Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1987
CSO figures for babies registered in 1987. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
1,024 babies
Number 1 boys
David
1,282 babies
New to the top 100
Marian, Katie, Charlene, Tanya, Fergal, Gareth
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1986 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 1,024 | · | |
| 2 | Laura | 752 | · | |
| 3 | Emma | 636 | ▲2 | |
| 4 | Mary | 603 | ▲2 | |
| 5 | Lisa | 593 | ▲3 | |
| 6 | Ciara | 556 | · | |
| 7 | Michelle | 548 | ▼4 | |
| 8 | Jennifer | 544 | ▼4 | |
| 9 | Aoife | 492 | ▲3 | |
| 10 | Claire | 451 | · | |
| 11 | Niamh | 443 | ▼2 | |
| 12 | Sinead | 429 | ▼1 | |
| 13 | Louise | 423 | · | |
| 14 | Aisling | 371 | ▲4 | |
| 15 | Amy | 357 | ▲5 | |
| 16 | Catherine | 346 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Rachel | 342 | ▲4 | |
| 18 | Nicola | 337 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Fiona | 334 | ▲3 | |
| 20 | Elaine | 322 | ▼4 | |
| 21 | Amanda | 318 | ▼6 | |
| 22 | Karen | 316 | ▼3 | |
| 23 | Siobhan | 271 | ▲6 | |
| 24 | Margaret | 265 | ▲12 | |
| 25 | Deirdre | 261 | ▼1 | |
| 26 | Orla | 241 | ▼1 | |
| 27 | Tara | 235 | ▲9 | |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 231 | ▲7 | |
| 29 | Maria | 223 | · | |
| 30 | Caroline | 222 | ▼7 | |
| 31 | Stephanie | 218 | ▲11 | |
| 32 | Linda | 216 | ▼6 | |
| 33 | Marie | 204 | ▲7 | |
| 34 | Anne | 201 | ▲2 | |
| 34 | Lorraine | 201 | ▼7 | |
| 36 | Aine | 197 | ▲4 | |
| 37 | Sharon | 193 | ▼5 | |
| 38 | Grace | 185 | ▲12 | |
| 39 | Ann | 177 | ▼11 | |
| 40 | Rebecca | 170 | ▲4 | |
| 41 | Susan | 169 | ▼8 | |
| 42 | Danielle | 166 | ▲4 | |
| 43 | Gillian | 164 | · | |
| 44 | Edel | 158 | ▼13 | |
| 45 | Patricia | 156 | ▼6 | |
| 46 | Christina | 152 | ▲10 | |
| 46 | Denise | 152 | ▲3 | |
| 48 | Kate | 150 | ▲12 | |
| 49 | Donna | 148 | ▼2 | |
| 49 | Joanne | 148 | ▲13 | |
| 49 | Roisin | 148 | ▲6 | |
| 49 | Sandra | 148 | ▼5 | |
| 53 | Ruth | 147 | · | |
| 54 | Jessica | 144 | ▲3 | |
| 55 | Christine | 137 | ▲13 | |
| 55 | Samantha | 137 | ▼22 | |
| 57 | Marian | 134 | New | |
| 58 | Alison | 132 | ▲16 | |
| 59 | Clare | 131 | ▼8 | |
| 59 | Helen | 131 | ▼7 | |
| 61 | Melissa | 130 | ▲7 | |
| 62 | Deborah | 128 | ▲14 | |
| 62 | Grainne | 128 | ▲10 | |
| 64 | Yvonne | 126 | ▼5 | |
| 65 | Martina | 124 | ▲2 | |
| 66 | Leanne | 123 | ▲12 | |
| 67 | Emer | 122 | ▼13 | |
| 68 | Kelly | 118 | ▲12 | |
| 69 | Eimear | 117 | ▼21 | |
| 70 | Mairead | 112 | ▼5 | |
| 71 | Anna | 109 | ▼10 | |
| 71 | Carol | 109 | · | |
| 71 | Kim | 109 | ▲16 | |
| 74 | Lorna | 106 | ▲13 | |
| 75 | Paula | 101 | ▲2 | |
| 76 | Natasha | 99 | ▲7 | |
| 77 | Suzanne | 98 | ▲2 | |
| 78 | Kathleen | 95 | ▲9 | |
| 79 | Stacey | 93 | ▲16 | |
| 80 | Jane | 92 | ▲17 | |
| 81 | Caitriona | 90 | ▼11 | |
| 81 | Tracey | 90 | ▼15 | |
| 83 | Sara | 89 | ▲16 | |
| 84 | Andrea | 87 | ▼21 | |
| 84 | Bridget | 87 | ▼20 | |
| 84 | Gemma | 87 | ▼10 | |
| 87 | Catriona | 85 | ▼5 | |
| 87 | Julie | 85 | ▼30 | |
| 89 | Ashling | 84 | ▲5 | |
| 90 | Katie | 83 | New | |
| 91 | Victoria | 82 | ▼1 | |
| 92 | Maeve | 81 | ▲1 | |
| 93 | Ellen | 80 | ▲6 | |
| 94 | Pamela | 79 | ▼11 | |
| 95 | Jacqueline | 78 | ▼22 | |
| 96 | Eileen | 77 | ▼1 | |
| 97 | Bernadette | 74 | ▼7 | |
| 98 | Charlene | 73 | New | |
| 98 | Tanya | 73 | New | |
| 98 | Tracy | 73 | ▼13 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1986 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,282 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | John | 1,250 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Michael | 956 | · | |
| 4 | James | 940 | · | |
| 5 | Stephen | 875 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | Patrick | 870 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Paul | 814 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Shane | 779 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Mark | 744 | ▼2 | |
| 10 | Thomas | 634 | ▲1 | |
| 11 | Kevin | 583 | ▲1 | |
| 12 | Brian | 545 | ▼2 | |
| 13 | Alan | 535 | · | |
| 14 | Sean | 533 | ▲2 | |
| 15 | Robert | 510 | · | |
| 16 | Daniel | 495 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Christopher | 457 | · | |
| 18 | Conor | 444 | ▲6 | |
| 19 | Darren | 397 | ▲8 | |
| 20 | Joseph | 395 | ▼2 | |
| 21 | Andrew | 384 | ▼2 | |
| 22 | Anthony | 383 | · | |
| 23 | William | 369 | ▼2 | |
| 24 | Martin | 360 | ▲1 | |
| 25 | Ciaran | 347 | ▲11 | |
| 25 | Eoin | 347 | ▲8 | |
| 25 | Jason | 347 | ▼3 | |
| 28 | Ian | 340 | ▲2 | |
| 29 | Gary | 337 | ▲5 | |
| 30 | Niall | 327 | ▼4 | |
| 31 | Keith | 325 | ▲1 | |
| 32 | Peter | 306 | ▼4 | |
| 33 | Jonathan | 303 | ▲2 | |
| 33 | Richard | 303 | ▼13 | |
| 35 | Gerard | 299 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Brendan | 291 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Barry | 267 | ▼6 | |
| 38 | Philip | 244 | ▲1 | |
| 39 | Kieran | 235 | ▲4 | |
| 40 | Colm | 234 | ▼3 | |
| 40 | Declan | 234 | · | |
| 42 | Ronan | 220 | ▲2 | |
| 43 | Gavin | 216 | ▲3 | |
| 44 | Colin | 196 | ▼3 | |
| 45 | Damien | 192 | ▼3 | |
| 46 | Simon | 186 | ▲4 | |
| 47 | Aidan | 185 | · | |
| 48 | Liam | 175 | ▲1 | |
| 49 | Edward | 172 | ▼2 | |
| 50 | Padraig | 156 | ▲1 | |
| 51 | Noel | 152 | ▲1 | |
| 52 | Graham | 147 | ▲2 | |
| 53 | Dean | 146 | ▲11 | |
| 54 | Cathal | 145 | ▲12 | |
| 55 | Matthew | 138 | ▲4 | |
| 56 | Derek | 135 | ▼11 | |
| 57 | Aaron | 131 | ▲11 | |
| 58 | Darragh | 127 | ▲13 | |
| 58 | Timothy | 127 | ▼3 | |
| 60 | Kenneth | 123 | ▲5 | |
| 61 | Adrian | 122 | ▼8 | |
| 62 | Ross | 121 | ▲5 | |
| 63 | Francis | 117 | ▼5 | |
| 63 | Karl | 117 | · | |
| 65 | Cian | 115 | ▼6 | |
| 66 | Donal | 113 | ▼4 | |
| 67 | Wayne | 109 | ▲5 | |
| 68 | Adam | 106 | ▼11 | |
| 68 | Neil | 106 | ▲7 | |
| 70 | Denis | 104 | ▼14 | |
| 71 | Steven | 102 | ▼10 | |
| 72 | Luke | 101 | ▲11 | |
| 73 | Raymond | 97 | ▼3 | |
| 74 | Rory | 96 | · | |
| 75 | Owen | 94 | ▲1 | |
| 76 | Eoghan | 89 | · | |
| 77 | Seamus | 87 | ▼5 | |
| 78 | Vincent | 85 | ▲2 | |
| 79 | Bryan | 84 | ▲6 | |
| 80 | Enda | 81 | ▼11 | |
| 81 | Bernard | 80 | ▲7 | |
| 81 | Jamie | 80 | ▲15 | |
| 83 | Craig | 70 | ▲8 | |
| 84 | Diarmuid | 68 | ▲3 | |
| 84 | Lee | 68 | · | |
| 84 | Trevor | 68 | ▲9 | |
| 87 | Shaun | 67 | ▲11 | |
| 88 | Eric | 66 | ▼7 | |
| 89 | Eamon | 65 | ▲10 | |
| 90 | Cormac | 64 | ▼12 | |
| 90 | Dermot | 64 | ▼11 | |
| 92 | Fergal | 63 | New | |
| 92 | Nicholas | 63 | ▲1 | |
| 94 | Eamonn | 62 | ▼13 | |
| 94 | Hugh | 62 | ▼4 | |
| 96 | Gareth | 60 | New | |
| 97 | Emmet | 54 | ▼6 | |
| 98 | Charles | 52 | New | |
| 99 | Scott | 50 | New | |
| 100 | Glenn | 49 | 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.