Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1993
CSO figures for babies registered in 1993. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
813 babies
Number 1 boys
David
866 babies
New to the top 100
Shannon, Maeve, Nadine, Zoe, Ashling, Orlaith
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1992 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 813 | · | |
| 2 | Niamh | 719 | ▲4 | |
| 3 | Emma | 638 | · | |
| 4 | Laura | 605 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Aoife | 575 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Shauna | 545 | ▲2 | |
| 7 | Ciara | 532 | ▼3 | |
| 8 | Amy | 485 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Rebecca | 450 | ▲2 | |
| 10 | Rachel | 402 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Aisling | 386 | ▼1 | |
| 12 | Mary | 364 | ▲1 | |
| 13 | Lisa | 316 | ▼1 | |
| 14 | Michelle | 315 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Katie | 314 | ▲6 | |
| 16 | Jessica | 309 | ▲2 | |
| 17 | Sinead | 300 | ▼3 | |
| 18 | Jennifer | 299 | ▼2 | |
| 19 | Catherine | 280 | ▲1 | |
| 20 | Megan | 274 | ▲7 | |
| 20 | Nicole | 274 | ▲4 | |
| 22 | Claire | 246 | ▼5 | |
| 23 | Louise | 229 | ▼4 | |
| 24 | Fiona | 224 | ▼1 | |
| 25 | Danielle | 218 | ▲1 | |
| 26 | Lauren | 213 | ▲4 | |
| 27 | Hannah | 196 | ▲16 | |
| 28 | Kate | 192 | ▲3 | |
| 29 | Roisin | 191 | · | |
| 30 | Nicola | 188 | ▲3 | |
| 31 | Aine | 180 | ▼4 | |
| 32 | Karen | 179 | ▼7 | |
| 33 | Orla | 172 | ▼11 | |
| 34 | Leanne | 168 | ▲1 | |
| 35 | Chloe | 167 | ▲10 | |
| 36 | Stephanie | 161 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Tara | 160 | ▲3 | |
| 38 | Margaret | 153 | ▲3 | |
| 39 | Elizabeth | 152 | ▲2 | |
| 40 | Eimear | 150 | ▼8 | |
| 41 | Alison | 148 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | Kelly | 146 | ▲7 | |
| 43 | Emily | 137 | ▲8 | |
| 43 | Grace | 137 | ▼6 | |
| 45 | Siobhan | 133 | ▼8 | |
| 46 | Ellen | 132 | ▲2 | |
| 47 | Elaine | 126 | · | |
| 48 | Caoimhe | 123 | ▲13 | |
| 49 | Caroline | 121 | ▼5 | |
| 50 | Maria | 120 | · | |
| 51 | Deirdre | 119 | ▲1 | |
| 52 | Shannon | 115 | New | |
| 53 | Amanda | 109 | ▼7 | |
| 54 | Christina | 108 | ▲1 | |
| 54 | Grainne | 108 | ▼1 | |
| 56 | Gemma | 106 | ▼20 | |
| 57 | Anna | 105 | ▲12 | |
| 58 | Samantha | 98 | ▼1 | |
| 59 | Anne | 97 | ▲19 | |
| 59 | Clodagh | 97 | ▲17 | |
| 61 | Melissa | 96 | ▼2 | |
| 62 | Jade | 95 | ▲9 | |
| 63 | Sophie | 91 | · | |
| 64 | Ann | 89 | ▲2 | |
| 64 | Kathleen | 89 | ▲10 | |
| 66 | Clare | 87 | ▲21 | |
| 66 | Lorna | 87 | ▲7 | |
| 66 | Lorraine | 87 | ▲1 | |
| 69 | Ruth | 86 | ▼14 | |
| 70 | Marie | 85 | ▼16 | |
| 70 | Natasha | 85 | ▲2 | |
| 70 | Patricia | 85 | ▲11 | |
| 70 | Sharon | 85 | ▼10 | |
| 74 | Denise | 84 | ▼13 | |
| 74 | Emer | 84 | ▲10 | |
| 76 | Jane | 82 | ▲3 | |
| 76 | Naomi | 82 | ▲19 | |
| 78 | Alice | 79 | ▲11 | |
| 78 | Kim | 79 | ▼14 | |
| 78 | Stacey | 79 | ▼11 | |
| 81 | Mairead | 76 | ▲3 | |
| 82 | Edel | 73 | ▼1 | |
| 83 | Bridget | 71 | ▲8 | |
| 83 | Donna | 71 | ▼26 | |
| 83 | Linda | 71 | ▲8 | |
| 86 | Joanne | 70 | ▼21 | |
| 87 | Gillian | 69 | ▼18 | |
| 87 | Rachael | 69 | ▼6 | |
| 89 | Maeve | 68 | New | |
| 90 | Hayley | 67 | ▲8 | |
| 91 | Nadine | 66 | New | |
| 92 | Susan | 64 | ▼18 | |
| 93 | Zoe | 62 | New | |
| 94 | Leah | 61 | ▼10 | |
| 95 | Helen | 60 | ▼6 | |
| 96 | Ashling | 59 | New | |
| 97 | Orlaith | 58 | New | |
| 97 | Tanya | 58 | New | |
| 97 | Vanessa | 58 | New | |
| 100 | Caitriona | 57 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1992 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 866 | · | |
| 2 | John | 825 | ▲2 | |
| 3 | James | 747 | · | |
| 4 | Michael | 722 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Shane | 687 | ▲2 | |
| 6 | Sean | 662 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Stephen | 652 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Patrick | 621 | · | |
| 9 | Conor | 576 | · | |
| 10 | Daniel | 564 | · | |
| 11 | Kevin | 491 | ▲3 | |
| 12 | Mark | 488 | ▼1 | |
| 13 | Paul | 468 | · | |
| 14 | Thomas | 466 | ▼2 | |
| 15 | Robert | 453 | · | |
| 16 | Andrew | 421 | · | |
| 17 | Brian | 379 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Christopher | 377 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Niall | 342 | ▲2 | |
| 20 | Aaron | 338 | ▲4 | |
| 21 | Adam | 332 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Eoin | 318 | ▼3 | |
| 23 | Darren | 316 | · | |
| 24 | Dean | 310 | ▲3 | |
| 25 | Ryan | 295 | ▲15 | |
| 26 | Ciaran | 287 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Joseph | 285 | ▲4 | |
| 28 | Alan | 277 | ▼8 | |
| 29 | Jason | 266 | ▼1 | |
| 30 | Jamie | 255 | ▲4 | |
| 31 | Luke | 253 | ▲10 | |
| 32 | Jack | 251 | ▲18 | |
| 33 | Dylan | 249 | ▲37 | |
| 34 | Cian | 246 | ▲4 | |
| 35 | William | 241 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Martin | 235 | ▲1 | |
| 37 | Anthony | 229 | ▼11 | |
| 38 | Peter | 226 | ▼5 | |
| 39 | Ian | 208 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Matthew | 208 | ▲6 | |
| 41 | Jonathan | 206 | ▼3 | |
| 42 | Darragh | 191 | ▼6 | |
| 43 | Richard | 190 | · | |
| 44 | Gary | 187 | ▼14 | |
| 44 | Keith | 187 | ▼13 | |
| 46 | Gavin | 184 | ▼4 | |
| 47 | Cathal | 173 | ▲8 | |
| 48 | Craig | 159 | ▼4 | |
| 49 | Liam | 155 | ▼3 | |
| 50 | Philip | 153 | ▼1 | |
| 51 | Ross | 151 | ▲13 | |
| 52 | Colm | 149 | ▼5 | |
| 53 | Aidan | 146 | ▲7 | |
| 54 | Brendan | 144 | ▼2 | |
| 55 | Kieran | 137 | ▼3 | |
| 56 | Karl | 136 | ▲6 | |
| 57 | Ronan | 132 | · | |
| 58 | Eoghan | 127 | ▲7 | |
| 58 | Gerard | 127 | ▼4 | |
| 60 | Colin | 124 | ▼2 | |
| 61 | Lee | 121 | ▼3 | |
| 62 | Padraig | 120 | ▼12 | |
| 63 | Graham | 118 | ▼7 | |
| 64 | Edward | 114 | ▲5 | |
| 65 | Barry | 112 | ▼17 | |
| 66 | Evan | 104 | ▲5 | |
| 67 | Nathan | 102 | ▲17 | |
| 67 | Steven | 102 | · | |
| 69 | Declan | 101 | ▼8 | |
| 70 | Damien | 99 | ▼8 | |
| 71 | Cormac | 98 | ▼3 | |
| 72 | Simon | 94 | ▼6 | |
| 73 | Oisin | 92 | ▲4 | |
| 74 | Killian | 86 | ▼3 | |
| 75 | Rory | 85 | ▲3 | |
| 76 | Jordan | 84 | New | |
| 77 | Timothy | 83 | ▲4 | |
| 78 | Adrian | 81 | ▼2 | |
| 79 | Neil | 78 | ▲4 | |
| 80 | Francis | 77 | ▼2 | |
| 81 | Eric | 76 | ▲14 | |
| 81 | Shaun | 76 | ▲13 | |
| 83 | Glen | 75 | ▲17 | |
| 84 | Noel | 74 | ▲3 | |
| 84 | Wayne | 74 | ▼11 | |
| 86 | Alexander | 71 | ▲1 | |
| 87 | Diarmuid | 70 | New | |
| 88 | Donal | 68 | ▼13 | |
| 89 | Samuel | 67 | ▼16 | |
| 90 | Cillian | 66 | ▼6 | |
| 91 | Owen | 65 | ▲8 | |
| 92 | Bryan | 63 | ▼5 | |
| 93 | Denis | 62 | ▼2 | |
| 93 | Seamus | 62 | ▼9 | |
| 95 | Gareth | 61 | ▲2 | |
| 95 | Raymond | 61 | New | |
| 97 | Emmet | 59 | ▼15 | |
| 98 | Derek | 57 | New | |
| 98 | Glenn | 57 | ▼6 | |
| 100 | Jake | 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.