Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1994
CSO figures for babies registered in 1994. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
760 babies
Number 1 boys
James
859 babies
New to the top 100
Michaela, Shannen, Saoirse, Holly, Aishling, Julie
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1993 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 760 | · | |
| 2 | Niamh | 672 | · | |
| 3 | Laura | 659 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Emma | 617 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Ciara | 559 | ▲2 | |
| 6 | Aoife | 524 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Shauna | 461 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Rebecca | 457 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Amy | 447 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Rachel | 357 | · | |
| 11 | Lauren | 354 | ▲15 | |
| 12 | Mary | 352 | · | |
| 13 | Aisling | 348 | ▼2 | |
| 14 | Katie | 326 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Megan | 323 | ▲5 | |
| 16 | Jessica | 286 | · | |
| 17 | Jennifer | 278 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Nicole | 276 | ▲2 | |
| 19 | Michelle | 274 | ▼5 | |
| 20 | Claire | 268 | ▲2 | |
| 21 | Sinead | 265 | ▼4 | |
| 22 | Lisa | 260 | ▼9 | |
| 23 | Chloe | 232 | ▲12 | |
| 24 | Catherine | 230 | ▼5 | |
| 25 | Orla | 193 | ▲8 | |
| 26 | Kate | 191 | ▲2 | |
| 27 | Louise | 189 | ▼4 | |
| 28 | Danielle | 185 | ▼3 | |
| 29 | Hannah | 182 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Roisin | 179 | ▼1 | |
| 31 | Aine | 177 | · | |
| 32 | Leanne | 176 | ▲2 | |
| 33 | Ellen | 171 | ▲13 | |
| 34 | Fiona | 170 | ▼10 | |
| 35 | Kelly | 160 | ▲7 | |
| 36 | Grace | 159 | ▲7 | |
| 36 | Nicola | 159 | ▼6 | |
| 38 | Eimear | 147 | ▲2 | |
| 39 | Stephanie | 145 | ▼3 | |
| 40 | Karen | 144 | ▼8 | |
| 41 | Emily | 141 | ▲2 | |
| 42 | Shannon | 135 | ▲10 | |
| 43 | Tara | 134 | ▼6 | |
| 44 | Elizabeth | 127 | ▼5 | |
| 45 | Caoimhe | 124 | ▲3 | |
| 45 | Margaret | 124 | ▼7 | |
| 45 | Siobhan | 124 | · | |
| 48 | Elaine | 123 | ▼1 | |
| 49 | Anna | 120 | ▲8 | |
| 50 | Alison | 110 | ▼9 | |
| 51 | Maria | 106 | ▼1 | |
| 52 | Grainne | 105 | ▲2 | |
| 53 | Caroline | 104 | ▼4 | |
| 54 | Gemma | 103 | ▲2 | |
| 55 | Melissa | 100 | ▲6 | |
| 56 | Rachael | 99 | ▲31 | |
| 56 | Samantha | 99 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Sophie | 98 | ▲5 | |
| 59 | Amanda | 97 | ▼6 | |
| 60 | Jade | 95 | ▲2 | |
| 61 | Clodagh | 90 | ▼2 | |
| 61 | Deirdre | 90 | ▼10 | |
| 61 | Lorna | 90 | ▲5 | |
| 61 | Ruth | 90 | ▲8 | |
| 65 | Jane | 89 | ▲11 | |
| 66 | Kathleen | 83 | ▼2 | |
| 66 | Leah | 83 | ▲28 | |
| 66 | Michaela | 83 | New | |
| 69 | Denise | 82 | ▲5 | |
| 70 | Clare | 78 | ▼4 | |
| 71 | Anne | 77 | ▼12 | |
| 71 | Gillian | 77 | ▲16 | |
| 71 | Natasha | 77 | ▼1 | |
| 74 | Donna | 76 | ▲9 | |
| 74 | Emer | 76 | · | |
| 74 | Joanne | 76 | ▲12 | |
| 77 | Lorraine | 75 | ▼11 | |
| 77 | Marie | 75 | ▼7 | |
| 79 | Sharon | 73 | ▼9 | |
| 80 | Shannen | 72 | New | |
| 81 | Christina | 71 | ▼27 | |
| 81 | Patricia | 71 | ▼11 | |
| 83 | Saoirse | 70 | New | |
| 84 | Bridget | 69 | ▼1 | |
| 84 | Edel | 69 | ▼2 | |
| 86 | Mairead | 68 | ▼5 | |
| 86 | Stacey | 68 | ▼8 | |
| 88 | Ann | 67 | ▼24 | |
| 88 | Hayley | 67 | ▲2 | |
| 88 | Maeve | 67 | ▲1 | |
| 88 | Susan | 67 | ▲4 | |
| 92 | Alice | 66 | ▼14 | |
| 93 | Naomi | 63 | ▼17 | |
| 94 | Holly | 62 | New | |
| 94 | Kim | 62 | ▼16 | |
| 96 | Aishling | 60 | New | |
| 96 | Helen | 60 | ▼1 | |
| 96 | Zoe | 60 | ▼3 | |
| 99 | Ashling | 59 | ▼3 | |
| 99 | Julie | 59 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1993 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 859 | ▲2 | |
| 2 | David | 793 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Conor | 712 | ▲6 | |
| 4 | John | 709 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Michael | 693 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Shane | 657 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Sean | 628 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Stephen | 623 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Patrick | 560 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Daniel | 518 | · | |
| 11 | Mark | 462 | ▲1 | |
| 12 | Kevin | 454 | ▼1 | |
| 13 | Thomas | 451 | ▲1 | |
| 14 | Robert | 399 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Adam | 379 | ▲6 | |
| 16 | Paul | 373 | ▼3 | |
| 16 | Ryan | 373 | ▲9 | |
| 18 | Aaron | 366 | ▲2 | |
| 19 | Brian | 360 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Andrew | 358 | ▼4 | |
| 21 | Christopher | 351 | ▼3 | |
| 22 | Eoin | 338 | · | |
| 23 | Dylan | 311 | ▲10 | |
| 24 | Jason | 303 | ▲5 | |
| 24 | Niall | 303 | ▼5 | |
| 26 | Dean | 296 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Luke | 286 | ▲4 | |
| 28 | Darren | 280 | ▼5 | |
| 29 | Ciaran | 269 | ▼3 | |
| 29 | Joseph | 269 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Cian | 267 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Gavin | 261 | ▲14 | |
| 33 | Jack | 255 | ▼1 | |
| 34 | Alan | 249 | ▼6 | |
| 34 | Gary | 249 | ▲10 | |
| 36 | Peter | 233 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Jamie | 222 | ▼7 | |
| 38 | Darragh | 218 | ▲4 | |
| 39 | Anthony | 217 | ▼2 | |
| 40 | Martin | 208 | ▼4 | |
| 41 | Ian | 199 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | William | 195 | ▼7 | |
| 43 | Jonathan | 180 | ▼2 | |
| 44 | Craig | 177 | ▲4 | |
| 45 | Keith | 172 | ▼1 | |
| 45 | Liam | 172 | ▲4 | |
| 47 | Matthew | 162 | ▼8 | |
| 48 | Richard | 160 | ▼5 | |
| 49 | Ronan | 148 | ▲8 | |
| 50 | Colm | 146 | ▲2 | |
| 51 | Cathal | 145 | ▼4 | |
| 52 | Lee | 143 | ▲9 | |
| 52 | Philip | 143 | ▼2 | |
| 54 | Brendan | 134 | · | |
| 54 | Kieran | 134 | ▲1 | |
| 56 | Evan | 131 | ▲10 | |
| 57 | Colin | 130 | ▲3 | |
| 58 | Gerard | 127 | · | |
| 59 | Barry | 123 | ▲6 | |
| 60 | Oisin | 120 | ▲13 | |
| 61 | Eoghan | 117 | ▼3 | |
| 62 | Aidan | 110 | ▼9 | |
| 63 | Padraig | 108 | ▼1 | |
| 64 | Edward | 104 | · | |
| 64 | Graham | 104 | ▼1 | |
| 64 | Nathan | 104 | ▲3 | |
| 67 | Jordan | 102 | ▲9 | |
| 67 | Ross | 102 | ▼16 | |
| 69 | Declan | 100 | · | |
| 70 | Cormac | 99 | ▲1 | |
| 71 | Karl | 96 | ▼15 | |
| 72 | Samuel | 91 | ▲17 | |
| 72 | Steven | 91 | ▼5 | |
| 74 | Joshua | 86 | New | |
| 75 | Eric | 81 | ▲6 | |
| 76 | Timothy | 80 | ▲1 | |
| 77 | Donal | 79 | ▲11 | |
| 78 | Killian | 77 | ▼4 | |
| 79 | Alexander | 76 | ▲7 | |
| 79 | Rory | 76 | ▼4 | |
| 81 | Adrian | 75 | ▼3 | |
| 82 | Jake | 74 | ▲18 | |
| 83 | Neil | 73 | ▼4 | |
| 84 | Damien | 72 | ▼14 | |
| 85 | Francis | 66 | ▼5 | |
| 86 | Wayne | 65 | ▼2 | |
| 87 | Noel | 64 | ▼3 | |
| 88 | Owen | 63 | ▲3 | |
| 89 | Dale | 62 | New | |
| 90 | Cillian | 60 | · | |
| 90 | Denis | 60 | ▲3 | |
| 92 | Raymond | 59 | ▲3 | |
| 92 | Simon | 59 | ▼20 | |
| 94 | Diarmuid | 58 | ▼7 | |
| 95 | Benjamin | 57 | New | |
| 95 | Emmet | 57 | ▲2 | |
| 97 | Seamus | 55 | ▼4 | |
| 97 | Tomas | 55 | New | |
| 99 | Ben | 54 | New | |
| 99 | Glen | 54 | ▼16 |
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.