Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2016
CSO figures for babies registered in 2016. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Emily
490 babies
Number 1 boys
James
688 babies
New to the top 100
Harper, Willow, Heidi, Daisy, Ailbhe, Mollie
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2015 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 490 | · | |
| 2 | Grace | 452 | ▲6 | |
| 3 | Ava | 388 | · | |
| 3 | Lucy | 388 | ▲4 | |
| 5 | Amelia | 369 | · | |
| 5 | Sophie | 369 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Emma | 365 | ▼5 | |
| 8 | Mia | 357 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Hannah | 351 | ▲3 | |
| 10 | Lily | 334 | ▲1 | |
| 11 | Ella | 331 | ▼5 | |
| 12 | Saoirse | 324 | ▲6 | |
| 13 | Olivia | 303 | ▲1 | |
| 14 | Kate | 302 | ▲3 | |
| 15 | Aoife | 300 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Sarah | 290 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Anna | 288 | ▼3 | |
| 17 | Chloe | 288 | ▼8 | |
| 19 | Caoimhe | 256 | ▲1 | |
| 20 | Ellie | 254 | ▲4 | |
| 21 | Katie | 251 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Sophia | 243 | ▼1 | |
| 23 | Holly | 239 | ▲5 | |
| 24 | Fiadh | 235 | ▲11 | |
| 25 | Lauren | 224 | ▼6 | |
| 26 | Zoe | 219 | ▲4 | |
| 27 | Molly | 210 | ▲4 | |
| 28 | Isabelle | 202 | ▼2 | |
| 29 | Robyn | 201 | ▼6 | |
| 30 | Leah | 191 | ▲4 | |
| 31 | Sadie | 190 | ▲1 | |
| 32 | Roisin | 186 | ▼7 | |
| 32 | Ruby | 186 | ▼5 | |
| 34 | Alice | 181 | ▲6 | |
| 34 | Cara | 181 | ▲2 | |
| 36 | Freya | 168 | ▼3 | |
| 37 | Eva | 166 | ▲2 | |
| 38 | Erin | 165 | ▲7 | |
| 39 | Ciara | 158 | ▼10 | |
| 39 | Evie | 158 | ▲15 | |
| 41 | Niamh | 157 | ▲1 | |
| 42 | Sofia | 156 | ▼1 | |
| 43 | Charlotte | 151 | ▲15 | |
| 44 | Layla | 135 | ▲2 | |
| 45 | Amy | 133 | ▼9 | |
| 45 | Eabha | 133 | ▲7 | |
| 47 | Faye | 132 | ▼3 | |
| 48 | Jessica | 131 | ▼10 | |
| 49 | Eve | 128 | ▼1 | |
| 49 | Julia | 128 | ▲1 | |
| 51 | Clodagh | 127 | ▼1 | |
| 52 | Abigail | 114 | ▲4 | |
| 53 | Isla | 113 | ▲20 | |
| 54 | Laura | 112 | ▼6 | |
| 55 | Maria | 109 | ▼1 | |
| 55 | Maya | 109 | ▲11 | |
| 57 | Sadhbh | 108 | ▼4 | |
| 57 | Zara | 108 | ▲12 | |
| 59 | Amber | 107 | · | |
| 59 | Emilia | 107 | ▲5 | |
| 59 | Millie | 107 | ▲3 | |
| 62 | Isabella | 103 | ▼16 | |
| 63 | Aoibhinn | 100 | ▲4 | |
| 64 | Ellen | 99 | ▼8 | |
| 65 | Abbie | 97 | ▲4 | |
| 65 | Clara | 97 | ▲6 | |
| 65 | Elizabeth | 97 | ▼5 | |
| 65 | Harper | 97 | New | |
| 69 | Alannah | 96 | ▲8 | |
| 70 | Kayla | 92 | ▼2 | |
| 71 | Sienna | 91 | · | |
| 72 | Willow | 90 | New | |
| 73 | Megan | 89 | ▼8 | |
| 74 | Rachel | 87 | ▼31 | |
| 75 | Maisie | 86 | ▲7 | |
| 75 | Rebecca | 86 | ▼13 | |
| 77 | Aisling | 84 | ▲4 | |
| 77 | Rose | 84 | ▼2 | |
| 79 | Aine | 83 | ▼18 | |
| 80 | Aoibheann | 82 | ▲3 | |
| 81 | Annie | 81 | ▲2 | |
| 82 | Heidi | 72 | New | |
| 82 | Meabh | 72 | ▲1 | |
| 84 | Lilly | 70 | ▼4 | |
| 84 | Mary | 70 | ▼10 | |
| 84 | Mila | 70 | ▲4 | |
| 87 | Georgia | 68 | ▲13 | |
| 87 | Rosie | 68 | ▲4 | |
| 89 | Daisy | 67 | New | |
| 90 | Victoria | 65 | ▲1 | |
| 91 | Ailbhe | 64 | New | |
| 91 | Alexandra | 64 | ▼13 | |
| 93 | Lara | 63 | ▲4 | |
| 94 | Mollie | 61 | New | |
| 95 | Isabel | 60 | New | |
| 95 | Orla | 60 | New | |
| 97 | Aria | 58 | New | |
| 97 | Matilda | 58 | New | |
| 97 | Sara | 58 | ▼8 | |
| 97 | Zoey | 58 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2015 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 688 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | Jack | 684 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Conor | 558 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Daniel | 558 | · | |
| 5 | Sean | 501 | · | |
| 6 | Noah | 446 | ▲1 | |
| 7 | Adam | 400 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Oisin | 398 | ▲4 | |
| 9 | Michael | 394 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Luke | 375 | · | |
| 11 | Harry | 374 | ▲3 | |
| 12 | Charlie | 369 | ▼3 | |
| 13 | Cian | 344 | ▲1 | |
| 14 | Liam | 333 | ▲6 | |
| 15 | Thomas | 328 | ▼4 | |
| 16 | Darragh | 322 | ▲5 | |
| 17 | Alex | 320 | ▼4 | |
| 18 | Patrick | 319 | ▼2 | |
| 19 | Ryan | 318 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Finn | 314 | ▲10 | |
| 21 | Fionn | 308 | ▼2 | |
| 22 | Cillian | 298 | · | |
| 23 | Dylan | 286 | ▼6 | |
| 24 | Aaron | 271 | ▲2 | |
| 25 | John | 269 | ▲3 | |
| 26 | Jamie | 267 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | David | 253 | ▼4 | |
| 28 | Ben | 250 | ▲1 | |
| 29 | Matthew | 247 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Oliver | 244 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Rian | 231 | ▲5 | |
| 32 | Tadhg | 228 | ▲1 | |
| 33 | Jake | 225 | ▼8 | |
| 34 | Evan | 216 | ▲1 | |
| 35 | Max | 214 | ▲8 | |
| 36 | Tom | 197 | ▲1 | |
| 37 | Jacob | 195 | ▲12 | |
| 38 | Samuel | 193 | ▲3 | |
| 39 | Nathan | 192 | ▼7 | |
| 40 | Kyle | 191 | ▼6 | |
| 41 | Ethan | 190 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Sam | 190 | ▼3 | |
| 43 | Mason | 186 | ▼4 | |
| 44 | Joshua | 179 | ▲3 | |
| 44 | Leo | 179 | ▲9 | |
| 46 | Oscar | 172 | ▼1 | |
| 47 | Bobby | 165 | ▲3 | |
| 48 | Callum | 162 | ▼5 | |
| 49 | Alexander | 160 | ▼3 | |
| 50 | William | 155 | ▲1 | |
| 51 | Joseph | 153 | ▼9 | |
| 52 | Aidan | 152 | · | |
| 53 | Ollie | 150 | ▲13 | |
| 54 | Alfie | 149 | ▲8 | |
| 55 | Eoin | 135 | ▼8 | |
| 56 | Robert | 132 | ▼2 | |
| 57 | Logan | 131 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Benjamin | 128 | · | |
| 58 | Leon | 128 | ▼4 | |
| 58 | Odhran | 128 | ▲11 | |
| 58 | Senan | 128 | ▼2 | |
| 62 | Jayden | 125 | ▼1 | |
| 63 | Lucas | 123 | ▲19 | |
| 64 | Shane | 119 | ▲7 | |
| 65 | Cathal | 116 | ▲1 | |
| 66 | Tommy | 110 | ▼3 | |
| 67 | Scott | 103 | ▲7 | |
| 68 | Donnacha | 101 | ▲2 | |
| 68 | Eoghan | 101 | ▲3 | |
| 70 | Danny | 100 | ▼2 | |
| 71 | Ronan | 99 | ▼15 | |
| 72 | Andrew | 98 | ▼12 | |
| 72 | Mark | 98 | ▼7 | |
| 74 | Rory | 97 | ▼1 | |
| 75 | Henry | 94 | ▲8 | |
| 75 | Tyler | 94 | ▲5 | |
| 77 | Billy | 91 | ▲2 | |
| 78 | Josh | 88 | ▲15 | |
| 78 | Louis | 88 | New | |
| 78 | Shay | 88 | · | |
| 81 | Daithi | 87 | ▲12 | |
| 81 | Kevin | 87 | ▲6 | |
| 83 | Cormac | 85 | ▲6 | |
| 83 | Muhammad | 85 | New | |
| 83 | Tomas | 85 | ▲9 | |
| 86 | Anthony | 84 | ▼3 | |
| 87 | Killian | 83 | ▲11 | |
| 87 | Martin | 83 | ▼4 | |
| 89 | Hugo | 82 | ▲2 | |
| 90 | Ciaran | 81 | ▼26 | |
| 90 | Edward | 81 | ▲5 | |
| 92 | Kai | 79 | ▼12 | |
| 93 | Christopher | 77 | ▼7 | |
| 93 | George | 77 | ▼3 | |
| 93 | Luca | 77 | ▲7 | |
| 96 | Lorcan | 75 | ▼9 | |
| 97 | Zach | 74 | New | |
| 98 | Dara | 71 | ▼22 | |
| 98 | Isaac | 71 | ▼21 | |
| 98 | Jason | 71 | 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.