Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1996
CSO figures for babies registered in 1996. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
799 babies
Number 1 boys
Conor
811 babies
New to the top 100
Aimee, Eva, Gillian, Heather, Lucy, Cliona
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1995 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 799 | · | |
| 2 | Emma | 617 | ▲3 | |
| 3 | Niamh | 612 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Ciara | 596 | ▲2 | |
| 5 | Aoife | 584 | ▼2 | |
| 6 | Laura | 577 | ▼2 | |
| 7 | Lauren | 485 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Rebecca | 474 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Amy | 442 | · | |
| 10 | Megan | 423 | ▲4 | |
| 11 | Chloe | 421 | ▲14 | |
| 12 | Rachel | 397 | ▲1 | |
| 13 | Shauna | 396 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Katie | 392 | ▲4 | |
| 15 | Nicole | 358 | ▲1 | |
| 16 | Mary | 356 | ▲1 | |
| 17 | Aisling | 336 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Shannon | 336 | ▼6 | |
| 19 | Jessica | 311 | ▼7 | |
| 20 | Sinead | 287 | · | |
| 21 | Hannah | 251 | ▲3 | |
| 22 | Roisin | 248 | ▲8 | |
| 23 | Michelle | 245 | · | |
| 24 | Jennifer | 237 | ▼5 | |
| 25 | Kate | 223 | ▲3 | |
| 26 | Eimear | 222 | ▲9 | |
| 27 | Ellen | 219 | ▲1 | |
| 28 | Claire | 212 | ▼6 | |
| 29 | Sophie | 210 | ▲11 | |
| 30 | Lisa | 202 | ▼9 | |
| 31 | Emily | 190 | ▲6 | |
| 32 | Louise | 189 | ▲1 | |
| 33 | Aine | 184 | ▼3 | |
| 33 | Danielle | 184 | ▼6 | |
| 35 | Catherine | 181 | ▼9 | |
| 36 | Kelly | 171 | ▲3 | |
| 36 | Orla | 171 | ▼4 | |
| 38 | Leah | 167 | ▲19 | |
| 38 | Leanne | 167 | ▲2 | |
| 40 | Caoimhe | 161 | ▼6 | |
| 41 | Tara | 158 | ▼3 | |
| 42 | Margaret | 149 | ▲10 | |
| 43 | Anna | 141 | ▲4 | |
| 44 | Elizabeth | 133 | ▲1 | |
| 45 | Jade | 131 | ▼3 | |
| 46 | Alison | 123 | ▼2 | |
| 47 | Fiona | 122 | ▼11 | |
| 48 | Clodagh | 118 | ▼1 | |
| 48 | Siobhan | 118 | ▲1 | |
| 50 | Grace | 115 | ▼5 | |
| 51 | Saoirse | 113 | ▲29 | |
| 52 | Stephanie | 109 | ▼1 | |
| 53 | Ruth | 107 | ▲1 | |
| 54 | Maria | 100 | ▼1 | |
| 54 | Michaela | 100 | ▲14 | |
| 56 | Kayleigh | 99 | ▲10 | |
| 57 | Caroline | 97 | ▲1 | |
| 57 | Nicola | 97 | ▼8 | |
| 59 | Zoe | 94 | ▲2 | |
| 60 | Hayley | 90 | ▲13 | |
| 61 | Emer | 86 | ▼1 | |
| 61 | Gemma | 86 | ▼3 | |
| 61 | Karen | 86 | ▼18 | |
| 64 | Melissa | 83 | ▲34 | |
| 65 | Elaine | 81 | ▼1 | |
| 65 | Grainne | 81 | ▼2 | |
| 67 | Holly | 79 | ▲7 | |
| 68 | Anne | 77 | ▲9 | |
| 69 | Natasha | 76 | ▲24 | |
| 70 | Alice | 71 | ▲6 | |
| 71 | Bridget | 70 | ▲4 | |
| 72 | Samantha | 69 | ▼11 | |
| 73 | Rachael | 68 | ▼3 | |
| 74 | Christina | 67 | ▲6 | |
| 74 | Marie | 67 | ▼6 | |
| 76 | Aimee | 66 | New | |
| 76 | Joanne | 66 | ▲7 | |
| 78 | Eva | 65 | New | |
| 78 | Lorna | 65 | ▼24 | |
| 80 | Deirdre | 64 | ▼13 | |
| 80 | Gillian | 64 | New | |
| 80 | Helen | 64 | ▲8 | |
| 80 | Jane | 64 | ▼16 | |
| 80 | Lorraine | 64 | ▲2 | |
| 80 | Sorcha | 64 | ▲11 | |
| 86 | Amanda | 63 | ▼16 | |
| 87 | Heather | 62 | New | |
| 88 | Lucy | 61 | New | |
| 88 | Sharon | 61 | ▲8 | |
| 90 | Edel | 60 | ▼34 | |
| 90 | Kathleen | 60 | ▼20 | |
| 92 | Cliona | 58 | New | |
| 92 | Kellie | 58 | ▼3 | |
| 92 | Patricia | 58 | ▲1 | |
| 95 | Ann | 57 | ▼12 | |
| 95 | Nadine | 57 | New | |
| 95 | Robyn | 57 | New | |
| 98 | Alexandra | 55 | New | |
| 99 | Clare | 54 | ▼16 | |
| 99 | Naomi | 54 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1995 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor | 811 | · | |
| 2 | Sean | 804 | ▲2 | |
| 3 | Shane | 696 | ▲3 | |
| 4 | Michael | 687 | ▲3 | |
| 5 | Daniel | 684 | ▲3 | |
| 6 | John | 677 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | James | 667 | ▼5 | |
| 8 | David | 640 | ▼5 | |
| 9 | Aaron | 556 | ▲3 | |
| 10 | Stephen | 533 | · | |
| 11 | Adam | 515 | ▲3 | |
| 12 | Jack | 514 | ▲7 | |
| 13 | Patrick | 507 | ▼4 | |
| 14 | Dylan | 491 | ▼1 | |
| 15 | Thomas | 476 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Mark | 445 | ▼5 | |
| 17 | Ryan | 429 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Luke | 395 | · | |
| 19 | Andrew | 375 | ▲3 | |
| 20 | Eoin | 362 | ▲4 | |
| 20 | Kevin | 362 | ▼5 | |
| 22 | Cian | 360 | ▲9 | |
| 23 | Robert | 343 | ▲2 | |
| 24 | Brian | 329 | ▼4 | |
| 25 | Ciaran | 327 | ▲2 | |
| 26 | Christopher | 324 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Jason | 300 | ▼1 | |
| 28 | Paul | 299 | ▼7 | |
| 29 | Darragh | 281 | ▲5 | |
| 30 | Jamie | 271 | ▲2 | |
| 31 | Darren | 267 | ▼2 | |
| 32 | Dean | 260 | ▼2 | |
| 33 | Niall | 257 | ▼5 | |
| 34 | Joseph | 256 | ▼1 | |
| 35 | Alan | 248 | · | |
| 36 | William | 240 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Liam | 237 | ▲7 | |
| 38 | Evan | 222 | ▲3 | |
| 39 | Jordan | 217 | ▲10 | |
| 40 | Matthew | 216 | ▲3 | |
| 41 | Peter | 212 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Gavin | 203 | ▼6 | |
| 43 | Anthony | 197 | ▲4 | |
| 43 | Cathal | 197 | ▲3 | |
| 43 | Lee | 197 | ▲7 | |
| 46 | Ronan | 195 | ▲9 | |
| 47 | Ian | 182 | ▲6 | |
| 48 | Ross | 178 | ▲18 | |
| 49 | Keith | 173 | ▼9 | |
| 50 | Craig | 170 | ▼3 | |
| 51 | Martin | 161 | ▼6 | |
| 51 | Nathan | 161 | ▲2 | |
| 53 | Gary | 160 | ▼14 | |
| 54 | Jonathan | 154 | ▼13 | |
| 55 | Colm | 149 | ▲4 | |
| 56 | Eoghan | 137 | ▼5 | |
| 57 | Oisin | 132 | ▼1 | |
| 58 | Richard | 128 | ▲3 | |
| 59 | Cormac | 126 | ▼1 | |
| 60 | Brendan | 125 | ▲4 | |
| 61 | Joshua | 123 | ▲11 | |
| 62 | Eric | 114 | ▲6 | |
| 63 | Aidan | 113 | · | |
| 64 | Philip | 110 | ▼12 | |
| 65 | Kieran | 108 | ▼5 | |
| 66 | Graham | 107 | ▲5 | |
| 67 | Jake | 106 | ▲6 | |
| 68 | Karl | 104 | ▼1 | |
| 69 | Samuel | 103 | ▲5 | |
| 70 | Cillian | 102 | ▲19 | |
| 71 | Gerard | 100 | ▼10 | |
| 71 | Kyle | 100 | ▲11 | |
| 73 | Killian | 95 | ▲5 | |
| 74 | Ben | 94 | ▲26 | |
| 75 | Colin | 93 | ▼18 | |
| 76 | Steven | 89 | ▼1 | |
| 77 | Barry | 87 | ▼8 | |
| 77 | Declan | 87 | ▼2 | |
| 77 | Padraig | 87 | ▼12 | |
| 80 | Edward | 86 | ▼10 | |
| 81 | Rory | 82 | ▼2 | |
| 82 | Alex | 79 | ▲16 | |
| 83 | Alexander | 77 | ▼6 | |
| 84 | Timothy | 75 | ▼3 | |
| 85 | Scott | 70 | New | |
| 86 | Leon | 65 | New | |
| 86 | Owen | 65 | ▲6 | |
| 88 | Benjamin | 64 | New | |
| 88 | Damien | 64 | ▼4 | |
| 88 | Shaun | 64 | ▼2 | |
| 91 | Adrian | 63 | ▲2 | |
| 91 | Diarmuid | 63 | ▲7 | |
| 91 | Seamus | 63 | ▲3 | |
| 94 | Daire | 61 | New | |
| 94 | Glen | 61 | New | |
| 96 | Donal | 60 | ▼16 | |
| 97 | Francis | 59 | ▼1 | |
| 97 | Simon | 59 | ▼12 | |
| 99 | Brandon | 58 | New | |
| 99 | Emmet | 58 | 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.