Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1974
CSO figures for babies registered in 1974. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Mary
1,375 babies
Number 1 boys
John
2,330 babies
New to the top 100
Irene, Natasha, Regina, Rose, Andrea, Glenn
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1973 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,375 | · | |
| 2 | Catherine | 751 | · | |
| 3 | Margaret | 605 | · | |
| 4 | Caroline | 581 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Sinead | 569 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Michelle | 533 | ▲4 | |
| 7 | Sharon | 518 | ▲4 | |
| 8 | Deirdre | 495 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 488 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Ann | 465 | ▲2 | |
| 11 | Fiona | 464 | ▼5 | |
| 12 | Karen | 461 | ▲2 | |
| 13 | Anne | 450 | ▼4 | |
| 14 | Elaine | 427 | ▲2 | |
| 15 | Patricia | 408 | ▲3 | |
| 16 | Linda | 406 | ▼3 | |
| 17 | Lisa | 402 | ▲3 | |
| 18 | Susan | 383 | ▲6 | |
| 19 | Louise | 376 | ▲4 | |
| 20 | Jennifer | 366 | ▼1 | |
| 21 | Niamh | 355 | ▲5 | |
| 22 | Sandra | 350 | ▼5 | |
| 23 | Sarah | 319 | ▲10 | |
| 24 | Martina | 315 | ▼9 | |
| 25 | Lorraine | 311 | ▼3 | |
| 26 | Siobhan | 301 | ▼5 | |
| 27 | Nicola | 293 | ▲8 | |
| 28 | Helen | 278 | ▼1 | |
| 29 | Bridget | 267 | ▼4 | |
| 30 | Marie | 260 | ▼1 | |
| 31 | Amanda | 258 | ▲6 | |
| 32 | Geraldine | 250 | · | |
| 33 | Jacqueline | 249 | ▲3 | |
| 34 | Yvonne | 245 | ▼6 | |
| 35 | Maria | 244 | ▼5 | |
| 36 | Denise | 241 | ▼2 | |
| 36 | Gillian | 241 | ▼5 | |
| 38 | Orla | 226 | · | |
| 39 | Claire | 225 | · | |
| 40 | Deborah | 222 | ▲2 | |
| 41 | Emma | 220 | ▲9 | |
| 42 | Bernadette | 210 | ▼3 | |
| 43 | Suzanne | 209 | ▲5 | |
| 44 | Kathleen | 195 | ▼1 | |
| 45 | Eileen | 187 | ▲1 | |
| 46 | Rachel | 186 | ▲3 | |
| 47 | Ciara | 185 | ▲9 | |
| 48 | Ruth | 179 | ▲8 | |
| 49 | Carol | 178 | ▲5 | |
| 50 | Paula | 176 | ▲4 | |
| 51 | Joanne | 173 | ▲10 | |
| 52 | Aisling | 171 | ▼8 | |
| 52 | Edel | 171 | · | |
| 54 | Audrey | 170 | ▼7 | |
| 55 | Carmel | 168 | ▼10 | |
| 56 | Angela | 166 | ▼3 | |
| 57 | Teresa | 164 | ▼18 | |
| 58 | Aoife | 162 | ▲9 | |
| 59 | Clare | 161 | ▼1 | |
| 60 | Valerie | 157 | ▲3 | |
| 61 | Tara | 151 | ▼11 | |
| 62 | Emer | 145 | ▼3 | |
| 63 | Anna | 142 | ▲1 | |
| 63 | Barbara | 142 | ▲4 | |
| 65 | Alison | 141 | ▲6 | |
| 65 | Grainne | 141 | ▼5 | |
| 67 | Shirley | 140 | ▲2 | |
| 68 | Colette | 134 | ▲5 | |
| 68 | Tracey | 134 | ▼6 | |
| 70 | Mairead | 133 | ▲10 | |
| 71 | Jane | 132 | ▲3 | |
| 72 | Sheila | 131 | ▼7 | |
| 73 | Olivia | 130 | ▲15 | |
| 74 | Christina | 121 | ▲1 | |
| 74 | Nora | 121 | ▼5 | |
| 74 | Tracy | 121 | ▲5 | |
| 77 | Pauline | 120 | ▼5 | |
| 78 | Josephine | 119 | ▼13 | |
| 79 | Laura | 117 | ▼2 | |
| 80 | Noreen | 115 | ▲4 | |
| 81 | Ellen | 111 | ▼4 | |
| 81 | Julie | 111 | ▲15 | |
| 83 | Jean | 108 | ▲16 | |
| 84 | Joan | 107 | ▼8 | |
| 85 | Catriona | 99 | ▲1 | |
| 85 | Clodagh | 99 | · | |
| 87 | Irene | 98 | New | |
| 87 | Roisin | 98 | ▲5 | |
| 89 | Anita | 95 | ▼7 | |
| 90 | Annette | 93 | ▼7 | |
| 90 | Sonya | 93 | ▼10 | |
| 92 | Brenda | 92 | ▲2 | |
| 93 | Christine | 91 | ▲6 | |
| 93 | Natasha | 91 | New | |
| 93 | Regina | 91 | New | |
| 96 | Frances | 90 | ▼7 | |
| 96 | Rose | 90 | New | |
| 98 | Lorna | 89 | ▼9 | |
| 99 | Andrea | 87 | New | |
| 99 | Brigid | 87 | ▼7 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1973 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 2,330 | · | |
| 2 | Michael | 1,536 | · | |
| 3 | Patrick | 1,443 | · | |
| 4 | David | 1,263 | · | |
| 5 | Paul | 1,139 | · | |
| 6 | James | 1,059 | · | |
| 7 | Mark | 979 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Thomas | 884 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Brian | 688 | · | |
| 10 | Alan | 656 | · | |
| 11 | William | 637 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Stephen | 606 | · | |
| 13 | Martin | 579 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Anthony | 547 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Kevin | 523 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Joseph | 462 | ▲4 | |
| 17 | Robert | 450 | ▲2 | |
| 18 | Jason | 442 | ▲3 | |
| 19 | Keith | 440 | ▲5 | |
| 20 | Peter | 437 | ▼2 | |
| 21 | Declan | 434 | ▼7 | |
| 22 | Gerard | 421 | ▼6 | |
| 23 | Shane | 369 | ▲2 | |
| 24 | Niall | 350 | ▲4 | |
| 25 | Edward | 347 | ▲4 | |
| 26 | Kenneth | 346 | ▲5 | |
| 27 | Brendan | 343 | ▼5 | |
| 28 | Derek | 335 | ▼1 | |
| 29 | Richard | 333 | ▼3 | |
| 30 | Sean | 327 | ▼1 | |
| 31 | Darren | 309 | ▲1 | |
| 32 | Barry | 287 | ▲5 | |
| 32 | Raymond | 287 | ▲4 | |
| 34 | Noel | 284 | ▼11 | |
| 35 | Kieran | 277 | ▼1 | |
| 36 | Andrew | 274 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Christopher | 268 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Daniel | 268 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Aidan | 258 | ▲2 | |
| 40 | Damien | 250 | ▲9 | |
| 41 | Francis | 245 | ▼6 | |
| 42 | Philip | 242 | ▼2 | |
| 43 | Ian | 239 | ▲2 | |
| 44 | Denis | 238 | ▼2 | |
| 45 | Colm | 228 | ▼1 | |
| 46 | Adrian | 219 | ▼3 | |
| 47 | Dermot | 217 | ▲1 | |
| 48 | Donal | 214 | ▲5 | |
| 49 | Ronan | 203 | · | |
| 50 | Conor | 199 | ▼3 | |
| 51 | Colin | 193 | ▼2 | |
| 51 | Jonathan | 193 | ▲7 | |
| 53 | Trevor | 189 | ▲1 | |
| 54 | Timothy | 188 | ▼2 | |
| 55 | Gary | 187 | ▲5 | |
| 56 | Liam | 182 | · | |
| 57 | Ciaran | 180 | ▼12 | |
| 58 | Fergal | 168 | ▲2 | |
| 59 | Damian | 154 | ▼2 | |
| 60 | Vincent | 151 | ▲5 | |
| 61 | Eoin | 149 | ▲2 | |
| 62 | Graham | 138 | ▲1 | |
| 63 | Gavin | 134 | ▼9 | |
| 63 | Seamus | 134 | ▼3 | |
| 65 | Bernard | 118 | ▼6 | |
| 66 | Padraig | 116 | ▲20 | |
| 67 | Karl | 112 | ▼1 | |
| 68 | Maurice | 111 | · | |
| 69 | Cathal | 108 | ▲1 | |
| 70 | Enda | 106 | ▼3 | |
| 71 | Matthew | 102 | ▲6 | |
| 72 | Eamonn | 100 | ▲8 | |
| 73 | Neil | 98 | ▲6 | |
| 74 | Nigel | 94 | ▲19 | |
| 75 | Garrett | 93 | ▼4 | |
| 76 | Jeremiah | 92 | ▲14 | |
| 76 | Owen | 92 | ▼4 | |
| 78 | Desmond | 91 | ▲3 | |
| 79 | Terence | 90 | ▼3 | |
| 80 | Hugh | 88 | ▲1 | |
| 80 | Justin | 88 | ▲8 | |
| 80 | Simon | 88 | ▼7 | |
| 83 | Laurence | 87 | ▼8 | |
| 84 | Gregory | 86 | ▲10 | |
| 85 | Cornelius | 85 | ▼16 | |
| 86 | George | 84 | ▲1 | |
| 86 | Nicholas | 84 | ▲2 | |
| 88 | Fergus | 82 | ▼11 | |
| 89 | Eugene | 81 | ▼15 | |
| 90 | Cormac | 79 | ▼7 | |
| 90 | Rory | 79 | ▼5 | |
| 92 | Oliver | 78 | ▲7 | |
| 92 | Wayne | 78 | ▲5 | |
| 94 | Charles | 74 | ▼4 | |
| 95 | Glenn | 73 | New | |
| 96 | Eric | 70 | ▼6 | |
| 97 | Gordon | 68 | ▼3 | |
| 98 | Gareth | 65 | ▼4 | |
| 99 | Eamon | 63 | · | |
| 99 | Finbarr | 63 | ▼1 |
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.