Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2000
CSO figures for babies registered in 2000. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Aoife
633 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
846 babies
New to the top 100
Amber, Zara, Cara, Charlotte, Lara, Orlaith
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1999 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aoife | 633 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | Sarah | 626 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Ciara | 608 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Emma | 594 | ▲2 | |
| 5 | Chloe | 553 | ▼4 | |
| 6 | Niamh | 519 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Rebecca | 485 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Amy | 451 | ▲3 | |
| 8 | Lauren | 451 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Megan | 441 | · | |
| 11 | Rachel | 428 | ▼4 | |
| 12 | Katie | 398 | ▲1 | |
| 13 | Laura | 315 | ▼1 | |
| 14 | Leah | 302 | ▲13 | |
| 15 | Hannah | 299 | ▲6 | |
| 16 | Shauna | 288 | ▼1 | |
| 17 | Sophie | 266 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Kate | 263 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Emily | 262 | ▼5 | |
| 20 | Nicole | 261 | ▼4 | |
| 21 | Jessica | 260 | ▲2 | |
| 22 | Caoimhe | 253 | · | |
| 23 | Roisin | 245 | ▼6 | |
| 24 | Ellen | 217 | · | |
| 25 | Aisling | 213 | · | |
| 26 | Shannon | 198 | ▼7 | |
| 27 | Aine | 194 | ▲5 | |
| 28 | Anna | 193 | · | |
| 29 | Sinead | 180 | ▼3 | |
| 30 | Saoirse | 176 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Jade | 175 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Grace | 172 | ▼2 | |
| 33 | Eimear | 168 | ▲2 | |
| 34 | Orla | 167 | ▲2 | |
| 35 | Tara | 153 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Jennifer | 151 | ▼3 | |
| 37 | Mary | 140 | · | |
| 38 | Lucy | 136 | ▲5 | |
| 39 | Clodagh | 135 | ▼1 | |
| 40 | Caitlin | 130 | ▲1 | |
| 41 | Claire | 127 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | Zoe | 115 | ▲24 | |
| 43 | Molly | 105 | ▲20 | |
| 44 | Ava | 103 | ▲16 | |
| 45 | Lauryn | 99 | ▲25 | |
| 46 | Katelyn | 94 | ▲36 | |
| 47 | Lisa | 93 | · | |
| 48 | Michelle | 92 | ▼9 | |
| 49 | Erin | 91 | ▲30 | |
| 50 | Kelly | 89 | · | |
| 51 | Olivia | 88 | ▼10 | |
| 52 | Grainne | 85 | ▼3 | |
| 53 | Alannah | 84 | ▲26 | |
| 53 | Courtney | 84 | ▼9 | |
| 53 | Holly | 84 | ▼7 | |
| 53 | Louise | 84 | ▼8 | |
| 57 | Elizabeth | 83 | · | |
| 58 | Eva | 82 | ▲2 | |
| 59 | Maeve | 81 | ▲6 | |
| 60 | Catherine | 80 | ▼9 | |
| 60 | Robyn | 80 | ▲2 | |
| 62 | Alison | 79 | ▼4 | |
| 63 | Maria | 78 | ▲8 | |
| 64 | Eve | 76 | ▲22 | |
| 65 | Ella | 75 | ▲11 | |
| 66 | Emer | 74 | ▼3 | |
| 67 | Abbie | 73 | ▲12 | |
| 68 | Michaela | 72 | ▼10 | |
| 69 | Fiona | 71 | ▼13 | |
| 69 | Rachael | 71 | ▲2 | |
| 71 | Ruth | 68 | ▼19 | |
| 72 | Andrea | 67 | ▼6 | |
| 73 | Kayleigh | 65 | ▼18 | |
| 74 | Alice | 64 | ▲13 | |
| 74 | Siobhan | 64 | ▲2 | |
| 76 | Danielle | 63 | ▼28 | |
| 76 | Leanne | 63 | ▼24 | |
| 78 | Jodie | 62 | ▲19 | |
| 79 | Jane | 61 | ▼11 | |
| 80 | Sorcha | 59 | ▼6 | |
| 81 | Chelsea | 56 | ▼27 | |
| 82 | Abigail | 54 | ▲11 | |
| 82 | Karen | 54 | ▲5 | |
| 84 | Amber | 52 | New | |
| 84 | Nicola | 52 | ▼10 | |
| 86 | Alanna | 51 | ▲1 | |
| 87 | Alexandra | 50 | ▲4 | |
| 87 | Georgia | 50 | ▲9 | |
| 89 | Clara | 49 | ▲1 | |
| 89 | Victoria | 49 | ▼7 | |
| 89 | Zara | 49 | New | |
| 92 | Cara | 48 | New | |
| 92 | Gemma | 48 | ▼8 | |
| 92 | Stephanie | 48 | ▼14 | |
| 95 | Casey | 47 | ▲5 | |
| 95 | Charlotte | 47 | New | |
| 97 | Natasha | 45 | ▼26 | |
| 98 | Lara | 44 | New | |
| 98 | Orlaith | 44 | New | |
| 98 | Taylor | 44 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1999 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 846 | ▲2 | |
| 2 | Sean | 816 | · | |
| 3 | Conor | 700 | ▼2 | |
| 4 | Adam | 653 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | James | 594 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Cian | 557 | ▲6 | |
| 7 | David | 492 | · | |
| 8 | Luke | 488 | ▲6 | |
| 9 | Michael | 483 | ▼3 | |
| 10 | Dylan | 477 | · | |
| 11 | Daniel | 467 | ▼2 | |
| 12 | Aaron | 401 | ▼4 | |
| 13 | Shane | 400 | ▼2 | |
| 14 | John | 398 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Eoin | 368 | ▲1 | |
| 16 | Patrick | 362 | ▲2 | |
| 17 | Ryan | 356 | ▼4 | |
| 18 | Mark | 351 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Thomas | 351 | ▲1 | |
| 20 | Jordan | 315 | · | |
| 21 | Jamie | 294 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Oisin | 287 | ▲3 | |
| 23 | Ciaran | 286 | ▲7 | |
| 24 | Matthew | 275 | · | |
| 25 | Kevin | 264 | ▲8 | |
| 26 | Liam | 257 | ▼5 | |
| 27 | Evan | 250 | ▲7 | |
| 27 | Stephen | 250 | ▼4 | |
| 29 | Darragh | 245 | · | |
| 30 | Ben | 234 | ▲8 | |
| 31 | Andrew | 230 | ▼3 | |
| 32 | Nathan | 223 | ▼6 | |
| 33 | Joseph | 220 | ▼2 | |
| 34 | Joshua | 216 | ▲10 | |
| 35 | Cathal | 207 | ▲7 | |
| 36 | Brian | 204 | · | |
| 37 | Robert | 200 | ▼10 | |
| 38 | Niall | 199 | ▼2 | |
| 39 | Jason | 191 | ▼4 | |
| 40 | Paul | 182 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Ronan | 165 | ▲3 | |
| 42 | Jake | 161 | ▲9 | |
| 43 | Christopher | 159 | ▼3 | |
| 44 | Lee | 158 | ▲2 | |
| 45 | Dean | 157 | ▼13 | |
| 46 | William | 156 | ▲4 | |
| 47 | Eoghan | 153 | ▼6 | |
| 48 | Alex | 150 | ▲9 | |
| 49 | Craig | 140 | · | |
| 50 | Kyle | 139 | ▲10 | |
| 51 | Alan | 134 | ▲2 | |
| 52 | Darren | 133 | ▼5 | |
| 53 | Peter | 131 | ▼5 | |
| 54 | Cormac | 126 | ▲1 | |
| 54 | Gavin | 126 | ▲4 | |
| 56 | Ross | 124 | ▼13 | |
| 57 | Samuel | 119 | ▼2 | |
| 58 | Anthony | 118 | ▼6 | |
| 59 | Cillian | 111 | ▲2 | |
| 60 | Kieran | 109 | ▲13 | |
| 61 | Killian | 105 | ▼2 | |
| 62 | Martin | 104 | ▲2 | |
| 63 | Harry | 95 | ▲7 | |
| 64 | Fionn | 90 | ▲33 | |
| 65 | Colm | 89 | ▼11 | |
| 65 | Rory | 89 | ▼1 | |
| 67 | Benjamin | 88 | ▲8 | |
| 67 | Brandon | 88 | · | |
| 69 | Callum | 86 | ▲10 | |
| 70 | Scott | 85 | ▲13 | |
| 71 | Ethan | 83 | ▲5 | |
| 72 | Alexander | 81 | ▼4 | |
| 73 | Jonathan | 77 | ▲14 | |
| 74 | Aidan | 75 | ▼5 | |
| 74 | Philip | 75 | ▲4 | |
| 76 | Brendan | 73 | ▲8 | |
| 77 | Leon | 71 | · | |
| 78 | Colin | 70 | ▲1 | |
| 78 | Ian | 70 | ▼14 | |
| 78 | Padraig | 70 | ▼17 | |
| 81 | Edward | 65 | · | |
| 82 | Daragh | 64 | ▲10 | |
| 82 | Richard | 64 | ▼19 | |
| 84 | Diarmuid | 62 | ▲10 | |
| 84 | Owen | 62 | ▲1 | |
| 86 | Cameron | 61 | ▲11 | |
| 86 | Keith | 61 | ▼12 | |
| 88 | Gerard | 60 | ▼7 | |
| 89 | Gary | 58 | ▼17 | |
| 89 | Josh | 58 | New | |
| 91 | Barry | 57 | ▼2 | |
| 92 | Lorcan | 55 | ▲3 | |
| 92 | Tadhg | 55 | ▲4 | |
| 94 | Eric | 54 | ▼4 | |
| 94 | Karl | 54 | ▼23 | |
| 94 | Sam | 54 | ▼7 | |
| 97 | Steven | 53 | · | |
| 98 | Reece | 51 | ▼1 | |
| 99 | Kian | 50 | New | |
| 100 | Dara | 49 | 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.