Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1985
CSO figures for babies registered in 1985. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
824 babies
Number 1 boys
David
1,464 babies
New to the top 100
Leanne, Anita, Katherine, Charlene, Aileen, Ellen
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1984 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 824 | · | |
| 2 | Laura | 782 | ▲2 | |
| 3 | Michelle | 650 | ▲3 | |
| 4 | Mary | 644 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Emma | 634 | ▲3 | |
| 6 | Jennifer | 599 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Lisa | 552 | ▼4 | |
| 8 | Ciara | 540 | ▲5 | |
| 9 | Aoife | 526 | ▲7 | |
| 10 | Claire | 475 | · | |
| 11 | Niamh | 468 | ▲1 | |
| 12 | Elaine | 437 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Louise | 437 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Catherine | 435 | ▼7 | |
| 15 | Karen | 381 | ▼6 | |
| 15 | Sinead | 381 | ▼4 | |
| 17 | Amanda | 360 | ▲30 | |
| 18 | Aisling | 347 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Fiona | 341 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Amy | 312 | ▲8 | |
| 21 | Caroline | 307 | ▼3 | |
| 22 | Rachel | 306 | · | |
| 23 | Deirdre | 305 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Linda | 291 | · | |
| 25 | Nicola | 277 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Lorraine | 268 | ▼1 | |
| 27 | Margaret | 262 | ▼1 | |
| 27 | Orla | 262 | ▲7 | |
| 29 | Maria | 257 | ▲3 | |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 249 | ▼3 | |
| 31 | Sharon | 243 | ▼10 | |
| 32 | Ann | 235 | · | |
| 33 | Marie | 229 | ▲3 | |
| 34 | Siobhan | 228 | ▼4 | |
| 35 | Anne | 214 | ▼7 | |
| 36 | Edel | 210 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Susan | 205 | ▼7 | |
| 38 | Donna | 196 | ▲6 | |
| 39 | Patricia | 184 | ▼2 | |
| 40 | Sandra | 178 | ▲2 | |
| 41 | Aine | 174 | · | |
| 42 | Ruth | 171 | ▲12 | |
| 43 | Emer | 162 | ▲6 | |
| 44 | Tara | 158 | ▲14 | |
| 45 | Clare | 157 | ▲19 | |
| 45 | Deborah | 157 | ▲10 | |
| 47 | Helen | 155 | ▼2 | |
| 48 | Christina | 152 | ▲35 | |
| 49 | Gillian | 150 | ▼10 | |
| 50 | Rebecca | 149 | ▲9 | |
| 51 | Eimear | 148 | ▲22 | |
| 52 | Denise | 143 | ▼12 | |
| 53 | Grace | 141 | ▲3 | |
| 53 | Samantha | 141 | ▲19 | |
| 55 | Kate | 140 | ▲33 | |
| 55 | Stephanie | 140 | ▼4 | |
| 57 | Roisin | 138 | ▲3 | |
| 58 | Mairead | 136 | ▼5 | |
| 59 | Carol | 135 | ▼16 | |
| 60 | Melissa | 133 | ▼12 | |
| 60 | Yvonne | 133 | ▼14 | |
| 62 | Andrea | 132 | ▲22 | |
| 62 | Joanne | 132 | ▼27 | |
| 64 | Danielle | 131 | ▲14 | |
| 65 | Martina | 129 | ▼13 | |
| 66 | Pamela | 126 | ▼5 | |
| 67 | Grainne | 116 | ▲2 | |
| 68 | Suzanne | 115 | ▼7 | |
| 69 | Jacqueline | 113 | ▼3 | |
| 70 | Gemma | 111 | ▼20 | |
| 70 | Julie | 111 | ▼1 | |
| 72 | Anna | 110 | ▼7 | |
| 72 | Kathleen | 110 | ▼4 | |
| 74 | Alison | 105 | ▼7 | |
| 75 | Paula | 104 | ▲6 | |
| 76 | Catriona | 103 | ▼1 | |
| 76 | Jessica | 103 | ▲2 | |
| 78 | Christine | 100 | ▲7 | |
| 79 | Jane | 95 | ▼5 | |
| 80 | Lorna | 93 | · | |
| 80 | Tracey | 93 | ▼17 | |
| 82 | Leanne | 92 | New | |
| 83 | Bridget | 91 | ▼27 | |
| 83 | Eileen | 91 | ▲9 | |
| 83 | Geraldine | 91 | ▼6 | |
| 86 | Kelly | 86 | ▲3 | |
| 87 | Anita | 83 | New | |
| 87 | Katherine | 83 | New | |
| 87 | Kim | 83 | ▼2 | |
| 90 | Caitriona | 80 | ▼15 | |
| 91 | Ashling | 78 | · | |
| 91 | Bernadette | 78 | ▼20 | |
| 93 | Charlene | 77 | New | |
| 94 | Aileen | 76 | New | |
| 95 | Maeve | 75 | ▼3 | |
| 96 | Ellen | 74 | New | |
| 97 | Emily | 73 | ▼2 | |
| 97 | Jean | 73 | New | |
| 97 | Teresa | 73 | ▼16 | |
| 100 | Natalie | 72 | ▼2 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1984 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,464 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | John | 1,437 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Michael | 1,078 | · | |
| 4 | Stephen | 1,000 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | James | 944 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | Patrick | 938 | ▼2 | |
| 7 | Paul | 873 | · | |
| 8 | Mark | 825 | · | |
| 9 | Brian | 689 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Thomas | 687 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Shane | 610 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Alan | 603 | ▼1 | |
| 13 | Kevin | 577 | ▼1 | |
| 14 | Daniel | 547 | ▲2 | |
| 15 | Robert | 500 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Sean | 497 | ▼1 | |
| 17 | Barry | 471 | ▲6 | |
| 18 | Christopher | 424 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Andrew | 422 | ▲5 | |
| 20 | Anthony | 420 | ▼1 | |
| 21 | William | 398 | ▼3 | |
| 22 | Martin | 388 | ▼2 | |
| 23 | Joseph | 386 | ▼2 | |
| 24 | Peter | 366 | ▼2 | |
| 25 | Conor | 356 | ▲5 | |
| 26 | Niall | 346 | ▲5 | |
| 27 | Gerard | 345 | ▲1 | |
| 28 | Ciaran | 344 | ▲7 | |
| 29 | Darren | 342 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Keith | 341 | ▼5 | |
| 31 | Eoin | 333 | ▲2 | |
| 32 | Richard | 329 | ▲1 | |
| 33 | Jonathan | 328 | ▼7 | |
| 34 | Gary | 321 | ▼5 | |
| 35 | Ian | 279 | ▲1 | |
| 36 | Jason | 273 | ▲1 | |
| 37 | Brendan | 260 | ▼5 | |
| 38 | Colin | 249 | ▲3 | |
| 39 | Philip | 244 | ▲4 | |
| 40 | Damien | 240 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Derek | 234 | ▼1 | |
| 42 | Colm | 232 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Ronan | 232 | ▲2 | |
| 44 | Declan | 229 | ▼2 | |
| 45 | Kieran | 221 | ▲1 | |
| 46 | Aidan | 201 | ▼1 | |
| 46 | Edward | 201 | ▲1 | |
| 48 | Noel | 181 | ▲3 | |
| 49 | Liam | 175 | · | |
| 50 | Gavin | 166 | ▼2 | |
| 51 | Kenneth | 159 | ▼1 | |
| 52 | Simon | 146 | ▲3 | |
| 53 | Adrian | 136 | ▲4 | |
| 53 | Francis | 136 | ▲6 | |
| 55 | Denis | 135 | ▼1 | |
| 55 | Padraig | 135 | ▼2 | |
| 57 | Raymond | 132 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Donal | 127 | ▼2 | |
| 59 | Cathal | 126 | ▲4 | |
| 59 | Timothy | 126 | ▲3 | |
| 59 | Wayne | 126 | ▲6 | |
| 62 | Steven | 124 | ▲2 | |
| 63 | Graham | 123 | ▼11 | |
| 64 | Matthew | 121 | ▼5 | |
| 65 | Karl | 115 | ▲3 | |
| 66 | Adam | 112 | ▲8 | |
| 66 | Neil | 112 | ▼8 | |
| 68 | Rory | 110 | ▼1 | |
| 69 | Seamus | 106 | ▲2 | |
| 70 | Enda | 104 | ▲6 | |
| 71 | Owen | 103 | ▼2 | |
| 72 | Dermot | 101 | ▼2 | |
| 73 | Cian | 99 | ▲4 | |
| 74 | Ross | 98 | ▼1 | |
| 75 | Darragh | 97 | ▼3 | |
| 76 | Aaron | 96 | ▲8 | |
| 76 | Trevor | 96 | ▼11 | |
| 78 | Bryan | 92 | ▲4 | |
| 79 | Dean | 91 | ▲6 | |
| 80 | Eamonn | 85 | ▲1 | |
| 80 | Vincent | 85 | ▼1 | |
| 82 | Nicholas | 83 | ▼3 | |
| 83 | Eoghan | 79 | ▲3 | |
| 84 | Bernard | 77 | ▼2 | |
| 85 | Damian | 75 | ▼8 | |
| 86 | Cormac | 74 | ▼11 | |
| 86 | Lee | 74 | New | |
| 88 | Jamie | 73 | New | |
| 89 | Eamon | 68 | ▲8 | |
| 90 | Hugh | 64 | ▼3 | |
| 91 | Craig | 63 | ▼4 | |
| 92 | Eric | 62 | ▼1 | |
| 92 | Fergal | 62 | ▲2 | |
| 92 | Shaun | 62 | New | |
| 95 | Diarmuid | 59 | ▼4 | |
| 95 | Gregory | 59 | ▲1 | |
| 97 | Micheal | 58 | ▼3 | |
| 98 | Garry | 56 | ▼9 | |
| 98 | Luke | 56 | ▼9 | |
| 100 | Maurice | 54 | ▼3 |
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.