Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1991
CSO figures for babies registered in 1991. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
967 babies
Number 1 boys
David
1,091 babies
New to the top 100
Sophie, Jade, Olivia, Yvonne, Cliona, Alice
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1990 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 967 | · | |
| 2 | Emma | 682 | · | |
| 3 | Laura | 666 | · | |
| 4 | Aoife | 576 | ▲3 | |
| 5 | Ciara | 556 | · | |
| 6 | Niamh | 550 | · | |
| 7 | Amy | 465 | ▲5 | |
| 8 | Aisling | 451 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Rachel | 425 | ▲4 | |
| 10 | Mary | 419 | ▲1 | |
| 11 | Sinead | 411 | ▼7 | |
| 12 | Lisa | 394 | ▼4 | |
| 13 | Jennifer | 387 | ▲1 | |
| 14 | Michelle | 368 | ▼4 | |
| 15 | Rebecca | 361 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Claire | 349 | ▼1 | |
| 17 | Shauna | 329 | ▲13 | |
| 18 | Louise | 284 | ▼3 | |
| 19 | Catherine | 282 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Fiona | 255 | · | |
| 21 | Karen | 250 | ▼2 | |
| 22 | Jessica | 248 | ▼1 | |
| 23 | Danielle | 238 | ▼1 | |
| 24 | Orla | 230 | · | |
| 25 | Elaine | 209 | ▲6 | |
| 26 | Stephanie | 205 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Leanne | 201 | ▼1 | |
| 28 | Katie | 197 | ▼3 | |
| 29 | Nicola | 191 | ▼3 | |
| 30 | Kate | 189 | ▲10 | |
| 31 | Roisin | 183 | ▲5 | |
| 32 | Lauren | 179 | ▲39 | |
| 33 | Siobhan | 174 | ▼1 | |
| 34 | Margaret | 168 | · | |
| 35 | Megan | 165 | ▲30 | |
| 36 | Aine | 162 | ▼8 | |
| 37 | Maria | 160 | · | |
| 38 | Nicole | 158 | ▲15 | |
| 39 | Alison | 151 | ▼1 | |
| 39 | Amanda | 151 | ▼6 | |
| 41 | Grace | 150 | ▲5 | |
| 42 | Deirdre | 145 | ▲1 | |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 145 | ▼14 | |
| 44 | Ruth | 140 | · | |
| 45 | Tara | 138 | ▼3 | |
| 46 | Kelly | 136 | ▲2 | |
| 47 | Caroline | 134 | ▼13 | |
| 48 | Lorraine | 129 | ▼3 | |
| 49 | Samantha | 127 | · | |
| 50 | Chloe | 124 | ▲20 | |
| 51 | Marie | 123 | ▼1 | |
| 52 | Denise | 121 | ▼11 | |
| 52 | Grainne | 121 | ▲3 | |
| 54 | Ann | 120 | ▼7 | |
| 55 | Gillian | 117 | ▲5 | |
| 56 | Hannah | 115 | ▲4 | |
| 56 | Melissa | 115 | ▲7 | |
| 58 | Anne | 113 | ▲4 | |
| 58 | Gemma | 113 | ▲27 | |
| 60 | Rachael | 112 | ▲12 | |
| 61 | Stacey | 111 | ▼22 | |
| 62 | Anna | 110 | ▲4 | |
| 62 | Eimear | 110 | ▼11 | |
| 64 | Ellen | 109 | ▲26 | |
| 65 | Emily | 106 | ▲28 | |
| 66 | Caoimhe | 105 | ▲20 | |
| 67 | Joanne | 104 | ▲6 | |
| 67 | Sharon | 104 | ▼15 | |
| 69 | Donna | 99 | ▼6 | |
| 70 | Christine | 97 | ▼12 | |
| 71 | Lorna | 96 | ▲7 | |
| 72 | Mairead | 95 | ▼15 | |
| 73 | Christina | 91 | ▲1 | |
| 74 | Emer | 90 | ▼20 | |
| 75 | Natasha | 88 | ▲8 | |
| 76 | Edel | 87 | ▼18 | |
| 76 | Helen | 87 | ▼1 | |
| 78 | Jane | 83 | ▲12 | |
| 78 | Patricia | 83 | ▼11 | |
| 78 | Sophie | 83 | New | |
| 81 | Clodagh | 82 | ▲18 | |
| 81 | Maeve | 82 | ▲7 | |
| 81 | Susan | 82 | ▼12 | |
| 84 | Victoria | 81 | ▲6 | |
| 85 | Natalie | 80 | ▼4 | |
| 86 | Clare | 79 | ▼19 | |
| 86 | Kim | 79 | ▼3 | |
| 86 | Linda | 79 | ▼31 | |
| 89 | Kathleen | 76 | ▼13 | |
| 90 | Jade | 75 | New | |
| 91 | Ashling | 74 | ▼15 | |
| 91 | Deborah | 74 | ▼13 | |
| 91 | Olivia | 74 | New | |
| 91 | Yvonne | 74 | New | |
| 95 | Suzanne | 72 | ▲1 | |
| 96 | Julie | 69 | ▼7 | |
| 97 | Bridget | 68 | ▼16 | |
| 97 | Cliona | 68 | New | |
| 99 | Alice | 64 | New | |
| 100 | Andrea | 63 | ▼20 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1990 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,091 | · | |
| 2 | John | 952 | · | |
| 3 | James | 866 | ▲2 | |
| 4 | Stephen | 809 | · | |
| 5 | Michael | 798 | ▼2 | |
| 6 | Shane | 682 | · | |
| 7 | Sean | 657 | ▲3 | |
| 8 | Patrick | 631 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Mark | 624 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Daniel | 610 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Conor | 591 | ▲6 | |
| 12 | Kevin | 535 | · | |
| 13 | Paul | 527 | ▼2 | |
| 14 | Thomas | 503 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Robert | 459 | ▲1 | |
| 16 | Niall | 440 | ▲5 | |
| 17 | Brian | 427 | ▼3 | |
| 18 | Christopher | 421 | ▼5 | |
| 19 | Andrew | 388 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Darren | 383 | · | |
| 21 | Alan | 373 | ▼2 | |
| 22 | Eoin | 324 | · | |
| 23 | Joseph | 293 | ▲2 | |
| 24 | Ciaran | 287 | ▲2 | |
| 25 | Gary | 280 | ▲6 | |
| 26 | Keith | 271 | ▲4 | |
| 27 | Jason | 270 | ▲5 | |
| 28 | Aaron | 268 | ▲8 | |
| 29 | Anthony | 267 | ▼3 | |
| 30 | Martin | 259 | ▼1 | |
| 31 | Adam | 257 | ▲13 | |
| 32 | Dean | 253 | ▲3 | |
| 33 | William | 252 | ▼10 | |
| 34 | Ian | 249 | ▼10 | |
| 35 | Richard | 237 | ▼7 | |
| 36 | Jonathan | 236 | ▼3 | |
| 37 | Cian | 228 | ▲8 | |
| 38 | Peter | 224 | ▼5 | |
| 39 | Darragh | 214 | ▼1 | |
| 40 | Craig | 205 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Gerard | 191 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Gavin | 189 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | Philip | 189 | · | |
| 44 | Liam | 187 | ▲3 | |
| 45 | Kieran | 184 | ▲2 | |
| 46 | Matthew | 182 | ▲5 | |
| 47 | Colm | 176 | ▼4 | |
| 48 | Barry | 165 | ▼7 | |
| 49 | Jamie | 160 | ▲3 | |
| 50 | Ronan | 159 | ▼4 | |
| 51 | Luke | 156 | ▲7 | |
| 52 | Cathal | 155 | ▲4 | |
| 53 | Brendan | 149 | ▼3 | |
| 53 | Graham | 149 | ▲9 | |
| 55 | Aidan | 143 | ▲6 | |
| 56 | Colin | 141 | ▼1 | |
| 57 | Karl | 139 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Padraig | 136 | ▲6 | |
| 59 | Declan | 133 | ▼10 | |
| 60 | Damien | 129 | ▼7 | |
| 61 | Edward | 128 | ▼7 | |
| 62 | Eoghan | 121 | ▲1 | |
| 63 | Simon | 117 | ▼3 | |
| 64 | Jack | 115 | ▲21 | |
| 65 | Steven | 111 | ▼8 | |
| 66 | Lee | 102 | ▲18 | |
| 67 | Donal | 96 | ▼2 | |
| 68 | Denis | 95 | · | |
| 68 | Ross | 95 | ▼2 | |
| 70 | Rory | 91 | ▼1 | |
| 71 | Cormac | 88 | ▲7 | |
| 72 | Evan | 84 | ▲26 | |
| 73 | Adrian | 83 | ▼6 | |
| 73 | Noel | 83 | ▲1 | |
| 75 | Ryan | 82 | ▲12 | |
| 75 | Seamus | 82 | ▼5 | |
| 75 | Wayne | 82 | ▲1 | |
| 78 | Derek | 80 | ▼5 | |
| 78 | Francis | 80 | ▲2 | |
| 78 | Timothy | 80 | ▼7 | |
| 81 | Kenneth | 79 | ▼6 | |
| 81 | Neil | 79 | · | |
| 83 | Owen | 78 | ▼4 | |
| 84 | Oisin | 75 | ▲5 | |
| 85 | Dylan | 70 | New | |
| 85 | Raymond | 70 | ▼13 | |
| 85 | Shaun | 70 | ▲7 | |
| 88 | Eric | 67 | ▼2 | |
| 89 | Killian | 66 | ▲4 | |
| 90 | Emmet | 65 | ▼2 | |
| 91 | Bryan | 64 | · | |
| 91 | Enda | 64 | ▼15 | |
| 91 | Gareth | 64 | ▲4 | |
| 91 | Hugh | 64 | ▲9 | |
| 95 | Nicholas | 63 | ▼13 | |
| 96 | Samuel | 61 | ▼7 | |
| 97 | Nathan | 58 | New | |
| 98 | Bernard | 57 | New | |
| 98 | Dermot | 57 | ▼4 | |
| 100 | Cillian | 54 | · |
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.