Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1989
CSO figures for babies registered in 1989. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
936 babies
Number 1 boys
David
1,186 babies
New to the top 100
Rachael, Natalie, Maeve, Megan, Hannah, Chloe
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1988 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 936 | · | |
| 2 | Laura | 716 | · | |
| 3 | Emma | 609 | · | |
| 4 | Ciara | 547 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Lisa | 511 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Niamh | 499 | · | |
| 7 | Michelle | 482 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Mary | 460 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Sinead | 450 | ▲2 | |
| 10 | Aoife | 437 | · | |
| 10 | Jennifer | 437 | ▼1 | |
| 12 | Amy | 395 | ▲2 | |
| 13 | Aisling | 375 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Claire | 365 | ▼2 | |
| 15 | Catherine | 352 | ▲2 | |
| 16 | Louise | 330 | ▼3 | |
| 17 | Rachel | 325 | ▼2 | |
| 18 | Fiona | 303 | ▲2 | |
| 19 | Karen | 280 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Elaine | 270 | ▼2 | |
| 21 | Danielle | 242 | ▲4 | |
| 22 | Rebecca | 233 | ▲8 | |
| 23 | Nicola | 222 | ▼2 | |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 201 | ▲13 | |
| 25 | Amanda | 198 | ▼2 | |
| 25 | Siobhan | 198 | ▲1 | |
| 27 | Orla | 197 | ▲3 | |
| 28 | Margaret | 187 | ▼6 | |
| 29 | Aine | 173 | ▲4 | |
| 29 | Grace | 173 | · | |
| 31 | Denise | 172 | ▲6 | |
| 32 | Roisin | 168 | ▲19 | |
| 33 | Alison | 166 | ▲25 | |
| 33 | Ann | 166 | ▲2 | |
| 35 | Stephanie | 165 | ▲8 | |
| 36 | Kate | 160 | ▲9 | |
| 37 | Grainne | 156 | ▲12 | |
| 38 | Maria | 153 | ▼11 | |
| 39 | Deirdre | 151 | ▼7 | |
| 39 | Katie | 151 | ▲21 | |
| 41 | Leanne | 150 | ▼14 | |
| 42 | Marie | 146 | · | |
| 42 | Tara | 146 | ▼1 | |
| 44 | Caroline | 144 | ▼20 | |
| 44 | Gillian | 144 | · | |
| 44 | Jessica | 144 | ▲2 | |
| 44 | Ruth | 144 | ▲11 | |
| 48 | Clare | 143 | ▲11 | |
| 49 | Donna | 137 | ▲3 | |
| 50 | Eimear | 134 | ▼2 | |
| 51 | Kelly | 132 | ▲1 | |
| 52 | Christine | 130 | ▲5 | |
| 52 | Sharon | 130 | ▼13 | |
| 52 | Susan | 130 | ▼6 | |
| 55 | Anne | 129 | ▼15 | |
| 55 | Edel | 129 | ▲1 | |
| 57 | Linda | 128 | ▼23 | |
| 58 | Christina | 125 | ▲8 | |
| 59 | Anna | 122 | ▲10 | |
| 60 | Patricia | 119 | ▲5 | |
| 61 | Stacey | 118 | ▲24 | |
| 62 | Mairead | 114 | ▲2 | |
| 63 | Joanne | 111 | ▼2 | |
| 64 | Lorraine | 110 | ▼28 | |
| 64 | Samantha | 110 | ▼3 | |
| 66 | Tracey | 105 | ▲16 | |
| 67 | Helen | 103 | ▼17 | |
| 67 | Kathleen | 103 | ▼4 | |
| 67 | Melissa | 103 | ▼1 | |
| 70 | Kim | 99 | ▲5 | |
| 71 | Deborah | 97 | ▲1 | |
| 72 | Rachael | 92 | New | |
| 73 | Bridget | 89 | ▼3 | |
| 73 | Emer | 89 | ▲5 | |
| 75 | Lauren | 87 | ▲19 | |
| 75 | Martina | 87 | ▲5 | |
| 77 | Nicole | 86 | ▲7 | |
| 78 | Natalie | 85 | New | |
| 79 | Gemma | 84 | ▼9 | |
| 80 | Charlene | 83 | ▼28 | |
| 80 | Sandra | 83 | ▼7 | |
| 82 | Jane | 82 | ▲3 | |
| 83 | Julie | 80 | ▼9 | |
| 83 | Suzanne | 80 | ▼5 | |
| 83 | Yvonne | 80 | ▲8 | |
| 86 | Maeve | 79 | New | |
| 87 | Carol | 78 | ▼11 | |
| 87 | Jacqueline | 78 | ▲12 | |
| 89 | Megan | 77 | New | |
| 90 | Lorna | 76 | ▼7 | |
| 90 | Natasha | 76 | ▼9 | |
| 92 | Paula | 75 | ▲3 | |
| 93 | Ellen | 74 | ▲2 | |
| 93 | Hannah | 74 | New | |
| 95 | Caitriona | 73 | · | |
| 95 | Caoimhe | 73 | ▼10 | |
| 97 | Chloe | 72 | New | |
| 97 | Hazel | 72 | New | |
| 99 | Eileen | 71 | New | |
| 99 | Emily | 71 | ▼8 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1988 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,186 | · | |
| 2 | John | 1,062 | · | |
| 3 | Michael | 899 | · | |
| 4 | James | 854 | ▲2 | |
| 5 | Patrick | 739 | ▲2 | |
| 6 | Stephen | 735 | ▼2 | |
| 7 | Shane | 693 | ▼2 | |
| 8 | Paul | 610 | ▲1 | |
| 9 | Sean | 594 | ▲2 | |
| 10 | Mark | 583 | ▼2 | |
| 11 | Daniel | 575 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Thomas | 499 | ▼2 | |
| 13 | Kevin | 498 | ▼1 | |
| 14 | Brian | 489 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Robert | 485 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Christopher | 475 | · | |
| 17 | Alan | 438 | · | |
| 18 | Conor | 437 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Jason | 416 | ▲1 | |
| 20 | Darren | 350 | ▼2 | |
| 21 | Joseph | 333 | ▲3 | |
| 22 | Keith | 330 | · | |
| 23 | Andrew | 326 | ▲4 | |
| 24 | Eoin | 318 | ▲5 | |
| 25 | Martin | 316 | · | |
| 26 | Niall | 310 | ▼5 | |
| 27 | Anthony | 309 | ▼4 | |
| 28 | Richard | 298 | ▲3 | |
| 29 | Ian | 296 | ▲4 | |
| 30 | Ciaran | 291 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Jonathan | 278 | ▲1 | |
| 32 | Peter | 260 | ▼2 | |
| 33 | William | 254 | ▼7 | |
| 34 | Gary | 250 | ▲1 | |
| 35 | Gerard | 232 | ▼1 | |
| 36 | Philip | 219 | ▲5 | |
| 37 | Barry | 200 | ▼1 | |
| 37 | Colm | 200 | · | |
| 39 | Brendan | 198 | · | |
| 40 | Kieran | 191 | ▲5 | |
| 41 | Dean | 184 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Ronan | 184 | ▲2 | |
| 43 | Gavin | 183 | ▼5 | |
| 44 | Aaron | 180 | ▲9 | |
| 45 | Declan | 172 | ▼3 | |
| 46 | Liam | 167 | ▲2 | |
| 47 | Karl | 164 | ▲12 | |
| 48 | Darragh | 161 | ▲2 | |
| 49 | Damien | 153 | ▼2 | |
| 50 | Aidan | 149 | · | |
| 51 | Cian | 144 | ▲11 | |
| 52 | Jamie | 143 | ▲26 | |
| 53 | Colin | 141 | ▼9 | |
| 54 | Craig | 137 | ▲13 | |
| 55 | Padraig | 134 | ▲3 | |
| 56 | Adam | 130 | ▼1 | |
| 56 | Edward | 130 | ▼6 | |
| 58 | Matthew | 129 | ▼9 | |
| 59 | Cathal | 128 | ▲2 | |
| 60 | Graham | 127 | ▼5 | |
| 61 | Noel | 125 | ▲7 | |
| 62 | Luke | 124 | ▼5 | |
| 63 | Simon | 120 | ▼17 | |
| 64 | Eoghan | 111 | ▲10 | |
| 65 | Ross | 109 | ▼11 | |
| 66 | Steven | 107 | ▼2 | |
| 67 | Timothy | 99 | ▼2 | |
| 68 | Donal | 98 | ▼3 | |
| 69 | Raymond | 96 | ▲4 | |
| 70 | Kenneth | 95 | ▼7 | |
| 71 | Neil | 94 | ▲4 | |
| 72 | Derek | 91 | ▼13 | |
| 73 | Wayne | 89 | ▼5 | |
| 74 | Adrian | 88 | ▼6 | |
| 74 | Francis | 88 | ▼3 | |
| 76 | Seamus | 87 | ▲3 | |
| 77 | Nicholas | 85 | · | |
| 77 | Rory | 85 | ▲2 | |
| 79 | Denis | 81 | ▼8 | |
| 79 | Owen | 81 | ▲6 | |
| 81 | Lee | 80 | ▼6 | |
| 82 | Cormac | 79 | ▼1 | |
| 83 | Enda | 70 | ▲3 | |
| 84 | Bernard | 69 | ▲7 | |
| 85 | Killian | 64 | ▲13 | |
| 85 | Shaun | 64 | ▲2 | |
| 87 | Jack | 63 | New | |
| 88 | Gareth | 61 | ▲3 | |
| 89 | Dermot | 60 | ▼6 | |
| 89 | Vincent | 60 | ▲4 | |
| 91 | Hugh | 58 | ▼2 | |
| 91 | Micheal | 58 | New | |
| 93 | Bryan | 56 | ▼10 | |
| 94 | Eamonn | 55 | ▼7 | |
| 95 | Tomas | 54 | New | |
| 96 | Eric | 53 | ▼15 | |
| 97 | Carl | 50 | New | |
| 97 | Gregory | 50 | New | |
| 99 | Emmet | 49 | New | |
| 100 | Samuel | 48 | ▼1 |
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.