Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1982
CSO figures for babies registered in 1982. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Mary
822 babies
Number 1 boys
John
1,965 babies
New to the top 100
Jessica, Natalie, Victoria, Noreen, Katherine, Kim
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1981 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 822 | · | |
| 2 | Sarah | 789 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Michelle | 732 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Jennifer | 650 | · | |
| 5 | Lisa | 649 | · | |
| 6 | Elaine | 607 | ▲7 | |
| 7 | Louise | 601 | ▲3 | |
| 8 | Emma | 570 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Sinead | 538 | ▼3 | |
| 10 | Catherine | 535 | ▼2 | |
| 11 | Laura | 531 | ▲3 | |
| 12 | Claire | 499 | ▲4 | |
| 13 | Niamh | 481 | ▼2 | |
| 14 | Aoife | 466 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Deirdre | 463 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Karen | 461 | ▼7 | |
| 17 | Fiona | 447 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Caroline | 444 | ▼6 | |
| 19 | Ciara | 391 | ▲3 | |
| 20 | Nicola | 387 | ▲3 | |
| 21 | Linda | 364 | ▲3 | |
| 22 | Anne | 355 | ▲4 | |
| 23 | Sharon | 345 | ▲5 | |
| 24 | Ann | 342 | ▼4 | |
| 25 | Margaret | 338 | ▼6 | |
| 26 | Lorraine | 335 | ▼5 | |
| 27 | Susan | 307 | ▲3 | |
| 28 | Siobhan | 302 | ▼2 | |
| 29 | Orla | 298 | ▲7 | |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 295 | ▼6 | |
| 31 | Aisling | 281 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Marie | 281 | ▲2 | |
| 33 | Donna | 272 | ▲10 | |
| 34 | Joanne | 269 | ▲1 | |
| 35 | Patricia | 262 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Maria | 251 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Denise | 236 | ▼6 | |
| 37 | Edel | 236 | ▲12 | |
| 39 | Gillian | 232 | ▲1 | |
| 40 | Rachel | 230 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Helen | 228 | ▼1 | |
| 42 | Deborah | 220 | ▼4 | |
| 43 | Amanda | 215 | ▲2 | |
| 44 | Sandra | 211 | ▼2 | |
| 45 | Grainne | 202 | ▲9 | |
| 46 | Mairead | 200 | ▲7 | |
| 47 | Pamela | 197 | ▼10 | |
| 48 | Carol | 195 | ▲4 | |
| 49 | Eimear | 184 | ▲16 | |
| 50 | Yvonne | 183 | ▼6 | |
| 51 | Amy | 181 | ▲21 | |
| 52 | Clare | 173 | ▲6 | |
| 53 | Aine | 169 | ▼2 | |
| 54 | Emer | 167 | ▲8 | |
| 54 | Martina | 167 | ▼8 | |
| 56 | Suzanne | 166 | ▼1 | |
| 57 | Paula | 161 | ▼10 | |
| 57 | Rebecca | 161 | ▲11 | |
| 57 | Roisin | 161 | ▲3 | |
| 60 | Ruth | 159 | ▼13 | |
| 61 | Bridget | 156 | ▼11 | |
| 62 | Kathleen | 146 | ▼2 | |
| 63 | Eileen | 144 | ▲13 | |
| 64 | Jacqueline | 143 | ▼7 | |
| 65 | Anna | 142 | ▼1 | |
| 65 | Grace | 142 | ▲29 | |
| 67 | Gemma | 139 | ▲3 | |
| 68 | Geraldine | 134 | ▼3 | |
| 68 | Julie | 134 | ▼12 | |
| 70 | Alison | 130 | ▼7 | |
| 70 | Tracey | 130 | ▼3 | |
| 72 | Lorna | 124 | ▲11 | |
| 72 | Tara | 124 | ▲9 | |
| 74 | Bernadette | 123 | ▼15 | |
| 75 | Caitriona | 121 | · | |
| 76 | Catriona | 119 | ▼6 | |
| 77 | Jane | 117 | ▼8 | |
| 78 | Jessica | 114 | New | |
| 79 | Tracy | 113 | ▼6 | |
| 80 | Audrey | 102 | ▼2 | |
| 80 | Christina | 102 | ▼4 | |
| 82 | Angela | 101 | ▼2 | |
| 83 | Stephanie | 99 | ▲9 | |
| 84 | Olivia | 98 | ▲6 | |
| 84 | Teresa | 98 | ▼10 | |
| 86 | Anita | 97 | ▲2 | |
| 86 | Ellen | 97 | ▼1 | |
| 88 | Christine | 95 | ▲4 | |
| 89 | Natalie | 94 | New | |
| 90 | Andrea | 93 | ▲5 | |
| 90 | Emily | 93 | ▼3 | |
| 92 | Maeve | 91 | ▼10 | |
| 92 | Victoria | 91 | New | |
| 94 | Valerie | 90 | ▼8 | |
| 95 | Noreen | 89 | New | |
| 96 | Katherine | 87 | New | |
| 97 | Pauline | 85 | ▲1 | |
| 98 | Kim | 84 | New | |
| 99 | Melissa | 83 | ▼8 | |
| 100 | Carmel | 81 | ▼5 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1981 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 1,965 | · | |
| 2 | David | 1,683 | · | |
| 3 | Michael | 1,254 | · | |
| 4 | Patrick | 1,107 | · | |
| 4 | Paul | 1,107 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | James | 1,034 | · | |
| 7 | Stephen | 1,017 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Brian | 835 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Thomas | 828 | · | |
| 10 | Mark | 784 | · | |
| 11 | Alan | 733 | · | |
| 12 | Robert | 661 | · | |
| 13 | Kevin | 596 | · | |
| 14 | Shane | 558 | · | |
| 15 | Martin | 524 | · | |
| 16 | Anthony | 493 | ▲1 | |
| 17 | William | 478 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Jonathan | 475 | · | |
| 19 | Peter | 458 | · | |
| 20 | Andrew | 456 | ▲6 | |
| 21 | Joseph | 449 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Barry | 443 | ▲5 | |
| 22 | Sean | 443 | ▼2 | |
| 24 | Gerard | 408 | ▲1 | |
| 25 | Niall | 403 | ▼1 | |
| 26 | Daniel | 395 | ▼5 | |
| 27 | Keith | 383 | ▼4 | |
| 28 | Christopher | 376 | ▲12 | |
| 29 | Richard | 372 | ▼1 | |
| 30 | Brendan | 365 | ▼1 | |
| 31 | Ciaran | 359 | ▲8 | |
| 32 | Eoin | 342 | ▲3 | |
| 33 | Darren | 334 | ▲3 | |
| 34 | Damien | 323 | ▲3 | |
| 35 | Derek | 321 | ▼4 | |
| 36 | Conor | 315 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Gary | 308 | ▼4 | |
| 38 | Declan | 305 | ▼9 | |
| 39 | Ian | 289 | ▲8 | |
| 39 | Philip | 289 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Ronan | 281 | ▼9 | |
| 42 | Jason | 267 | ▲3 | |
| 43 | Colm | 260 | ▼2 | |
| 44 | Edward | 252 | ▼2 | |
| 45 | Kieran | 245 | ▼3 | |
| 46 | Aidan | 240 | · | |
| 47 | Noel | 237 | ▲1 | |
| 48 | Kenneth | 216 | ▼4 | |
| 49 | Colin | 198 | ▲4 | |
| 50 | Liam | 192 | ▲1 | |
| 51 | Gavin | 184 | ▼2 | |
| 52 | Donal | 178 | ▲8 | |
| 53 | Adrian | 174 | ▲9 | |
| 54 | Francis | 173 | ▼4 | |
| 55 | Denis | 165 | ▲1 | |
| 56 | Neil | 162 | ▲8 | |
| 57 | Raymond | 160 | · | |
| 58 | Timothy | 157 | ▼5 | |
| 59 | Rory | 155 | ▲13 | |
| 60 | Seamus | 152 | ▲6 | |
| 61 | Dermot | 151 | ▼2 | |
| 61 | Trevor | 151 | ▼3 | |
| 63 | Graham | 144 | ▼2 | |
| 64 | Simon | 141 | · | |
| 65 | Padraig | 137 | ▼13 | |
| 66 | Cathal | 134 | ▲8 | |
| 67 | Matthew | 133 | ▲8 | |
| 68 | Ross | 132 | ▼1 | |
| 69 | Karl | 118 | ▲1 | |
| 70 | Owen | 117 | ▲8 | |
| 71 | Bernard | 116 | ▲5 | |
| 71 | Darragh | 116 | ▲6 | |
| 71 | Wayne | 116 | ▼3 | |
| 74 | Steven | 113 | ▲5 | |
| 74 | Vincent | 113 | ▼11 | |
| 76 | Enda | 107 | ▼3 | |
| 77 | Eamonn | 101 | ▼6 | |
| 78 | Damian | 100 | ▼10 | |
| 79 | Cormac | 99 | ▲3 | |
| 80 | Adam | 98 | ▲8 | |
| 81 | Gareth | 89 | ▼26 | |
| 82 | Eoghan | 84 | ▲13 | |
| 82 | Fergal | 84 | ▲1 | |
| 82 | Garry | 84 | ▲3 | |
| 85 | Diarmuid | 75 | ▲14 | |
| 85 | Nicholas | 75 | ▼5 | |
| 87 | Desmond | 73 | ▲4 | |
| 87 | Eric | 73 | ▲7 | |
| 89 | Cian | 72 | · | |
| 90 | Aaron | 71 | ▲8 | |
| 91 | Terence | 69 | New | |
| 92 | Micheal | 68 | ▲3 | |
| 93 | Charles | 66 | ▼1 | |
| 93 | Eugene | 66 | ▼7 | |
| 95 | Hugh | 64 | ▼12 | |
| 96 | Eamon | 62 | New | |
| 96 | Stuart | 62 | New | |
| 98 | Luke | 61 | New | |
| 98 | Nigel | 61 | New | |
| 100 | Bryan | 60 | ▼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.