Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1983
CSO figures for babies registered in 1983. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
829 babies
Number 1 boys
John
1,710 babies
New to the top 100
Aileen, Kate, Danielle, Ashling, Tanya, Hazel
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1982 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 829 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | Mary | 744 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Laura | 714 | ▲8 | |
| 4 | Michelle | 684 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Jennifer | 682 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Lisa | 605 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Emma | 560 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Sinead | 541 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Karen | 513 | ▲7 | |
| 10 | Aoife | 489 | ▲4 | |
| 10 | Louise | 489 | ▼3 | |
| 12 | Catherine | 484 | ▼2 | |
| 13 | Elaine | 447 | ▼7 | |
| 14 | Niamh | 426 | ▼1 | |
| 15 | Claire | 418 | ▼3 | |
| 16 | Caroline | 414 | ▲2 | |
| 17 | Sharon | 412 | ▲6 | |
| 18 | Ciara | 406 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Fiona | 406 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Deirdre | 387 | ▼5 | |
| 21 | Lorraine | 341 | ▲5 | |
| 22 | Nicola | 323 | ▼2 | |
| 23 | Linda | 312 | ▼2 | |
| 24 | Margaret | 309 | ▲1 | |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 293 | ▲5 | |
| 26 | Rachel | 289 | ▲14 | |
| 27 | Anne | 279 | ▼5 | |
| 28 | Ann | 267 | ▼4 | |
| 29 | Siobhan | 258 | ▼1 | |
| 29 | Susan | 258 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Aisling | 256 | · | |
| 32 | Maria | 255 | ▲4 | |
| 33 | Patricia | 247 | ▲2 | |
| 34 | Marie | 236 | ▼3 | |
| 35 | Joanne | 235 | ▼1 | |
| 36 | Donna | 231 | ▼3 | |
| 37 | Denise | 226 | · | |
| 37 | Orla | 226 | ▼8 | |
| 39 | Grace | 211 | ▲26 | |
| 40 | Amy | 209 | ▲11 | |
| 41 | Gillian | 207 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | Edel | 205 | ▼5 | |
| 43 | Emer | 195 | ▲11 | |
| 43 | Helen | 195 | ▼2 | |
| 45 | Amanda | 191 | ▼2 | |
| 45 | Martina | 191 | ▲9 | |
| 47 | Pamela | 190 | · | |
| 48 | Sandra | 183 | ▼4 | |
| 49 | Aine | 172 | ▲4 | |
| 50 | Ruth | 171 | ▲10 | |
| 51 | Deborah | 169 | ▼9 | |
| 52 | Carol | 168 | ▼4 | |
| 53 | Yvonne | 167 | ▼3 | |
| 54 | Eimear | 166 | ▼5 | |
| 55 | Stephanie | 165 | ▲28 | |
| 56 | Grainne | 163 | ▼11 | |
| 57 | Clare | 154 | ▼5 | |
| 57 | Melissa | 154 | ▲42 | |
| 59 | Bridget | 153 | ▲2 | |
| 60 | Jacqueline | 144 | ▲4 | |
| 61 | Suzanne | 142 | ▼5 | |
| 62 | Kathleen | 141 | · | |
| 63 | Mairead | 139 | ▼17 | |
| 64 | Julie | 133 | ▲4 | |
| 64 | Roisin | 133 | ▼7 | |
| 66 | Rebecca | 130 | ▼9 | |
| 67 | Geraldine | 125 | ▲1 | |
| 67 | Paula | 125 | ▼10 | |
| 69 | Catriona | 123 | ▲7 | |
| 69 | Tracey | 123 | ▲1 | |
| 71 | Tara | 120 | ▲1 | |
| 72 | Anna | 117 | ▼7 | |
| 73 | Alison | 113 | ▼3 | |
| 74 | Jessica | 111 | ▲4 | |
| 75 | Bernadette | 109 | ▼1 | |
| 75 | Jane | 109 | ▲2 | |
| 77 | Eileen | 107 | ▼14 | |
| 78 | Christina | 104 | ▲2 | |
| 78 | Gemma | 104 | ▼11 | |
| 80 | Teresa | 103 | ▲4 | |
| 81 | Aileen | 101 | New | |
| 81 | Kate | 101 | New | |
| 83 | Maeve | 98 | ▲9 | |
| 84 | Samantha | 97 | ▲16 | |
| 85 | Danielle | 96 | New | |
| 86 | Caitriona | 94 | ▼11 | |
| 87 | Ashling | 92 | New | |
| 87 | Christine | 92 | ▲1 | |
| 87 | Tracy | 92 | ▼8 | |
| 90 | Angela | 91 | ▼8 | |
| 90 | Lorna | 91 | ▼18 | |
| 92 | Victoria | 87 | · | |
| 93 | Emily | 85 | ▼3 | |
| 94 | Andrea | 82 | ▼4 | |
| 94 | Kim | 82 | ▲4 | |
| 94 | Tanya | 82 | New | |
| 97 | Audrey | 79 | ▼17 | |
| 98 | Natalie | 77 | ▼9 | |
| 99 | Anita | 76 | ▼13 | |
| 99 | Hazel | 76 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1982 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 1,710 | · | |
| 2 | David | 1,631 | · | |
| 3 | Michael | 1,174 | · | |
| 4 | Stephen | 1,116 | ▲3 | |
| 5 | Patrick | 1,110 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | James | 993 | · | |
| 7 | Paul | 965 | ▼3 | |
| 8 | Mark | 865 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Brian | 747 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Thomas | 707 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Alan | 687 | · | |
| 12 | Shane | 662 | ▲2 | |
| 13 | Kevin | 637 | · | |
| 14 | Robert | 615 | ▼2 | |
| 15 | Sean | 464 | ▲7 | |
| 16 | Daniel | 455 | ▲10 | |
| 16 | William | 455 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Joseph | 453 | ▲3 | |
| 19 | Keith | 452 | ▲8 | |
| 20 | Anthony | 449 | ▼4 | |
| 21 | Martin | 448 | ▼6 | |
| 22 | Peter | 440 | ▼3 | |
| 23 | Christopher | 430 | ▲5 | |
| 24 | Barry | 409 | ▼2 | |
| 25 | Jonathan | 395 | ▼7 | |
| 26 | Gerard | 386 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Niall | 379 | ▼2 | |
| 28 | Andrew | 377 | ▼8 | |
| 29 | Darren | 362 | ▲4 | |
| 30 | Richard | 348 | ▼1 | |
| 31 | Eoin | 334 | ▲1 | |
| 32 | Gary | 325 | ▲5 | |
| 33 | Brendan | 322 | ▼3 | |
| 34 | Conor | 309 | ▲2 | |
| 35 | Ciaran | 307 | ▼4 | |
| 36 | Derek | 277 | ▼1 | |
| 37 | Damien | 276 | ▼3 | |
| 38 | Philip | 272 | ▲1 | |
| 39 | Ronan | 271 | ▲2 | |
| 40 | Declan | 269 | ▼2 | |
| 41 | Ian | 267 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | Colm | 265 | ▲1 | |
| 43 | Jason | 258 | ▼1 | |
| 44 | Edward | 248 | · | |
| 45 | Kieran | 230 | · | |
| 46 | Aidan | 229 | · | |
| 47 | Colin | 220 | ▲2 | |
| 48 | Raymond | 196 | ▲9 | |
| 49 | Liam | 187 | ▲1 | |
| 50 | Noel | 183 | ▼3 | |
| 51 | Francis | 182 | ▲3 | |
| 52 | Padraig | 179 | ▲13 | |
| 53 | Kenneth | 178 | ▼5 | |
| 54 | Denis | 159 | ▲1 | |
| 55 | Matthew | 157 | ▲12 | |
| 56 | Adrian | 154 | ▼3 | |
| 57 | Simon | 152 | ▲7 | |
| 58 | Trevor | 148 | ▲3 | |
| 59 | Graham | 146 | ▲4 | |
| 60 | Timothy | 144 | ▼2 | |
| 61 | Donal | 141 | ▼9 | |
| 62 | Gavin | 140 | ▼11 | |
| 63 | Ross | 136 | ▲5 | |
| 64 | Steven | 128 | ▲10 | |
| 65 | Cathal | 123 | ▲1 | |
| 66 | Neil | 120 | ▼10 | |
| 67 | Adam | 117 | ▲13 | |
| 68 | Vincent | 116 | ▲6 | |
| 69 | Dermot | 115 | ▼8 | |
| 70 | Seamus | 110 | ▼10 | |
| 71 | Karl | 109 | ▼2 | |
| 72 | Rory | 106 | ▼13 | |
| 73 | Wayne | 100 | ▼2 | |
| 74 | Darragh | 98 | ▼3 | |
| 75 | Eamonn | 97 | ▲2 | |
| 76 | Enda | 91 | · | |
| 76 | Owen | 91 | ▼6 | |
| 78 | Nicholas | 88 | ▲7 | |
| 79 | Damian | 84 | ▼1 | |
| 80 | Bernard | 82 | ▼9 | |
| 81 | Bryan | 78 | ▲19 | |
| 82 | Eric | 76 | ▲5 | |
| 83 | Diarmuid | 74 | ▲2 | |
| 83 | Fergal | 74 | ▼1 | |
| 83 | Maurice | 74 | New | |
| 86 | Eamon | 73 | ▲10 | |
| 86 | Garry | 73 | ▼4 | |
| 88 | Eoghan | 72 | ▼6 | |
| 89 | Cormac | 70 | ▼10 | |
| 90 | Hugh | 66 | ▲5 | |
| 91 | Gareth | 64 | ▼10 | |
| 92 | Aaron | 63 | ▼2 | |
| 92 | Cian | 63 | ▼3 | |
| 94 | Jeremiah | 62 | New | |
| 95 | Terence | 60 | ▼4 | |
| 96 | Desmond | 59 | ▼9 | |
| 96 | George | 59 | New | |
| 96 | Micheal | 59 | ▼4 | |
| 96 | Nigel | 59 | ▲2 | |
| 100 | Glen | 56 | New |
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.