Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2017
CSO figures for babies registered in 2017. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Emily
459 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
685 babies
New to the top 100
Aoibhin, Hazel, Lena, Pippa, Hanna, Evelyn
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2016 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 459 | · | |
| 2 | Emma | 393 | ▲5 | |
| 3 | Amelia | 371 | ▲2 | |
| 3 | Grace | 371 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Sophie | 364 | · | |
| 6 | Lucy | 349 | ▼3 | |
| 7 | Hannah | 338 | ▲2 | |
| 8 | Mia | 325 | · | |
| 9 | Ava | 315 | ▼6 | |
| 10 | Chloe | 304 | ▲7 | |
| 11 | Olivia | 294 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Anna | 293 | ▲5 | |
| 13 | Lily | 289 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Ella | 286 | ▼3 | |
| 15 | Saoirse | 281 | ▼3 | |
| 16 | Kate | 261 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Aoife | 256 | ▼2 | |
| 18 | Sophia | 245 | ▲4 | |
| 19 | Sarah | 244 | ▼3 | |
| 20 | Ellie | 243 | · | |
| 21 | Fiadh | 242 | ▲3 | |
| 22 | Sadie | 224 | ▲9 | |
| 23 | Caoimhe | 223 | ▼4 | |
| 24 | Evie | 212 | ▲15 | |
| 25 | Robyn | 200 | ▲4 | |
| 26 | Isabelle | 197 | ▲2 | |
| 27 | Holly | 195 | ▼4 | |
| 28 | Katie | 193 | ▼7 | |
| 29 | Freya | 192 | ▲7 | |
| 29 | Leah | 192 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Zoe | 189 | ▼5 | |
| 32 | Molly | 185 | ▼5 | |
| 33 | Ruby | 169 | ▼1 | |
| 34 | Cara | 162 | · | |
| 35 | Alice | 160 | ▼1 | |
| 36 | Lauren | 152 | ▼11 | |
| 37 | Roisin | 151 | ▼5 | |
| 38 | Jessica | 150 | ▲10 | |
| 39 | Eva | 144 | ▼2 | |
| 40 | Isla | 143 | ▲13 | |
| 41 | Ciara | 139 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | Charlotte | 138 | ▲1 | |
| 43 | Sofia | 137 | ▼1 | |
| 44 | Amy | 136 | ▲1 | |
| 45 | Layla | 135 | ▼1 | |
| 46 | Julia | 133 | ▲3 | |
| 47 | Niamh | 132 | ▼6 | |
| 48 | Isabella | 130 | ▲14 | |
| 49 | Clodagh | 129 | ▲2 | |
| 50 | Eabha | 125 | ▼5 | |
| 50 | Faye | 125 | ▼3 | |
| 52 | Sienna | 122 | ▲19 | |
| 53 | Zara | 117 | ▲4 | |
| 54 | Millie | 115 | ▲5 | |
| 55 | Maria | 112 | · | |
| 56 | Harper | 111 | ▲9 | |
| 57 | Alannah | 110 | ▲12 | |
| 58 | Erin | 109 | ▼20 | |
| 58 | Eve | 109 | ▼9 | |
| 60 | Elizabeth | 105 | ▲5 | |
| 61 | Sadhbh | 104 | ▼4 | |
| 62 | Abigail | 98 | ▼10 | |
| 63 | Emilia | 97 | ▼4 | |
| 63 | Laura | 97 | ▼9 | |
| 65 | Rebecca | 96 | ▲10 | |
| 65 | Rose | 96 | ▲12 | |
| 67 | Aoibheann | 95 | ▲13 | |
| 68 | Aoibhin | 94 | New | |
| 68 | Maisie | 94 | ▲7 | |
| 70 | Kayla | 93 | · | |
| 71 | Aoibhinn | 92 | ▼8 | |
| 71 | Maya | 92 | ▼16 | |
| 73 | Clara | 91 | ▼8 | |
| 74 | Annie | 89 | ▲7 | |
| 75 | Amber | 85 | ▼16 | |
| 76 | Meabh | 81 | ▲6 | |
| 77 | Abbie | 80 | ▼12 | |
| 77 | Willow | 80 | ▼5 | |
| 79 | Ellen | 79 | ▼15 | |
| 80 | Georgia | 77 | ▲7 | |
| 81 | Aria | 76 | ▲16 | |
| 82 | Aine | 75 | ▼3 | |
| 82 | Heidi | 75 | · | |
| 84 | Hazel | 71 | New | |
| 85 | Lena | 68 | New | |
| 86 | Aisling | 67 | ▼9 | |
| 86 | Megan | 67 | ▼13 | |
| 86 | Rachel | 67 | ▼12 | |
| 89 | Pippa | 66 | New | |
| 89 | Victoria | 66 | ▲1 | |
| 91 | Hanna | 64 | New | |
| 91 | Lara | 64 | ▲2 | |
| 91 | Mary | 64 | ▼7 | |
| 91 | Rosie | 64 | ▼4 | |
| 95 | Daisy | 63 | ▼6 | |
| 95 | Evelyn | 63 | New | |
| 95 | Lilly | 63 | ▼11 | |
| 95 | Madison | 63 | New | |
| 99 | Ailbhe | 62 | ▼8 | |
| 99 | Esme | 62 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2016 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 685 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | James | 619 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Daniel | 536 | · | |
| 4 | Conor | 472 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Sean | 453 | · | |
| 6 | Noah | 442 | · | |
| 7 | Luke | 420 | ▲3 | |
| 8 | Harry | 410 | ▲3 | |
| 9 | Adam | 389 | ▼2 | |
| 10 | Michael | 359 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Oisin | 351 | ▼3 | |
| 12 | Alex | 347 | ▲5 | |
| 13 | Charlie | 338 | ▼1 | |
| 14 | Fionn | 314 | ▲7 | |
| 15 | Liam | 312 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Cillian | 302 | ▲6 | |
| 17 | Darragh | 300 | ▼1 | |
| 17 | Patrick | 300 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Cian | 291 | ▼6 | |
| 19 | Jamie | 291 | ▲7 | |
| 19 | Thomas | 291 | ▼4 | |
| 22 | John | 266 | ▲3 | |
| 23 | Finn | 265 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Ryan | 260 | ▼5 | |
| 25 | Rian | 257 | ▲6 | |
| 26 | Matthew | 256 | ▲3 | |
| 27 | David | 255 | · | |
| 28 | Tadhg | 254 | ▲4 | |
| 29 | Dylan | 252 | ▼6 | |
| 30 | Oliver | 249 | · | |
| 31 | Aaron | 230 | ▼7 | |
| 32 | Ben | 204 | ▼4 | |
| 33 | Leo | 193 | ▲11 | |
| 34 | Nathan | 187 | ▲5 | |
| 35 | Ethan | 186 | ▲6 | |
| 36 | Alfie | 184 | ▲18 | |
| 36 | Jake | 184 | ▼3 | |
| 38 | Max | 182 | ▼3 | |
| 39 | Alexander | 180 | ▲10 | |
| 40 | Ollie | 179 | ▲13 | |
| 41 | Jacob | 175 | ▼4 | |
| 41 | Logan | 175 | ▲16 | |
| 43 | Callum | 171 | ▲5 | |
| 44 | Oscar | 168 | ▲2 | |
| 45 | Evan | 167 | ▼11 | |
| 46 | Sam | 165 | ▼5 | |
| 47 | Joseph | 162 | ▲4 | |
| 48 | Bobby | 161 | ▼1 | |
| 49 | Mason | 158 | ▼6 | |
| 50 | Joshua | 155 | ▼6 | |
| 50 | Tom | 155 | ▼14 | |
| 52 | Samuel | 150 | ▼14 | |
| 53 | Leon | 140 | ▲5 | |
| 54 | William | 139 | ▼4 | |
| 55 | Donnacha | 136 | ▲13 | |
| 56 | Aidan | 127 | ▼4 | |
| 57 | Senan | 125 | ▲1 | |
| 58 | Eoin | 120 | ▼3 | |
| 58 | Lucas | 120 | ▲5 | |
| 60 | Mark | 119 | ▲12 | |
| 61 | Cathal | 114 | ▲4 | |
| 61 | Jayden | 114 | ▲1 | |
| 61 | Kyle | 114 | ▼21 | |
| 64 | Danny | 111 | ▲6 | |
| 64 | Odhran | 111 | ▼6 | |
| 66 | Eoghan | 110 | ▲2 | |
| 67 | Robert | 109 | ▼11 | |
| 68 | Tommy | 106 | ▼2 | |
| 69 | Benjamin | 105 | ▼11 | |
| 69 | Martin | 105 | ▲18 | |
| 71 | Daithi | 102 | ▲10 | |
| 72 | Rory | 101 | ▲2 | |
| 73 | Theo | 97 | New | |
| 74 | Billy | 95 | ▲3 | |
| 74 | Ronan | 95 | ▼3 | |
| 76 | Andrew | 94 | ▼4 | |
| 77 | Kai | 90 | ▲15 | |
| 78 | Ciaran | 89 | ▲12 | |
| 78 | Louis | 89 | · | |
| 80 | Sebastian | 88 | ▲18 | |
| 81 | Anthony | 87 | ▲5 | |
| 81 | Henry | 87 | ▼6 | |
| 81 | Tomas | 87 | ▲2 | |
| 84 | Isaac | 86 | ▲14 | |
| 84 | Shane | 86 | ▼20 | |
| 84 | Shay | 86 | ▼6 | |
| 87 | Muhammad | 83 | ▼4 | |
| 88 | George | 82 | ▲5 | |
| 88 | Peter | 82 | New | |
| 90 | Scott | 81 | ▼23 | |
| 91 | Arthur | 80 | New | |
| 92 | Christopher | 78 | ▲1 | |
| 92 | Dara | 78 | ▲6 | |
| 92 | Hugo | 78 | ▼3 | |
| 92 | Kevin | 78 | ▼11 | |
| 96 | Ruairi | 77 | New | |
| 97 | Cormac | 75 | ▼14 | |
| 97 | Tyler | 75 | ▼22 | |
| 99 | Jackson | 74 | New | |
| 100 | Archie | 72 | 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.