Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1988
CSO figures for babies registered in 1988. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
921 babies
Number 1 boys
David
1,318 babies
New to the top 100
Nicole, Caoimhe, Emily, Lauren, Daragh, Killian
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1987 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 921 | · | |
| 2 | Laura | 771 | · | |
| 3 | Emma | 613 | · | |
| 4 | Lisa | 581 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Ciara | 564 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | Niamh | 514 | ▲5 | |
| 7 | Mary | 505 | ▼3 | |
| 8 | Michelle | 501 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Jennifer | 496 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Aoife | 471 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Sinead | 460 | ▲1 | |
| 12 | Claire | 427 | ▼2 | |
| 13 | Louise | 401 | · | |
| 14 | Amy | 347 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Rachel | 346 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Aisling | 340 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Catherine | 339 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Elaine | 309 | ▲2 | |
| 18 | Karen | 309 | ▲4 | |
| 20 | Fiona | 289 | ▼1 | |
| 21 | Nicola | 267 | ▼3 | |
| 22 | Margaret | 227 | ▲2 | |
| 23 | Amanda | 216 | ▼2 | |
| 24 | Caroline | 202 | ▲6 | |
| 25 | Danielle | 201 | ▲17 | |
| 26 | Siobhan | 199 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Leanne | 198 | ▲39 | |
| 27 | Maria | 198 | ▲2 | |
| 29 | Grace | 196 | ▲9 | |
| 30 | Orla | 194 | ▼4 | |
| 30 | Rebecca | 194 | ▲10 | |
| 32 | Deirdre | 191 | ▼7 | |
| 33 | Aine | 188 | ▲3 | |
| 34 | Linda | 183 | ▼2 | |
| 35 | Ann | 180 | ▲4 | |
| 36 | Lorraine | 178 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Denise | 177 | ▲9 | |
| 37 | Elizabeth | 177 | ▼9 | |
| 39 | Sharon | 176 | ▼2 | |
| 40 | Anne | 165 | ▼6 | |
| 41 | Tara | 164 | ▼14 | |
| 42 | Marie | 155 | ▼9 | |
| 43 | Stephanie | 154 | ▼12 | |
| 44 | Gillian | 152 | ▼1 | |
| 45 | Kate | 151 | ▲3 | |
| 46 | Jessica | 149 | ▲8 | |
| 46 | Susan | 149 | ▼5 | |
| 48 | Eimear | 148 | ▲21 | |
| 49 | Grainne | 143 | ▲13 | |
| 50 | Helen | 141 | ▲9 | |
| 51 | Roisin | 138 | ▼2 | |
| 52 | Charlene | 136 | ▲46 | |
| 52 | Donna | 136 | ▼3 | |
| 52 | Kelly | 136 | ▲16 | |
| 55 | Ruth | 131 | ▼2 | |
| 56 | Edel | 127 | ▼12 | |
| 57 | Christine | 126 | ▼2 | |
| 58 | Alison | 125 | · | |
| 59 | Clare | 124 | · | |
| 60 | Katie | 122 | ▲30 | |
| 61 | Joanne | 117 | ▼12 | |
| 61 | Samantha | 117 | ▼6 | |
| 63 | Kathleen | 116 | ▲15 | |
| 64 | Mairead | 115 | ▲6 | |
| 65 | Patricia | 113 | ▼20 | |
| 66 | Christina | 108 | ▼20 | |
| 66 | Marian | 108 | ▼9 | |
| 66 | Melissa | 108 | ▼5 | |
| 69 | Anna | 107 | ▲2 | |
| 70 | Bridget | 103 | ▲14 | |
| 70 | Gemma | 103 | ▲14 | |
| 72 | Deborah | 102 | ▼10 | |
| 73 | Sandra | 100 | ▼24 | |
| 74 | Julie | 99 | ▲13 | |
| 75 | Kim | 97 | ▼4 | |
| 76 | Carol | 96 | ▼5 | |
| 77 | Andrea | 95 | ▲7 | |
| 78 | Emer | 92 | ▼11 | |
| 78 | Suzanne | 92 | ▼1 | |
| 80 | Martina | 91 | ▼15 | |
| 81 | Natasha | 90 | ▼5 | |
| 82 | Tracey | 88 | ▼1 | |
| 83 | Lorna | 87 | ▼9 | |
| 84 | Nicole | 83 | New | |
| 85 | Caoimhe | 79 | New | |
| 85 | Jane | 79 | ▼5 | |
| 85 | Stacey | 79 | ▼6 | |
| 85 | Tanya | 79 | ▲13 | |
| 89 | Victoria | 78 | ▲2 | |
| 90 | Tracy | 76 | ▲8 | |
| 91 | Catriona | 74 | ▼4 | |
| 91 | Emily | 74 | New | |
| 91 | Yvonne | 74 | ▼27 | |
| 94 | Lauren | 73 | New | |
| 95 | Caitriona | 72 | ▼14 | |
| 95 | Ellen | 72 | ▼2 | |
| 95 | Paula | 72 | ▼20 | |
| 98 | Sara | 70 | ▼15 | |
| 99 | Ashling | 69 | ▼10 | |
| 99 | Jacqueline | 69 | ▼4 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1987 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,318 | · | |
| 2 | John | 1,110 | · | |
| 3 | Michael | 903 | · | |
| 4 | Stephen | 851 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Shane | 830 | ▲3 | |
| 6 | James | 824 | ▼2 | |
| 7 | Patrick | 810 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Mark | 729 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Paul | 716 | ▼2 | |
| 10 | Thomas | 592 | · | |
| 11 | Sean | 560 | ▲3 | |
| 12 | Kevin | 555 | ▼1 | |
| 13 | Daniel | 517 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Robert | 504 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Brian | 492 | ▼3 | |
| 16 | Christopher | 457 | ▲1 | |
| 17 | Alan | 428 | ▼4 | |
| 18 | Darren | 425 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Conor | 420 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Jason | 359 | ▲5 | |
| 21 | Niall | 350 | ▲9 | |
| 22 | Keith | 337 | ▲9 | |
| 23 | Anthony | 335 | ▼1 | |
| 24 | Joseph | 331 | ▼4 | |
| 25 | Martin | 324 | ▼1 | |
| 26 | William | 322 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Andrew | 321 | ▼6 | |
| 28 | Ciaran | 317 | ▼3 | |
| 29 | Eoin | 316 | ▼4 | |
| 30 | Peter | 299 | ▲2 | |
| 31 | Richard | 293 | ▲2 | |
| 32 | Jonathan | 282 | ▲1 | |
| 33 | Ian | 278 | ▼5 | |
| 34 | Gerard | 276 | ▲1 | |
| 35 | Gary | 264 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Barry | 241 | ▲1 | |
| 37 | Colm | 236 | ▲3 | |
| 38 | Gavin | 209 | ▲5 | |
| 39 | Brendan | 208 | ▼3 | |
| 40 | Dean | 204 | ▲13 | |
| 41 | Philip | 193 | ▼3 | |
| 42 | Declan | 189 | ▼2 | |
| 43 | Ronan | 185 | ▼1 | |
| 44 | Colin | 179 | · | |
| 45 | Kieran | 178 | ▼6 | |
| 46 | Simon | 173 | · | |
| 47 | Damien | 171 | ▼2 | |
| 48 | Liam | 170 | · | |
| 49 | Matthew | 165 | ▲6 | |
| 50 | Aidan | 147 | ▼3 | |
| 50 | Darragh | 147 | ▲8 | |
| 50 | Edward | 147 | ▼1 | |
| 53 | Aaron | 135 | ▲4 | |
| 54 | Ross | 134 | ▲8 | |
| 55 | Adam | 131 | ▲13 | |
| 55 | Graham | 131 | ▼3 | |
| 57 | Luke | 129 | ▲15 | |
| 58 | Padraig | 128 | ▼8 | |
| 59 | Derek | 124 | ▼3 | |
| 59 | Karl | 124 | ▲4 | |
| 61 | Cathal | 123 | ▼7 | |
| 62 | Cian | 122 | ▲3 | |
| 63 | Kenneth | 117 | ▼3 | |
| 64 | Steven | 116 | ▲7 | |
| 65 | Donal | 115 | ▲1 | |
| 65 | Timothy | 115 | ▼7 | |
| 67 | Craig | 111 | ▲16 | |
| 68 | Adrian | 99 | ▼7 | |
| 68 | Noel | 99 | ▼17 | |
| 68 | Wayne | 99 | ▼1 | |
| 71 | Denis | 98 | ▼1 | |
| 71 | Francis | 98 | ▼8 | |
| 73 | Raymond | 95 | · | |
| 74 | Eoghan | 94 | ▲2 | |
| 75 | Lee | 88 | ▲9 | |
| 75 | Neil | 88 | ▼7 | |
| 77 | Nicholas | 87 | ▲15 | |
| 78 | Jamie | 80 | ▲3 | |
| 79 | Rory | 79 | ▼5 | |
| 79 | Seamus | 79 | ▼2 | |
| 81 | Cormac | 75 | ▲9 | |
| 81 | Eric | 75 | ▲7 | |
| 83 | Bryan | 74 | ▼4 | |
| 83 | Dermot | 74 | ▲7 | |
| 85 | Owen | 70 | ▼10 | |
| 86 | Enda | 63 | ▼6 | |
| 87 | Eamonn | 61 | ▲7 | |
| 87 | Shaun | 61 | · | |
| 89 | Diarmuid | 59 | ▼5 | |
| 89 | Hugh | 59 | ▲5 | |
| 91 | Bernard | 57 | ▼10 | |
| 91 | Gareth | 57 | ▲5 | |
| 93 | Daragh | 56 | New | |
| 93 | Vincent | 56 | ▼15 | |
| 95 | Fergal | 55 | ▼3 | |
| 95 | Trevor | 55 | ▼11 | |
| 97 | Scott | 54 | ▲2 | |
| 98 | Killian | 53 | New | |
| 99 | Samuel | 51 | New | |
| 100 | Gearoid | 50 | 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.