Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2009
CSO figures for babies registered in 2009. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sophie
640 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
1,068 babies
New to the top 100
Freya, Layla, Oliwia, Maya, Ruth, Hollie
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2008 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie | 640 | ▲5 | |
| 2 | Ava | 635 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Emma | 627 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Sarah | 568 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Grace | 528 | ▲2 | |
| 6 | Katie | 502 | ▼4 | |
| 7 | Emily | 500 | ▼2 | |
| 8 | Lucy | 463 | ▲3 | |
| 9 | Aoife | 459 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Chloe | 411 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Amy | 385 | ▲5 | |
| 12 | Lauren | 371 | ▲7 | |
| 13 | Kate | 364 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Mia | 362 | ▲9 | |
| 15 | Leah | 358 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Anna | 357 | ▲4 | |
| 17 | Ruby | 353 | ▲4 | |
| 18 | Ella | 346 | ▼6 | |
| 19 | Ciara | 337 | ▼5 | |
| 20 | Lily | 336 | ▲9 | |
| 21 | Caoimhe | 326 | ▼5 | |
| 21 | Holly | 326 | ▲5 | |
| 23 | Hannah | 321 | ▼8 | |
| 24 | Niamh | 314 | ▼6 | |
| 25 | Saoirse | 275 | ▼1 | |
| 26 | Molly | 268 | ▼1 | |
| 27 | Jessica | 257 | ▼5 | |
| 27 | Roisin | 257 | ▲1 | |
| 29 | Rachel | 247 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Laura | 243 | · | |
| 31 | Julia | 236 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Isabelle | 233 | ▲9 | |
| 33 | Megan | 232 | ▼1 | |
| 34 | Clodagh | 224 | ▲10 | |
| 35 | Rebecca | 219 | ▼4 | |
| 36 | Ellie | 211 | ▼1 | |
| 37 | Erin | 204 | ▲2 | |
| 38 | Eva | 201 | · | |
| 39 | Amelia | 197 | ▲6 | |
| 39 | Olivia | 197 | ▲2 | |
| 41 | Nicole | 194 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Zoe | 188 | ▲5 | |
| 43 | Kayla | 183 | ▲5 | |
| 44 | Abbie | 176 | ▼11 | |
| 45 | Aisling | 170 | ▼4 | |
| 46 | Abigail | 165 | ▼10 | |
| 47 | Aine | 159 | ▲3 | |
| 48 | Ellen | 155 | ▼9 | |
| 49 | Aimee | 152 | ▲17 | |
| 50 | Sophia | 147 | ▲6 | |
| 51 | Tara | 145 | · | |
| 52 | Robyn | 137 | · | |
| 53 | Caitlin | 134 | ▼7 | |
| 54 | Maja | 133 | ▲19 | |
| 54 | Maria | 133 | ▼5 | |
| 56 | Eabha | 131 | ▼3 | |
| 57 | Katelyn | 128 | ▼1 | |
| 58 | Alannah | 123 | ▼4 | |
| 58 | Cara | 123 | ▲3 | |
| 60 | Faye | 122 | ▲17 | |
| 61 | Mary | 120 | ▼1 | |
| 62 | Aoibhe | 118 | ▼7 | |
| 62 | Eve | 118 | · | |
| 64 | Aoibhinn | 117 | ▲30 | |
| 64 | Elizabeth | 117 | ▲14 | |
| 64 | Isabel | 117 | ▼5 | |
| 67 | Freya | 112 | New | |
| 67 | Orla | 112 | ▲5 | |
| 69 | Sadhbh | 111 | ▼2 | |
| 70 | Isabella | 105 | ▼6 | |
| 70 | Zuzanna | 105 | ▲15 | |
| 72 | Charlotte | 104 | ▼4 | |
| 73 | Eimear | 102 | ▼15 | |
| 74 | Amber | 100 | ▲1 | |
| 74 | Layla | 100 | New | |
| 76 | Alice | 95 | ▲9 | |
| 77 | Zara | 94 | ▼15 | |
| 78 | Alexandra | 92 | ▲14 | |
| 79 | Aoibheann | 88 | ▼8 | |
| 79 | Oliwia | 88 | New | |
| 79 | Shauna | 88 | ▼9 | |
| 82 | Clara | 86 | ▲1 | |
| 82 | Isobel | 86 | ▼1 | |
| 82 | Sinead | 86 | ▼9 | |
| 85 | Brooke | 84 | ▼10 | |
| 86 | Kayleigh | 82 | ▼21 | |
| 87 | Maeve | 81 | ▲9 | |
| 87 | Natalia | 81 | ▼8 | |
| 89 | Maya | 80 | New | |
| 90 | Sara | 79 | ▼10 | |
| 91 | Millie | 77 | ▼3 | |
| 91 | Orlaith | 77 | ▲1 | |
| 91 | Ruth | 77 | New | |
| 94 | Shannon | 75 | ▼25 | |
| 95 | Hollie | 72 | New | |
| 96 | Madison | 71 | New | |
| 97 | Daisy | 70 | New | |
| 98 | Emilia | 69 | New | |
| 98 | Taylor | 69 | ▲2 | |
| 98 | Vanessa | 69 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2008 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 1,068 | · | |
| 2 | Sean | 934 | · | |
| 3 | Daniel | 842 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Conor | 776 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | James | 711 | · | |
| 6 | Ryan | 641 | · | |
| 7 | Adam | 618 | · | |
| 8 | Alex | 503 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Luke | 501 | · | |
| 10 | Michael | 499 | ▲3 | |
| 11 | Dylan | 480 | ▼3 | |
| 12 | Cian | 469 | ▼1 | |
| 13 | Jamie | 466 | ▲1 | |
| 14 | Darragh | 465 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Liam | 457 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Aaron | 444 | ▼4 | |
| 17 | Oisin | 423 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Thomas | 411 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Patrick | 399 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Eoin | 368 | ▲6 | |
| 21 | Cillian | 346 | ▲2 | |
| 21 | John | 346 | ▲1 | |
| 23 | Matthew | 343 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Evan | 333 | ▲1 | |
| 25 | David | 326 | ▼4 | |
| 26 | Ben | 324 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Charlie | 312 | ▲2 | |
| 28 | Harry | 305 | ▲3 | |
| 29 | Callum | 301 | ▲8 | |
| 30 | Joshua | 260 | ▼3 | |
| 30 | Shane | 260 | ▼2 | |
| 32 | Nathan | 253 | ▲2 | |
| 33 | Mark | 250 | · | |
| 34 | Fionn | 249 | ▲1 | |
| 35 | Jake | 248 | ▼5 | |
| 36 | Joseph | 247 | ▼4 | |
| 37 | Samuel | 238 | ▲2 | |
| 38 | Ronan | 225 | ▲5 | |
| 39 | Eoghan | 223 | ▲9 | |
| 40 | Kyle | 216 | ▼2 | |
| 41 | Noah | 211 | ▲5 | |
| 42 | Tadhg | 206 | ▼1 | |
| 43 | Sam | 204 | ▲14 | |
| 44 | Robert | 203 | ▲5 | |
| 45 | Ethan | 200 | ▲8 | |
| 46 | Aidan | 197 | ▲14 | |
| 47 | Cathal | 195 | ▼11 | |
| 48 | Finn | 187 | ▲1 | |
| 49 | Jayden | 182 | ▲5 | |
| 50 | Alexander | 179 | ▼5 | |
| 51 | Kevin | 175 | ▲8 | |
| 52 | Leon | 172 | ▼8 | |
| 52 | Rory | 172 | ▼3 | |
| 54 | Ciaran | 170 | ▼14 | |
| 55 | William | 166 | ▼9 | |
| 56 | Max | 164 | · | |
| 57 | Jakub | 160 | ▲7 | |
| 58 | Andrew | 159 | ▼17 | |
| 58 | Cormac | 159 | ▼4 | |
| 60 | Rian | 151 | ▲2 | |
| 61 | Christopher | 143 | · | |
| 62 | Oliver | 141 | ▲21 | |
| 63 | Tom | 139 | ▲13 | |
| 64 | Alan | 138 | ▲9 | |
| 65 | Josh | 133 | ▲10 | |
| 66 | Oscar | 132 | ▼1 | |
| 67 | Peter | 128 | ▲3 | |
| 68 | Benjamin | 115 | ▼5 | |
| 69 | Brian | 113 | ▼20 | |
| 69 | Niall | 113 | ▲14 | |
| 71 | Scott | 112 | · | |
| 72 | Jason | 109 | · | |
| 73 | Killian | 108 | ▼8 | |
| 74 | Martin | 107 | ▲7 | |
| 74 | Rhys | 107 | ▼7 | |
| 76 | Dara | 106 | ▲5 | |
| 77 | Stephen | 105 | ▼19 | |
| 78 | Paul | 104 | ▼2 | |
| 79 | Lucas | 103 | New | |
| 80 | Anthony | 100 | · | |
| 81 | Tomas | 99 | ▲8 | |
| 82 | Dean | 98 | ▼14 | |
| 82 | Odhran | 98 | ▲7 | |
| 84 | Ross | 97 | ▼11 | |
| 85 | Bobby | 96 | New | |
| 85 | Senan | 96 | · | |
| 87 | Filip | 95 | ▲8 | |
| 88 | Ruairi | 93 | ▼2 | |
| 89 | Gavin | 91 | ▼10 | |
| 90 | Lee | 88 | ▼12 | |
| 91 | Oran | 87 | ▼5 | |
| 92 | Calum | 82 | ▼23 | |
| 92 | Hugh | 82 | ▲8 | |
| 92 | Lorcan | 82 | ▲1 | |
| 95 | Kacper | 79 | ▼3 | |
| 95 | Kian | 79 | ▼6 | |
| 97 | Christian | 78 | ▼9 | |
| 97 | Shay | 78 | New | |
| 99 | Charles | 77 | New | |
| 99 | Daragh | 77 | 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.