Baby names of the 1960s
The names given most often in Ireland from 1964 to 1969 (so far), adding up every year of the decade with spellings combined. Figures before 1998 come from the CSO back series.
Girls
- 1Mary16,698
- 2Catherine7,217
- 3Margaret7,044
- 4Ann4,619
- 5Anne4,374
- 6Elizabeth4,065
- 7Patricia3,124
- 8Bridget3,064
- 9Deirdre2,991
- 10Geraldine2,895
- 11Caroline2,802
- 12Helen2,439
- 13Martina2,320
- 14Sandra2,218
- 15Bernadette2,189
- 16Jacqueline2,133
- 17Susan2,051
- 18Sharon2,015
- 19Fiona2,008
- 20Linda1,930
- 21Eileen1,853
- 22Kathleen1,741
- 23Marie1,732
- 24Pauline1,677
- 25Teresa1,671
- 26Karen1,641
- 27Carmel1,600
- 28Angela1,511
- 29Maria1,486
- 30Siobhán1,459
- 31Nora1,445
- 32Paula1,435
- 33Joan1,371
- 34Brigid1,330
- 35Josephine1,306
- 36Ellen1,300
- 37Anna1,247
- 38Carol1,176
- 39Elaine1,086
- 40Orla1,051
- 41Yvonne1,047
- 42Lorraine1,041
- 43Michelle990
- 44Valerie944
- 45Sheila938
- 46Denise934
- 47Sarah925
- 48Barbara921
- 49Christina895
- 50Louise880
Boys
- 1John18,871
- 2Patrick12,041
- 3Michael11,762
- 4James8,274
- 5Paul7,876
- 6Thomas7,414
- 7David6,431
- 8William5,026
- 9Martin4,726
- 10Gerard4,247
- 11Joseph3,869
- 12Anthony3,635
- 13Brian3,571
- 14Peter3,253
- 15Kevin2,698
- 16Mark2,667
- 17Brendan2,506
- 18Edward2,419
- 19Stephen2,345
- 20Declan2,295
- 21Robert2,243
- 22Alan2,236
- 23Noel2,219
- 24Francis2,152
- 25Daniel2,002
- 26Denis1,865
- 27Richard1,857
- 28Derek1,693
- 29Christopher1,617
- 30Timothy1,535
- 31Kieran1,450
- 32Raymond1,423
- 33Andrew1,391
- 34Philip1,293
- 35Kenneth1,258
- 36Seán1,233
- 37Dermot1,198
- 38Aidan1,182
- 39Niall1,163
- 40Bernard1,153
- 41Colm1,036
- 42Donal961
- 43Vincent880
- 44Cornelius875
- 45Jeremiah828
- 46Desmond800
- 47Ciarán765
- 48Conor754
- 49Ian750
- 50Eugene748
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined.