Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2004
CSO figures for babies registered in 2004. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Emma
787 babies
Number 1 boys
Sean
928 babies
New to the top 100
Isabel, Orlaith, Kayla, Alex, Sara, Ailbhe
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2003 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 787 | · | |
| 2 | Katie | 574 | ▲3 | |
| 3 | Sarah | 561 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Amy | 546 | ▲5 | |
| 5 | Aoife | 534 | ▼2 | |
| 6 | Ciara | 500 | ▼2 | |
| 7 | Sophie | 468 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Chloe | 453 | · | |
| 9 | Leah | 424 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Niamh | 421 | ▲1 | |
| 11 | Ella | 381 | ▲3 | |
| 12 | Caoimhe | 357 | · | |
| 13 | Emily | 346 | ▲7 | |
| 14 | Kate | 342 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Rachel | 342 | ▼7 | |
| 16 | Hannah | 340 | ▼3 | |
| 17 | Lauren | 318 | ▼2 | |
| 18 | Ava | 308 | ▲6 | |
| 19 | Megan | 299 | ▼3 | |
| 20 | Grace | 295 | ▲3 | |
| 21 | Rebecca | 290 | ▼4 | |
| 22 | Lucy | 276 | ▲7 | |
| 23 | Jessica | 264 | ▼4 | |
| 24 | Laura | 261 | ▼3 | |
| 25 | Holly | 253 | ▲3 | |
| 26 | Anna | 245 | ▼4 | |
| 27 | Roisin | 237 | · | |
| 28 | Ellen | 222 | ▼3 | |
| 29 | Aisling | 217 | · | |
| 30 | Abbie | 210 | ▲3 | |
| 31 | Molly | 206 | ▲6 | |
| 32 | Shauna | 194 | ▼6 | |
| 33 | Aine | 190 | ▼1 | |
| 34 | Caitlin | 189 | ▼3 | |
| 35 | Saoirse | 176 | ▲1 | |
| 36 | Tara | 175 | ▲4 | |
| 37 | Katelyn | 171 | ▼2 | |
| 38 | Ellie | 169 | · | |
| 39 | Mia | 163 | ▲5 | |
| 40 | Nicole | 161 | ▼6 | |
| 41 | Clodagh | 153 | ▲5 | |
| 42 | Abigail | 140 | ▲12 | |
| 43 | Eimear | 135 | ▲3 | |
| 44 | Mary | 133 | ▲1 | |
| 45 | Zoe | 132 | ▼4 | |
| 46 | Shannon | 129 | ▲6 | |
| 47 | Aimee | 127 | ▲1 | |
| 47 | Eva | 127 | ▲8 | |
| 47 | Sinead | 127 | ▼9 | |
| 50 | Robyn | 122 | ▼1 | |
| 51 | Erin | 119 | ▼9 | |
| 52 | Orla | 116 | ▲1 | |
| 53 | Alannah | 113 | ▼4 | |
| 54 | Jennifer | 106 | ▼11 | |
| 55 | Abby | 103 | ▲5 | |
| 55 | Maria | 103 | ▲1 | |
| 57 | Grainne | 102 | ▲11 | |
| 57 | Jade | 102 | ▲4 | |
| 59 | Eve | 101 | ▼3 | |
| 59 | Lily | 101 | ▲16 | |
| 61 | Jodie | 99 | ▲5 | |
| 62 | Eabha | 95 | ▲12 | |
| 63 | Kelly | 92 | ▼4 | |
| 64 | Catherine | 91 | ▲7 | |
| 64 | Elizabeth | 91 | ▼13 | |
| 66 | Alanna | 89 | · | |
| 67 | Isabel | 85 | New | |
| 68 | Alexandra | 84 | ▲20 | |
| 69 | Louise | 83 | ▼13 | |
| 69 | Olivia | 83 | ▲3 | |
| 71 | Kayleigh | 81 | ▼8 | |
| 71 | Sophia | 81 | ▲29 | |
| 73 | Cara | 76 | ▲13 | |
| 74 | Aoibhe | 75 | ▲20 | |
| 74 | Maeve | 75 | ▲3 | |
| 76 | Charlotte | 72 | ▼4 | |
| 76 | Isabelle | 72 | ▲24 | |
| 78 | Amber | 71 | ▲16 | |
| 79 | Jane | 70 | ▼9 | |
| 79 | Ruth | 70 | ▼15 | |
| 81 | Alice | 68 | ▲2 | |
| 82 | Victoria | 67 | ▼3 | |
| 83 | Danielle | 66 | ▲3 | |
| 83 | Fiona | 66 | ▼3 | |
| 83 | Orlaith | 66 | New | |
| 86 | Claire | 65 | ▼25 | |
| 86 | Sadhbh | 65 | ▼11 | |
| 88 | Kayla | 64 | New | |
| 89 | Alana | 63 | ▲5 | |
| 90 | Michaela | 62 | ▲4 | |
| 91 | Alison | 61 | ▼8 | |
| 91 | Lisa | 61 | ▼27 | |
| 93 | Alex | 58 | New | |
| 94 | Leanne | 57 | ▼14 | |
| 94 | Michelle | 57 | ▼17 | |
| 94 | Sara | 57 | New | |
| 97 | Siobhan | 55 | ▲3 | |
| 98 | Faye | 54 | ▼7 | |
| 99 | Ailbhe | 53 | New | |
| 99 | Amelia | 53 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2003 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean | 928 | · | |
| 2 | Jack | 835 | · | |
| 3 | Conor | 736 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Adam | 688 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | James | 688 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | Daniel | 630 | · | |
| 7 | Cian | 546 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Luke | 544 | ▲3 | |
| 9 | Michael | 527 | ▼2 | |
| 10 | Aaron | 503 | ▲3 | |
| 11 | Dylan | 479 | ▼1 | |
| 12 | David | 459 | ▼3 | |
| 13 | Ryan | 451 | ▼1 | |
| 14 | Eoin | 429 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Darragh | 414 | · | |
| 16 | Jamie | 406 | ▲7 | |
| 17 | Ben | 399 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Oisin | 384 | ▲2 | |
| 19 | Shane | 379 | ▲2 | |
| 20 | Thomas | 371 | ▼6 | |
| 21 | John | 366 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Joshua | 364 | ▼5 | |
| 23 | Matthew | 361 | ▲2 | |
| 24 | Patrick | 357 | ▼5 | |
| 25 | Evan | 337 | ▲1 | |
| 26 | Alex | 322 | ▲3 | |
| 27 | Mark | 316 | · | |
| 28 | Liam | 310 | ▼4 | |
| 29 | Nathan | 271 | ▼1 | |
| 30 | Ciaran | 253 | · | |
| 31 | Joseph | 232 | ▲1 | |
| 32 | Andrew | 216 | ▲4 | |
| 32 | Kyle | 216 | ▲3 | |
| 34 | Cathal | 209 | ▲5 | |
| 34 | Samuel | 209 | ▲3 | |
| 36 | Jake | 206 | ▼5 | |
| 37 | Stephen | 205 | ▼4 | |
| 38 | Robert | 196 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Ronan | 182 | ▲12 | |
| 40 | Cillian | 176 | ▲20 | |
| 41 | Fionn | 172 | ▲25 | |
| 42 | Scott | 168 | ▲17 | |
| 43 | Paul | 167 | ▲5 | |
| 44 | Kevin | 166 | ▼6 | |
| 45 | Brian | 165 | ▼5 | |
| 46 | Lee | 161 | ▼4 | |
| 47 | Ethan | 160 | ▼3 | |
| 48 | Rory | 156 | ▲4 | |
| 49 | Jason | 155 | ▼4 | |
| 50 | Niall | 152 | ▲4 | |
| 51 | Cormac | 147 | ▲5 | |
| 52 | Eoghan | 145 | ▼11 | |
| 53 | Christopher | 142 | ▼7 | |
| 54 | William | 141 | ▲1 | |
| 55 | Ross | 139 | ▲13 | |
| 56 | Harry | 137 | · | |
| 57 | Benjamin | 135 | ▼4 | |
| 58 | Josh | 134 | ▼2 | |
| 59 | Alexander | 132 | ▼10 | |
| 59 | Sam | 132 | ▲11 | |
| 61 | Callum | 130 | ▼15 | |
| 62 | Aidan | 124 | ▲2 | |
| 62 | Dean | 124 | ▼20 | |
| 64 | Gavin | 123 | ▼2 | |
| 65 | Charlie | 118 | ▲14 | |
| 66 | Peter | 108 | ▼16 | |
| 67 | Kian | 102 | ▼2 | |
| 68 | Tadhg | 100 | ▲16 | |
| 69 | Colin | 99 | ▲12 | |
| 70 | Killian | 96 | ▼3 | |
| 71 | Finn | 92 | ▲4 | |
| 72 | Craig | 91 | ▼9 | |
| 73 | Kieran | 89 | ▼1 | |
| 74 | Colm | 88 | ▼1 | |
| 74 | Martin | 88 | ▼1 | |
| 76 | Darren | 87 | · | |
| 77 | Alan | 86 | ▼6 | |
| 78 | Brandon | 85 | ▼2 | |
| 79 | Noah | 83 | New | |
| 80 | Anthony | 81 | ▼12 | |
| 81 | Dara | 80 | ▲5 | |
| 82 | Leon | 76 | ▲3 | |
| 83 | Connor | 75 | ▼7 | |
| 84 | Padraig | 72 | ▲5 | |
| 84 | Tomas | 72 | New | |
| 86 | Daragh | 71 | ▲2 | |
| 87 | Diarmuid | 68 | ▲10 | |
| 88 | Max | 67 | ▲9 | |
| 88 | Oran | 67 | ▼8 | |
| 88 | Owen | 67 | New | |
| 91 | Hugh | 66 | New | |
| 91 | Lorcan | 66 | New | |
| 93 | Charles | 64 | New | |
| 93 | Christian | 64 | New | |
| 95 | Daire | 63 | ▼3 | |
| 95 | Edward | 63 | ▼9 | |
| 97 | Jonathan | 61 | ▼7 | |
| 98 | Jordan | 60 | ▼37 | |
| 98 | Tom | 60 | ▼15 | |
| 100 | Karl | 59 | ▼3 |
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.