Top names by county, 2025

The single most popular boys' and girls' name in each county and city, by where the mother lives, with 2024 for comparison. Where names tie, the CSO lists them all.

Leinster

Province favourites: Noah and Lily

Area	Boys 2025	2024	Girls 2025	2024
Carlow	Jack, Rían	Jack, Noah	Amelia, Cara	14-way tie
Dublin City	Noah	Noah	Lily	Olivia
South Dublin	Noah	Noah	Lily	Emily, Sophie
Fingal	Leo	Noah	Sofia	Olivia
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Liam	Noah	Sophia, Sophie	Sophie
Kildare	Liam	Jack	Lily	Emily
Kilkenny	Jack	Jack	Grace, Éabha	Éabha
Laois	Jack	Rían	Hannah	Fiadh
Longford	Páidí	Patrick	Sadie	Emily, Fiadh, Grace
Louth	Jack	Jack, Noah	Molly	Éabha
Meath	James	Cillian	Lily	Robyn
Offaly	Noah, Rían	Jack	Sadie	Emily
Westmeath	Fionn	Rían	Grace	Grace
Wexford	James, Rían	Rían	Amelia, Lucy	Sophie
Wicklow	Rían	Noah	Lily	Fiadh

Munster

Province favourites: Rían and Éabha

Area	Boys 2025	2024	Girls 2025	2024
Clare	Rían	Jack	Grace, Éabha	Lily
Cork City	Jack	Jack, Rían	Lily	Lily
Cork County	Rían	Jack	Éabha	Éabha
Kerry	Rían	Cillian	Croía	Caoimhe, Clodagh, Fiadh, Sophie
Limerick City	Jack	Michael, Muhammad	Ayla	Sophie
Limerick County	Jack	Jack	Éabha	Amelia
Tipperary	Rían	Jack	Grace, Lucy	Grace
Waterford City	James, Oisín	Noah	Fiadh	Bonnie
Waterford County	Páidí	Charlie	Grace	Sophie

Connacht

Province favourites: Jack and Fiadh

Area	Boys 2025	2024	Girls 2025	2024
Galway City	Conor, Noah, Oisín	Jack, Oisín	Saoirse	Clara
Galway County	Jack	Rían	Grace	Emily
Leitrim	Jack, Rían	Conor	Amelia, Katie, Saoirse	Croía
Mayo	Rían	Rían	Fiadh, Éabha	Amelia, Fiadh
Roscommon	Noah	Noah	Kate, Éabha	Grace
Sligo	Jack	Páidí	Emily, Grace	Fiadh

Ulster

Province favourites: Rían and Sadie

Area	Boys 2025	2024	Girls 2025	2024
Cavan	Rían	Rían	Sadie	Grace, Sadie, Éala
Donegal	Noah	Noah	Grace	Fiadh
Monaghan	Noah, Rían	Páidí	Sadie	Mia

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names 2025, tables 2.5 and 2.6, CC BY 4.0. Areas are by the mother's place of residence. Ulster covers Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan only; see Northern Ireland for the six counties.