Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2001
CSO figures for babies registered in 2001. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
650 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
930 babies
New to the top 100
Mia, Aimee, Abby, Sara, Ellie, Hazel
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2000 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 650 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | Aoife | 601 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Emma | 592 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Chloe | 556 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Ciara | 552 | ▼2 | |
| 6 | Lauren | 477 | ▲2 | |
| 6 | Niamh | 477 | · | |
| 8 | Amy | 447 | · | |
| 9 | Katie | 422 | ▲3 | |
| 10 | Megan | 401 | · | |
| 11 | Rachel | 400 | · | |
| 12 | Leah | 374 | ▲2 | |
| 13 | Laura | 361 | · | |
| 14 | Rebecca | 350 | ▼7 | |
| 15 | Hannah | 343 | · | |
| 16 | Sophie | 303 | ▲1 | |
| 17 | Shauna | 299 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Emily | 287 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Caoimhe | 274 | ▲3 | |
| 20 | Jessica | 262 | ▲1 | |
| 21 | Nicole | 259 | ▼1 | |
| 22 | Kate | 258 | ▼4 | |
| 23 | Aisling | 248 | ▲2 | |
| 24 | Ellen | 241 | · | |
| 25 | Roisin | 239 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Anna | 232 | ▲2 | |
| 27 | Grace | 200 | ▲5 | |
| 28 | Saoirse | 192 | ▲2 | |
| 29 | Shannon | 191 | ▼3 | |
| 30 | Jade | 175 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Molly | 172 | ▲12 | |
| 32 | Tara | 168 | ▲3 | |
| 33 | Sinead | 162 | ▼4 | |
| 34 | Caitlin | 160 | ▲6 | |
| 35 | Lucy | 157 | ▲3 | |
| 36 | Aine | 156 | ▼9 | |
| 37 | Mary | 153 | · | |
| 38 | Orla | 149 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Jennifer | 147 | ▼3 | |
| 40 | Eimear | 146 | ▼7 | |
| 41 | Ava | 137 | ▲3 | |
| 42 | Clodagh | 129 | ▼3 | |
| 42 | Zoe | 129 | · | |
| 44 | Claire | 127 | ▼3 | |
| 44 | Eva | 127 | ▲14 | |
| 46 | Eve | 126 | ▲18 | |
| 47 | Erin | 120 | ▲2 | |
| 48 | Ella | 112 | ▲17 | |
| 49 | Holly | 107 | ▲4 | |
| 50 | Louise | 103 | ▲3 | |
| 51 | Robyn | 100 | ▲9 | |
| 52 | Alannah | 96 | ▲1 | |
| 52 | Katelyn | 96 | ▼6 | |
| 54 | Catherine | 94 | ▲6 | |
| 55 | Lisa | 93 | ▼8 | |
| 56 | Leanne | 88 | ▲20 | |
| 56 | Ruth | 88 | ▲15 | |
| 58 | Danielle | 87 | ▲18 | |
| 58 | Maria | 87 | ▲5 | |
| 60 | Elizabeth | 86 | ▼3 | |
| 61 | Olivia | 84 | ▼10 | |
| 62 | Alison | 82 | · | |
| 62 | Michelle | 82 | ▼14 | |
| 64 | Abbie | 81 | ▲3 | |
| 65 | Siobhan | 78 | ▲9 | |
| 66 | Abigail | 77 | ▲16 | |
| 66 | Grainne | 77 | ▼14 | |
| 68 | Alexandra | 76 | ▲19 | |
| 69 | Kelly | 75 | ▼19 | |
| 70 | Maeve | 74 | ▼11 | |
| 70 | Michaela | 74 | ▼2 | |
| 72 | Jodie | 73 | ▲6 | |
| 72 | Mia | 73 | New | |
| 74 | Aimee | 72 | New | |
| 74 | Fiona | 72 | ▼5 | |
| 74 | Kayleigh | 72 | ▼1 | |
| 77 | Abby | 70 | New | |
| 78 | Jane | 68 | ▲1 | |
| 79 | Rachael | 66 | ▼10 | |
| 80 | Emer | 65 | ▼14 | |
| 81 | Georgia | 64 | ▲6 | |
| 82 | Courtney | 60 | ▼29 | |
| 83 | Zara | 59 | ▲6 | |
| 84 | Sara | 58 | New | |
| 85 | Andrea | 57 | ▼13 | |
| 86 | Alanna | 56 | · | |
| 87 | Alice | 55 | ▼13 | |
| 87 | Charlotte | 55 | ▲8 | |
| 89 | Ellie | 54 | New | |
| 89 | Hazel | 54 | New | |
| 91 | Cara | 53 | ▲1 | |
| 91 | Kellie | 53 | New | |
| 91 | Lily | 53 | New | |
| 91 | Stephanie | 53 | ▲1 | |
| 95 | Margaret | 52 | New | |
| 96 | Alana | 50 | New | |
| 97 | Claudia | 49 | New | |
| 97 | Gemma | 49 | ▼5 | |
| 97 | Isobel | 49 | New | |
| 100 | Amber | 48 | ▼16 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2000 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 930 | · | |
| 2 | Sean | 867 | · | |
| 3 | Adam | 833 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Conor | 702 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | James | 613 | · | |
| 6 | Cian | 557 | · | |
| 7 | David | 549 | · | |
| 8 | Dylan | 538 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Luke | 517 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Michael | 483 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Daniel | 475 | · | |
| 12 | Aaron | 459 | · | |
| 13 | Shane | 385 | · | |
| 14 | Thomas | 377 | ▲4 | |
| 15 | John | 372 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Mark | 366 | ▲2 | |
| 17 | Patrick | 365 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Eoin | 349 | ▼3 | |
| 18 | Ryan | 349 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Jamie | 342 | ▲1 | |
| 21 | Darragh | 298 | ▲8 | |
| 22 | Matthew | 287 | ▲2 | |
| 23 | Oisin | 283 | ▼1 | |
| 24 | Liam | 267 | ▲2 | |
| 25 | Ciaran | 264 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Stephen | 263 | ▲1 | |
| 27 | Ben | 258 | ▲3 | |
| 28 | Joshua | 257 | ▲6 | |
| 29 | Jordan | 249 | ▼9 | |
| 30 | Evan | 248 | ▼3 | |
| 31 | Joseph | 243 | ▲2 | |
| 32 | Nathan | 242 | · | |
| 33 | Robert | 240 | ▲4 | |
| 34 | Jake | 224 | ▲8 | |
| 35 | Dean | 221 | ▲10 | |
| 36 | Kevin | 220 | ▼11 | |
| 37 | Andrew | 218 | ▼6 | |
| 38 | Cathal | 198 | ▼3 | |
| 39 | Brian | 197 | ▼3 | |
| 40 | Craig | 185 | ▲9 | |
| 41 | Niall | 179 | ▼3 | |
| 42 | Christopher | 174 | ▲1 | |
| 43 | Paul | 165 | ▼3 | |
| 44 | Eoghan | 162 | ▲3 | |
| 45 | Alex | 160 | ▲3 | |
| 45 | Jason | 160 | ▼6 | |
| 47 | Lee | 158 | ▼3 | |
| 48 | Peter | 151 | ▲5 | |
| 49 | Samuel | 146 | ▲8 | |
| 50 | Ronan | 139 | ▼9 | |
| 51 | Ethan | 135 | ▲20 | |
| 52 | William | 130 | ▼6 | |
| 53 | Kyle | 126 | ▼3 | |
| 54 | Gavin | 124 | · | |
| 55 | Killian | 121 | ▲6 | |
| 56 | Anthony | 115 | ▲2 | |
| 56 | Harry | 115 | ▲7 | |
| 58 | Cillian | 114 | ▲1 | |
| 59 | Alan | 113 | ▼8 | |
| 59 | Cormac | 113 | ▼5 | |
| 61 | Rory | 112 | ▲4 | |
| 62 | Darren | 110 | ▼10 | |
| 63 | Kian | 106 | ▲36 | |
| 63 | Ross | 106 | ▼7 | |
| 65 | Alexander | 102 | ▲7 | |
| 66 | Benjamin | 97 | ▲1 | |
| 66 | Scott | 97 | ▲4 | |
| 68 | Fionn | 94 | ▼4 | |
| 68 | Leon | 94 | ▲9 | |
| 70 | Martin | 91 | ▼8 | |
| 71 | Colm | 87 | ▼6 | |
| 72 | Kieran | 85 | ▼12 | |
| 73 | Aidan | 84 | ▲1 | |
| 74 | Keith | 81 | ▲12 | |
| 75 | Richard | 78 | ▲7 | |
| 76 | Callum | 76 | ▼7 | |
| 77 | Edward | 75 | ▲4 | |
| 78 | Karl | 74 | ▲16 | |
| 79 | Padraig | 73 | ▼1 | |
| 80 | Daragh | 71 | ▲2 | |
| 81 | Josh | 70 | ▲8 | |
| 82 | Reece | 68 | ▲16 | |
| 83 | Brandon | 67 | ▼16 | |
| 83 | Diarmuid | 67 | ▲1 | |
| 83 | Owen | 67 | ▲1 | |
| 86 | Jonathan | 66 | ▼13 | |
| 87 | Ian | 65 | ▼9 | |
| 88 | Tadhg | 64 | ▲4 | |
| 89 | Sam | 63 | ▲5 | |
| 90 | Brendan | 59 | ▼14 | |
| 90 | Dara | 59 | ▲10 | |
| 92 | Colin | 58 | ▼14 | |
| 93 | Lorcan | 57 | ▼1 | |
| 94 | Tom | 56 | New | |
| 95 | Finn | 55 | New | |
| 96 | Oran | 53 | New | |
| 97 | Philip | 52 | ▼23 | |
| 98 | Daire | 50 | New | |
| 98 | Gary | 50 | ▼9 | |
| 98 | Shaun | 50 | 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.