Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2018
CSO figures for babies registered in 2018. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Emily
460 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
686 babies
New to the top 100
Róisín, Éabha, Mila, Aoibhín, Ada, Áine
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2017 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 460 | · | |
| 2 | Grace | 423 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Emma | 366 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Sophie | 344 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Amelia | 339 | ▼2 | |
| 6 | Ella | 311 | ▲8 | |
| 7 | Ellie | 309 | ▲13 | |
| 7 | Mia | 309 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Ava | 308 | · | |
| 10 | Fiadh | 306 | ▲11 | |
| 11 | Hannah | 304 | ▼4 | |
| 12 | Anna | 285 | · | |
| 13 | Lucy | 277 | ▼7 | |
| 14 | Olivia | 273 | ▼3 | |
| 15 | Lily | 262 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Chloe | 251 | ▼6 | |
| 17 | Aoife | 240 | · | |
| 17 | Kate | 240 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Sadie | 230 | ▲3 | |
| 20 | Saoirse | 225 | ▼5 | |
| 21 | Sarah | 216 | ▼2 | |
| 22 | Sophia | 215 | ▼4 | |
| 23 | Holly | 196 | ▲4 | |
| 24 | Robyn | 192 | ▲1 | |
| 25 | Caoimhe | 190 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Freya | 189 | ▲3 | |
| 26 | Isabelle | 189 | · | |
| 28 | Molly | 186 | ▲4 | |
| 29 | Cara | 184 | ▲5 | |
| 30 | Katie | 176 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Evie | 173 | ▼7 | |
| 32 | Zoe | 170 | ▼1 | |
| 33 | Alice | 168 | ▲2 | |
| 33 | Ruby | 168 | · | |
| 35 | Lauren | 164 | ▲1 | |
| 36 | Leah | 158 | ▼7 | |
| 37 | Isla | 147 | ▲3 | |
| 38 | Róisín | 138 | New | |
| 39 | Charlotte | 137 | ▲3 | |
| 40 | Eva | 136 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Isabella | 127 | ▲7 | |
| 41 | Jessica | 127 | ▼3 | |
| 43 | Ciara | 126 | ▼2 | |
| 43 | Sofia | 126 | · | |
| 45 | Clodagh | 124 | ▲4 | |
| 46 | Faye | 123 | ▲4 | |
| 46 | Julia | 123 | · | |
| 48 | Éabha | 121 | New | |
| 48 | Eve | 121 | ▲10 | |
| 50 | Willow | 116 | ▲27 | |
| 51 | Millie | 115 | ▲3 | |
| 52 | Sadhbh | 114 | ▲9 | |
| 53 | Alannah | 112 | ▲4 | |
| 53 | Erin | 112 | ▲5 | |
| 53 | Harper | 112 | ▲3 | |
| 53 | Zara | 112 | · | |
| 57 | Layla | 111 | ▼12 | |
| 58 | Mary | 105 | ▲33 | |
| 59 | Niamh | 104 | ▼12 | |
| 60 | Aria | 103 | ▲21 | |
| 61 | Maria | 100 | ▼6 | |
| 62 | Amy | 99 | ▼18 | |
| 62 | Emilia | 99 | ▲1 | |
| 62 | Laura | 99 | ▲1 | |
| 65 | Maya | 98 | ▲6 | |
| 65 | Rosie | 98 | ▲26 | |
| 67 | Mila | 97 | New | |
| 68 | Aoibhín | 93 | New | |
| 68 | Rose | 93 | ▼3 | |
| 70 | Ada | 92 | New | |
| 70 | Sienna | 92 | ▼18 | |
| 72 | Daisy | 89 | ▲23 | |
| 73 | Annie | 87 | ▲1 | |
| 74 | Clara | 84 | ▼1 | |
| 75 | Abigail | 83 | ▼13 | |
| 75 | Maisie | 83 | ▼7 | |
| 77 | Pippa | 82 | ▲12 | |
| 78 | Ellen | 81 | ▲1 | |
| 79 | Kayla | 79 | ▼9 | |
| 80 | Aoibheann | 76 | ▼13 | |
| 81 | Rebecca | 75 | ▼16 | |
| 82 | Áine | 74 | New | |
| 82 | Amber | 74 | ▼7 | |
| 84 | Ivy | 73 | New | |
| 85 | Bella | 72 | New | |
| 85 | Georgia | 72 | ▼5 | |
| 85 | Lilly | 72 | ▲10 | |
| 88 | Abbie | 69 | ▼11 | |
| 88 | Megan | 69 | ▼2 | |
| 90 | Ailbhe | 67 | ▲9 | |
| 91 | Bonnie | 65 | New | |
| 91 | Elizabeth | 65 | ▼31 | |
| 91 | Lara | 65 | · | |
| 94 | Evelyn | 64 | ▲1 | |
| 94 | Heidi | 64 | ▼12 | |
| 96 | Aisling | 62 | ▼10 | |
| 96 | Hanna | 62 | ▼5 | |
| 96 | Tara | 62 | New | |
| 99 | Hazel | 60 | ▼15 | |
| 99 | Isabel | 60 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2017 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 686 | · | |
| 2 | James | 589 | · | |
| 3 | Noah | 494 | ▲3 | |
| 4 | Conor | 489 | · | |
| 5 | Daniel | 433 | ▼2 | |
| 6 | Harry | 429 | ▲2 | |
| 7 | Luke | 368 | · | |
| 8 | Michael | 354 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Adam | 349 | · | |
| 10 | Charlie | 347 | ▲3 | |
| 11 | Liam | 338 | ▲4 | |
| 12 | Thomas | 321 | ▲7 | |
| 13 | Seán | 317 | New | |
| 14 | Fionn | 309 | · | |
| 15 | Oisín | 303 | New | |
| 16 | Alex | 292 | ▼4 | |
| 17 | Cillian | 289 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Finn | 282 | ▲5 | |
| 18 | Patrick | 282 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Tadhg | 280 | ▲8 | |
| 21 | Darragh | 277 | ▼4 | |
| 22 | Jamie | 276 | ▼3 | |
| 23 | Matthew | 259 | ▲3 | |
| 24 | Oliver | 253 | ▲6 | |
| 25 | Ryan | 250 | ▼1 | |
| 26 | Dylan | 247 | ▲3 | |
| 27 | Cian | 241 | ▼8 | |
| 27 | John | 241 | ▼5 | |
| 29 | Ben | 234 | ▲3 | |
| 30 | David | 225 | ▼3 | |
| 31 | Alexander | 206 | ▲8 | |
| 32 | Tom | 198 | ▲18 | |
| 33 | Rían | 193 | New | |
| 34 | Aaron | 190 | ▼3 | |
| 35 | Max | 189 | ▲3 | |
| 36 | Leo | 186 | ▼3 | |
| 37 | Ethan | 185 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Oscar | 185 | ▲7 | |
| 39 | Sam | 183 | ▲7 | |
| 40 | Jake | 182 | ▼4 | |
| 41 | Jacob | 180 | · | |
| 42 | Ollie | 172 | ▼2 | |
| 43 | Bobby | 165 | ▲5 | |
| 44 | Evan | 163 | ▲1 | |
| 45 | Logan | 162 | ▼4 | |
| 46 | Alfie | 159 | ▼10 | |
| 46 | Callum | 159 | ▼3 | |
| 48 | William | 157 | ▲6 | |
| 49 | Joseph | 150 | ▼2 | |
| 49 | Nathan | 150 | ▼15 | |
| 51 | Aidan | 149 | ▲5 | |
| 52 | Joshua | 146 | ▼2 | |
| 53 | Mason | 142 | ▼4 | |
| 54 | Samuel | 141 | ▼2 | |
| 55 | Lucas | 129 | ▲3 | |
| 56 | Benjamin | 124 | ▲13 | |
| 57 | Donnacha | 116 | ▼2 | |
| 57 | Robert | 116 | ▲10 | |
| 59 | Senan | 114 | ▼2 | |
| 60 | Cathal | 113 | ▲1 | |
| 61 | Leon | 106 | ▼8 | |
| 62 | Theo | 104 | ▲11 | |
| 63 | Muhammad | 102 | ▲24 | |
| 64 | Louis | 101 | ▲14 | |
| 65 | Eoin | 98 | ▼7 | |
| 65 | Kyle | 98 | ▼4 | |
| 65 | Shay | 98 | ▲19 | |
| 68 | Jayden | 96 | ▼7 | |
| 69 | Tommy | 95 | ▼1 | |
| 70 | Danny | 94 | ▼6 | |
| 70 | George | 94 | ▲18 | |
| 72 | Rory | 93 | · | |
| 73 | Arthur | 92 | ▲18 | |
| 74 | Sean | 91 | ▼69 | |
| 75 | Christopher | 90 | ▲17 | |
| 76 | Andrew | 89 | · | |
| 77 | Eoghan | 88 | ▼11 | |
| 77 | Luca | 88 | New | |
| 79 | Martin | 87 | ▼10 | |
| 79 | Ronan | 87 | ▼5 | |
| 81 | Billy | 86 | ▼7 | |
| 81 | Henry | 86 | · | |
| 83 | Mark | 85 | ▼23 | |
| 84 | Kai | 83 | ▼7 | |
| 85 | Zach | 81 | New | |
| 86 | Peter | 80 | ▲2 | |
| 87 | Edward | 78 | New | |
| 87 | Hugo | 78 | ▲5 | |
| 89 | Archie | 75 | ▲11 | |
| 89 | Tomás | 75 | New | |
| 91 | Freddie | 72 | New | |
| 92 | Shane | 71 | ▼8 | |
| 93 | Sebastian | 70 | ▼13 | |
| 93 | Theodore | 70 | New | |
| 93 | Tyler | 70 | ▲4 | |
| 96 | Kevin | 69 | ▼4 | |
| 96 | Scott | 69 | ▼6 | |
| 98 | Anthony | 68 | ▼17 | |
| 98 | Isaac | 68 | ▼14 | |
| 100 | Dara | 67 | ▼8 |
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.