 | Gavin | 47 | New | |
| 100 | Ivan | 46 | ▼9 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Ranks are the CSO's own, which count each spelling separately (for example Fiadh and Fíadh). Tied names share a rank. Figures before 1998 come from the CSO back series, which is not directly comparable with later years.