Vintage revivals

Names that were popular a generation or two ago, fell away, and are climbing back.

Maeve
Girl · MAYV
The English form of Méabh, the warrior queen of Connacht who started the Táin.
83 babies in 2025
Nora
Girl · NOR-a
A short form of Honora, hugely common in Ireland in the 1960s and back in favour now.
82 babies in 2025
Evelyn
Girl · EV-a-lin
A medieval name that gave Irish its Eibhlín and English its Eileen, back in fashion now.
52 babies in 2025
Eleanor
Girl · EL-a-nor
A medieval royal name, first known from Eleanor of Aquitaine, of uncertain meaning.
44 babies in 2025
Margaret
Girl · MAR-gret
The name meaning "pearl", one of Ireland's top two girls' names in the 1960s.
35 babies in 2025
Austin
Boy · OSS-tin
A medieval English form of Augustine, given steadily in Ireland for decades.
28 babies in 2025
Helena
Girl · HEL-e-na
The Latin form of Helen, and the name of the saint linked with the True Cross.
28 babies in 2025
Melissa
Girl · meh-LISS-a
The Greek word for a bee, and a favourite with Irish parents in the 1980s.
27 babies in 2025

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