Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1973
CSO figures for babies registered in 1973. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Mary
1,529 babies
Number 1 boys
John
2,431 babies
New to the top 100
Sonya, Catriona, Olivia, Lorna, Aine, Gareth
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1972 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,529 | · | |
| 2 | Catherine | 785 | · | |
| 3 | Margaret | 686 | · | |
| 4 | Sinead | 659 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Caroline | 604 | ▲6 | |
| 6 | Fiona | 563 | ▼2 | |
| 7 | Deirdre | 529 | ▲2 | |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 520 | ▼2 | |
| 9 | Anne | 489 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Michelle | 468 | ▲2 | |
| 11 | Sharon | 460 | ▼3 | |
| 12 | Ann | 453 | ▼5 | |
| 13 | Linda | 437 | ▲2 | |
| 14 | Karen | 425 | · | |
| 15 | Martina | 391 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Elaine | 388 | · | |
| 17 | Sandra | 378 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Patricia | 376 | ▼5 | |
| 19 | Jennifer | 361 | · | |
| 20 | Lisa | 358 | ▲5 | |
| 21 | Siobhan | 332 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Lorraine | 327 | ▼3 | |
| 23 | Louise | 325 | ▲10 | |
| 24 | Susan | 322 | ▼3 | |
| 25 | Bridget | 314 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Niamh | 313 | ▲2 | |
| 27 | Helen | 289 | ▼3 | |
| 28 | Yvonne | 287 | ▼2 | |
| 29 | Marie | 279 | · | |
| 30 | Maria | 263 | ▼3 | |
| 31 | Gillian | 261 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Geraldine | 260 | ▼3 | |
| 33 | Sarah | 249 | ▼2 | |
| 34 | Denise | 238 | ▲3 | |
| 35 | Nicola | 235 | ▲12 | |
| 36 | Jacqueline | 233 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Amanda | 230 | ▲13 | |
| 38 | Orla | 223 | ▼6 | |
| 39 | Bernadette | 215 | ▼3 | |
| 39 | Claire | 215 | ▲10 | |
| 39 | Teresa | 215 | ▲6 | |
| 42 | Deborah | 209 | ▲2 | |
| 43 | Kathleen | 203 | ▼8 | |
| 44 | Aisling | 202 | ▲4 | |
| 45 | Carmel | 200 | · | |
| 46 | Eileen | 194 | ▼8 | |
| 47 | Audrey | 187 | ▲9 | |
| 48 | Suzanne | 185 | ▼6 | |
| 49 | Rachel | 182 | ▼6 | |
| 50 | Emma | 177 | ▲36 | |
| 50 | Tara | 177 | ▲2 | |
| 52 | Edel | 175 | ▲10 | |
| 53 | Angela | 171 | ▼2 | |
| 54 | Carol | 166 | ▼13 | |
| 54 | Paula | 166 | ▼14 | |
| 56 | Ciara | 165 | ▲3 | |
| 56 | Ruth | 165 | ▲6 | |
| 58 | Clare | 162 | ▲23 | |
| 59 | Emer | 151 | ▲5 | |
| 60 | Grainne | 150 | ▼7 | |
| 61 | Joanne | 149 | ▲8 | |
| 62 | Tracey | 144 | ▲10 | |
| 63 | Valerie | 141 | ▼6 | |
| 64 | Anna | 140 | ▼9 | |
| 65 | Josephine | 139 | ▲9 | |
| 65 | Sheila | 139 | ▲10 | |
| 67 | Aoife | 137 | ▲13 | |
| 67 | Barbara | 137 | ▼13 | |
| 69 | Nora | 136 | ▼3 | |
| 69 | Shirley | 136 | ▼3 | |
| 71 | Alison | 134 | ▼7 | |
| 72 | Pauline | 132 | ▼3 | |
| 73 | Colette | 128 | ▲3 | |
| 74 | Jane | 126 | ▼2 | |
| 75 | Christina | 124 | ▼14 | |
| 76 | Joan | 121 | ▼16 | |
| 77 | Ellen | 117 | ▼11 | |
| 77 | Laura | 117 | ▲4 | |
| 79 | Tracy | 111 | ▼22 | |
| 80 | Mairead | 109 | ▼3 | |
| 80 | Sonya | 109 | New | |
| 82 | Anita | 108 | ▲3 | |
| 83 | Annette | 107 | ▲4 | |
| 84 | Noreen | 106 | ▼6 | |
| 85 | Clodagh | 101 | ▲6 | |
| 86 | Catriona | 98 | New | |
| 87 | Una | 95 | ▲11 | |
| 88 | Olivia | 94 | New | |
| 89 | Aileen | 93 | ▲2 | |
| 89 | Frances | 93 | ▼8 | |
| 89 | Lorna | 93 | New | |
| 92 | Brigid | 92 | ▼23 | |
| 92 | Roisin | 92 | ▼1 | |
| 94 | Brenda | 91 | ▲5 | |
| 95 | Pamela | 90 | ▼5 | |
| 96 | Julie | 89 | ▼1 | |
| 97 | Aine | 88 | New | |
| 98 | Helena | 87 | ▼10 | |
| 99 | Christine | 84 | ▼15 | |
| 99 | Jean | 84 | ▼21 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1972 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 2,431 | · | |
| 2 | Michael | 1,600 | · | |
| 3 | Patrick | 1,484 | · | |
| 4 | David | 1,262 | · | |
| 5 | Paul | 1,112 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | James | 1,002 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Thomas | 996 | · | |
| 8 | Mark | 927 | · | |
| 9 | Brian | 692 | · | |
| 10 | Alan | 605 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Martin | 605 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Stephen | 602 | ▲1 | |
| 13 | William | 582 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Declan | 529 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Anthony | 518 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Gerard | 486 | · | |
| 17 | Kevin | 471 | ▲2 | |
| 18 | Peter | 470 | ▲2 | |
| 19 | Robert | 466 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Joseph | 458 | ▼3 | |
| 21 | Jason | 418 | ▲4 | |
| 22 | Brendan | 374 | ▲1 | |
| 23 | Noel | 363 | ▲4 | |
| 24 | Keith | 361 | ▲15 | |
| 25 | Shane | 351 | ▲6 | |
| 26 | Richard | 344 | ▲2 | |
| 27 | Derek | 341 | ▼5 | |
| 28 | Niall | 319 | ▼4 | |
| 29 | Edward | 317 | ▼8 | |
| 29 | Sean | 317 | ▲4 | |
| 31 | Kenneth | 305 | ▼5 | |
| 32 | Darren | 292 | · | |
| 33 | Daniel | 285 | ▲3 | |
| 34 | Kieran | 283 | ▲7 | |
| 35 | Francis | 272 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Raymond | 264 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Barry | 260 | ▲3 | |
| 38 | Andrew | 259 | · | |
| 39 | Christopher | 251 | ▲4 | |
| 40 | Philip | 247 | ▲2 | |
| 41 | Aidan | 242 | ▲4 | |
| 42 | Denis | 236 | ▼7 | |
| 43 | Adrian | 229 | ▲7 | |
| 44 | Colm | 222 | ▼7 | |
| 45 | Ciaran | 216 | ▲6 | |
| 45 | Ian | 216 | ▲3 | |
| 47 | Conor | 210 | ▲5 | |
| 48 | Dermot | 209 | ▼18 | |
| 49 | Colin | 203 | · | |
| 49 | Damien | 203 | ▼2 | |
| 49 | Ronan | 203 | ▼3 | |
| 52 | Timothy | 200 | ▼8 | |
| 53 | Donal | 199 | ▲1 | |
| 54 | Gavin | 175 | ▲2 | |
| 54 | Trevor | 175 | ▲9 | |
| 56 | Liam | 169 | ▲1 | |
| 57 | Damian | 168 | ▲7 | |
| 58 | Jonathan | 158 | ▲6 | |
| 59 | Bernard | 156 | ▲1 | |
| 60 | Fergal | 153 | ▼7 | |
| 60 | Gary | 153 | ▼6 | |
| 60 | Seamus | 153 | ▼2 | |
| 63 | Eoin | 143 | ▲10 | |
| 63 | Graham | 143 | ▲13 | |
| 65 | Vincent | 137 | ▼6 | |
| 66 | Karl | 131 | · | |
| 67 | Enda | 129 | ▲5 | |
| 68 | Maurice | 119 | ▲2 | |
| 69 | Cornelius | 117 | ▼8 | |
| 70 | Cathal | 114 | ▼3 | |
| 71 | Garrett | 112 | ▲14 | |
| 72 | Owen | 109 | ▲9 | |
| 73 | Simon | 108 | ▼4 | |
| 74 | Eugene | 106 | ▲3 | |
| 75 | Laurence | 105 | ▼2 | |
| 76 | Terence | 103 | ▼3 | |
| 77 | Fergus | 99 | ▲12 | |
| 77 | Matthew | 99 | ▼9 | |
| 79 | Neil | 98 | ▲14 | |
| 80 | Eamonn | 97 | ▲7 | |
| 81 | Desmond | 96 | ▼19 | |
| 81 | Hugh | 96 | ▼3 | |
| 83 | Cormac | 95 | · | |
| 84 | Garry | 94 | ▲15 | |
| 85 | Rory | 92 | ▼5 | |
| 86 | Padraig | 90 | ▼2 | |
| 87 | George | 89 | ▼6 | |
| 88 | Justin | 88 | ▼2 | |
| 88 | Nicholas | 88 | ▼9 | |
| 90 | Charles | 84 | ▼2 | |
| 90 | Eric | 84 | ▲4 | |
| 90 | Jeremiah | 84 | ▼20 | |
| 93 | Nigel | 81 | ▼2 | |
| 94 | Gareth | 73 | New | |
| 94 | Gordon | 73 | New | |
| 94 | Gregory | 73 | ▼2 | |
| 97 | Wayne | 69 | New | |
| 98 | Finbarr | 61 | ▼1 | |
| 99 | Daragh | 57 | New | |
| 99 | Eamon | 57 | ▼10 |
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. Figures before 1998 come from the CSO back series, which is not directly comparable with later years.