Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1999
CSO figures for babies registered in 1999. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Chloe
615 babies
Number 1 boys
Conor
761 babies
New to the top 100
Lauryn, Abbie, Katelyn, Clara, Isobel, Abigail
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1998 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 615 | · | |
| 2 | Aoife | 612 | ▲2 | |
| 3 | Sarah | 595 | · | |
| 4 | Ciara | 585 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Niamh | 571 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | Emma | 549 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Rachel | 488 | · | |
| 8 | Rebecca | 455 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Lauren | 452 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Megan | 434 | ▼2 | |
| 11 | Amy | 420 | ▲1 | |
| 12 | Laura | 397 | ▼1 | |
| 13 | Katie | 378 | · | |
| 14 | Emily | 285 | ▲11 | |
| 15 | Shauna | 270 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Nicole | 266 | · | |
| 17 | Roisin | 254 | ▲3 | |
| 18 | Sophie | 252 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Kate | 246 | ▲3 | |
| 19 | Shannon | 246 | ▼4 | |
| 21 | Hannah | 242 | ▼3 | |
| 22 | Caoimhe | 236 | ▲2 | |
| 23 | Jessica | 227 | ▼4 | |
| 24 | Ellen | 215 | ▲2 | |
| 25 | Aisling | 209 | ▼4 | |
| 26 | Sinead | 196 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Leah | 185 | · | |
| 28 | Anna | 171 | ▲5 | |
| 29 | Tara | 167 | ▲10 | |
| 30 | Grace | 166 | ▲2 | |
| 31 | Saoirse | 160 | ▲6 | |
| 32 | Aine | 155 | ▼3 | |
| 33 | Jennifer | 154 | ▼5 | |
| 34 | Jade | 150 | ▲1 | |
| 35 | Eimear | 148 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Orla | 144 | ▼5 | |
| 37 | Mary | 131 | ▼3 | |
| 38 | Clodagh | 127 | ▲1 | |
| 39 | Claire | 118 | ▼2 | |
| 39 | Michelle | 118 | ▲3 | |
| 41 | Caitlin | 112 | ▲13 | |
| 41 | Olivia | 112 | ▲42 | |
| 43 | Lucy | 105 | ▲3 | |
| 44 | Courtney | 104 | ▼1 | |
| 45 | Louise | 103 | ▼9 | |
| 46 | Holly | 101 | ▲29 | |
| 47 | Lisa | 97 | · | |
| 48 | Danielle | 95 | ▼7 | |
| 49 | Grainne | 94 | ▲7 | |
| 50 | Kelly | 91 | ▲3 | |
| 51 | Catherine | 89 | · | |
| 52 | Leanne | 86 | ▼8 | |
| 52 | Ruth | 86 | ▲3 | |
| 54 | Chelsea | 85 | ▲2 | |
| 55 | Kayleigh | 84 | ▼7 | |
| 56 | Fiona | 83 | ▼5 | |
| 57 | Elizabeth | 82 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Alison | 78 | ▼13 | |
| 58 | Michaela | 78 | ▼9 | |
| 60 | Ava | 77 | ▲28 | |
| 60 | Eva | 77 | ▲6 | |
| 62 | Robyn | 76 | ▲7 | |
| 63 | Emer | 74 | · | |
| 63 | Molly | 74 | ▲24 | |
| 65 | Maeve | 70 | ▲4 | |
| 66 | Andrea | 69 | ▲17 | |
| 66 | Zoe | 69 | ▼6 | |
| 68 | Aimee | 66 | ▲20 | |
| 68 | Jane | 66 | ▼4 | |
| 70 | Lauryn | 64 | New | |
| 71 | Maria | 62 | ▲2 | |
| 71 | Natasha | 62 | ▲7 | |
| 71 | Rachael | 62 | ▼11 | |
| 74 | Nicola | 61 | ▼12 | |
| 74 | Sorcha | 61 | ▲4 | |
| 76 | Ella | 60 | ▲18 | |
| 76 | Siobhan | 60 | ▼26 | |
| 78 | Stephanie | 59 | ▼9 | |
| 79 | Abbie | 58 | New | |
| 79 | Alannah | 58 | ▲2 | |
| 79 | Erin | 58 | ▼14 | |
| 82 | Katelyn | 55 | New | |
| 82 | Victoria | 55 | ▲15 | |
| 84 | Gemma | 53 | ▼28 | |
| 84 | Melissa | 53 | ▲15 | |
| 86 | Eve | 50 | ▼18 | |
| 87 | Alanna | 49 | ▼14 | |
| 87 | Alice | 49 | ▲3 | |
| 87 | Karen | 49 | ▼18 | |
| 90 | Clara | 47 | New | |
| 91 | Alexandra | 46 | ▼24 | |
| 92 | Isobel | 45 | New | |
| 93 | Abigail | 44 | New | |
| 93 | Aishling | 44 | New | |
| 93 | Lorna | 44 | ▼3 | |
| 96 | Georgia | 43 | New | |
| 97 | Jodie | 42 | ▲2 | |
| 97 | Margaret | 42 | · | |
| 99 | Kathleen | 41 | New | |
| 100 | Alana | 40 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1998 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor | 761 | · | |
| 2 | Sean | 760 | · | |
| 3 | Jack | 743 | · | |
| 4 | James | 629 | · | |
| 5 | Adam | 588 | · | |
| 6 | Michael | 527 | ▲3 | |
| 7 | David | 524 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Aaron | 500 | ▼2 | |
| 9 | Daniel | 479 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Dylan | 445 | ▼3 | |
| 11 | Shane | 444 | · | |
| 12 | Cian | 420 | · | |
| 13 | Ryan | 418 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Luke | 410 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | John | 369 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Eoin | 347 | ▲4 | |
| 17 | Mark | 345 | ▼3 | |
| 18 | Patrick | 343 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Thomas | 332 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Jordan | 308 | ▲2 | |
| 21 | Liam | 290 | ▲9 | |
| 22 | Jamie | 289 | ▲4 | |
| 23 | Stephen | 285 | ▼6 | |
| 24 | Matthew | 259 | ▼3 | |
| 25 | Oisin | 249 | ▲12 | |
| 26 | Nathan | 245 | ▲10 | |
| 27 | Robert | 240 | · | |
| 28 | Andrew | 239 | ▼5 | |
| 29 | Darragh | 237 | ▼1 | |
| 30 | Ciaran | 230 | ▼6 | |
| 31 | Joseph | 219 | ▲9 | |
| 32 | Dean | 214 | ▼3 | |
| 33 | Kevin | 211 | ▼8 | |
| 34 | Evan | 208 | ▼2 | |
| 35 | Jason | 201 | ▼2 | |
| 36 | Brian | 197 | ▼1 | |
| 36 | Niall | 197 | ▲1 | |
| 38 | Ben | 196 | ▲10 | |
| 39 | Paul | 189 | ▼5 | |
| 40 | Christopher | 186 | ▲1 | |
| 41 | Eoghan | 181 | ▲8 | |
| 42 | Cathal | 162 | ▼11 | |
| 43 | Ross | 155 | ▼4 | |
| 44 | Joshua | 147 | ▲8 | |
| 44 | Ronan | 147 | ▼2 | |
| 46 | Lee | 143 | ▼4 | |
| 47 | Darren | 142 | · | |
| 48 | Peter | 140 | ▼6 | |
| 49 | Craig | 133 | ▲1 | |
| 50 | William | 130 | ▲7 | |
| 51 | Jake | 125 | · | |
| 52 | Anthony | 123 | ▲2 | |
| 53 | Alan | 122 | ▼7 | |
| 54 | Colm | 117 | ▲12 | |
| 55 | Cormac | 115 | ▲6 | |
| 55 | Samuel | 115 | · | |
| 57 | Alex | 112 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Gavin | 110 | ▼13 | |
| 59 | Killian | 100 | ▼1 | |
| 60 | Kyle | 99 | ▼5 | |
| 61 | Cillian | 98 | ▼1 | |
| 61 | Padraig | 98 | ▲7 | |
| 63 | Richard | 91 | ▲10 | |
| 64 | Ian | 90 | ▼2 | |
| 64 | Martin | 90 | · | |
| 64 | Rory | 90 | ▼11 | |
| 67 | Brandon | 89 | ▲7 | |
| 68 | Alexander | 88 | ▲7 | |
| 69 | Aidan | 87 | ▼4 | |
| 70 | Harry | 86 | ▲30 | |
| 71 | Karl | 85 | ▼2 | |
| 72 | Gary | 82 | ▼1 | |
| 73 | Kieran | 81 | ▼6 | |
| 74 | Keith | 79 | ▼11 | |
| 75 | Benjamin | 77 | ▲2 | |
| 76 | Ethan | 76 | ▲7 | |
| 77 | Leon | 75 | New | |
| 78 | Philip | 73 | ▲9 | |
| 79 | Callum | 71 | ▲20 | |
| 79 | Colin | 71 | ▼9 | |
| 81 | Edward | 70 | ▼2 | |
| 81 | Gerard | 70 | ▼2 | |
| 83 | Scott | 69 | ▼2 | |
| 84 | Brendan | 66 | ▼6 | |
| 85 | Owen | 65 | ▼3 | |
| 86 | Dillon | 59 | ▲3 | |
| 87 | Jonathan | 57 | ▼1 | |
| 87 | Sam | 57 | ▲5 | |
| 89 | Barry | 56 | ▼6 | |
| 90 | Eric | 55 | ▼15 | |
| 90 | Shaun | 55 | ▼3 | |
| 92 | Daragh | 52 | ▲3 | |
| 92 | Donal | 52 | ▼3 | |
| 94 | Diarmuid | 51 | New | |
| 95 | Lorcan | 50 | New | |
| 96 | Tadhg | 49 | New | |
| 97 | Cameron | 47 | New | |
| 97 | Fionn | 47 | ▼6 | |
| 97 | Neil | 47 | New | |
| 97 | Reece | 47 | 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.