Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1990
CSO figures for babies registered in 1990. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
966 babies
Number 1 boys
David
1,108 babies
New to the top 100
Shauna, Ashling, Andrea, Victoria, Sara, Clodagh
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1989 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 966 | · | |
| 2 | Emma | 617 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Laura | 616 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Sinead | 604 | ▲5 | |
| 5 | Ciara | 596 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Niamh | 533 | · | |
| 7 | Aoife | 529 | ▲3 | |
| 8 | Lisa | 503 | ▼3 | |
| 9 | Aisling | 471 | ▲4 | |
| 10 | Michelle | 461 | ▼3 | |
| 11 | Mary | 445 | ▼3 | |
| 12 | Amy | 403 | · | |
| 13 | Rachel | 391 | ▲4 | |
| 14 | Jennifer | 384 | ▼4 | |
| 15 | Claire | 337 | ▼1 | |
| 15 | Louise | 337 | ▲1 | |
| 17 | Catherine | 325 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Rebecca | 325 | ▲5 | |
| 19 | Karen | 261 | · | |
| 20 | Fiona | 247 | ▼2 | |
| 21 | Jessica | 229 | ▲23 | |
| 22 | Danielle | 227 | ▼1 | |
| 23 | Stephanie | 223 | ▲12 | |
| 24 | Orla | 207 | ▲3 | |
| 25 | Katie | 204 | ▲14 | |
| 26 | Leanne | 200 | ▲15 | |
| 26 | Nicola | 200 | ▼3 | |
| 28 | Aine | 199 | ▲1 | |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 199 | ▼4 | |
| 30 | Shauna | 197 | New | |
| 31 | Elaine | 192 | ▼11 | |
| 32 | Siobhan | 191 | ▼7 | |
| 33 | Amanda | 186 | ▼8 | |
| 34 | Caroline | 173 | ▲10 | |
| 34 | Margaret | 173 | ▼6 | |
| 36 | Roisin | 169 | ▼4 | |
| 37 | Maria | 165 | ▲1 | |
| 38 | Alison | 161 | ▼5 | |
| 39 | Stacey | 158 | ▲22 | |
| 40 | Kate | 157 | ▼4 | |
| 41 | Denise | 151 | ▼10 | |
| 42 | Tara | 145 | · | |
| 43 | Deirdre | 143 | ▼4 | |
| 44 | Ruth | 139 | · | |
| 45 | Lorraine | 138 | ▲19 | |
| 46 | Grace | 135 | ▼17 | |
| 47 | Ann | 134 | ▼14 | |
| 48 | Kelly | 133 | ▲3 | |
| 49 | Samantha | 131 | ▲15 | |
| 50 | Marie | 127 | ▼8 | |
| 51 | Eimear | 123 | ▼1 | |
| 52 | Sharon | 120 | · | |
| 53 | Nicole | 116 | ▲24 | |
| 54 | Emer | 114 | ▲19 | |
| 55 | Grainne | 113 | ▼18 | |
| 55 | Linda | 113 | ▲2 | |
| 57 | Mairead | 112 | ▲5 | |
| 58 | Christine | 110 | ▼6 | |
| 58 | Edel | 110 | ▼3 | |
| 60 | Gillian | 109 | ▼16 | |
| 60 | Hannah | 109 | ▲33 | |
| 62 | Anne | 108 | ▼7 | |
| 63 | Donna | 107 | ▼14 | |
| 63 | Melissa | 107 | ▲4 | |
| 65 | Megan | 105 | ▲24 | |
| 66 | Anna | 103 | ▼7 | |
| 67 | Clare | 100 | ▼19 | |
| 67 | Patricia | 100 | ▼7 | |
| 69 | Susan | 99 | ▼17 | |
| 70 | Chloe | 97 | ▲27 | |
| 71 | Lauren | 96 | ▲4 | |
| 72 | Rachael | 95 | · | |
| 73 | Joanne | 94 | ▼10 | |
| 74 | Christina | 93 | ▼16 | |
| 75 | Helen | 92 | ▼8 | |
| 76 | Ashling | 91 | New | |
| 76 | Kathleen | 91 | ▼9 | |
| 78 | Deborah | 89 | ▼7 | |
| 78 | Lorna | 89 | ▲12 | |
| 80 | Andrea | 88 | New | |
| 81 | Bridget | 86 | ▼8 | |
| 81 | Natalie | 86 | ▼3 | |
| 83 | Kim | 85 | ▼13 | |
| 83 | Natasha | 85 | ▲7 | |
| 85 | Gemma | 84 | ▼6 | |
| 86 | Caoimhe | 82 | ▲9 | |
| 87 | Sandra | 79 | ▼7 | |
| 88 | Maeve | 76 | ▼2 | |
| 89 | Julie | 75 | ▼6 | |
| 90 | Ellen | 74 | ▲3 | |
| 90 | Jane | 74 | ▼8 | |
| 90 | Victoria | 74 | New | |
| 93 | Emily | 73 | ▲6 | |
| 94 | Caitriona | 72 | ▲1 | |
| 95 | Carol | 71 | ▼8 | |
| 96 | Suzanne | 70 | ▼13 | |
| 97 | Jacqueline | 68 | ▼10 | |
| 97 | Sara | 68 | New | |
| 99 | Clodagh | 66 | New | |
| 100 | Martina | 65 | ▼25 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1989 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,108 | · | |
| 2 | John | 972 | · | |
| 3 | Michael | 883 | · | |
| 4 | Stephen | 823 | ▲2 | |
| 5 | James | 785 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Shane | 754 | ▲1 | |
| 7 | Patrick | 711 | ▼2 | |
| 8 | Mark | 627 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Daniel | 623 | ▲2 | |
| 10 | Sean | 620 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Paul | 575 | ▼3 | |
| 12 | Kevin | 571 | ▲1 | |
| 13 | Christopher | 522 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Brian | 510 | · | |
| 15 | Thomas | 502 | ▼3 | |
| 16 | Robert | 481 | ▼1 | |
| 17 | Conor | 460 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Andrew | 413 | ▲5 | |
| 19 | Alan | 391 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Darren | 374 | · | |
| 21 | Niall | 369 | ▲5 | |
| 22 | Eoin | 340 | ▲2 | |
| 23 | William | 325 | ▲10 | |
| 24 | Ian | 297 | ▲5 | |
| 25 | Joseph | 294 | ▼4 | |
| 26 | Anthony | 286 | ▲1 | |
| 26 | Ciaran | 286 | ▲4 | |
| 28 | Richard | 282 | · | |
| 29 | Martin | 279 | ▼4 | |
| 30 | Keith | 272 | ▼8 | |
| 31 | Gary | 260 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Jason | 252 | ▼13 | |
| 33 | Jonathan | 237 | ▼2 | |
| 33 | Peter | 237 | ▼1 | |
| 35 | Dean | 224 | ▲6 | |
| 36 | Aaron | 214 | ▲8 | |
| 37 | Gerard | 213 | ▼2 | |
| 38 | Darragh | 210 | ▲10 | |
| 39 | Craig | 208 | ▲15 | |
| 40 | Gavin | 207 | ▲3 | |
| 41 | Barry | 204 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Philip | 202 | ▼6 | |
| 43 | Colm | 199 | ▼6 | |
| 44 | Adam | 193 | ▲12 | |
| 45 | Cian | 189 | ▲6 | |
| 46 | Ronan | 182 | ▼5 | |
| 47 | Kieran | 178 | ▼7 | |
| 47 | Liam | 178 | ▼1 | |
| 49 | Declan | 173 | ▼4 | |
| 50 | Brendan | 167 | ▼11 | |
| 51 | Matthew | 165 | ▲7 | |
| 52 | Jamie | 164 | · | |
| 53 | Damien | 158 | ▼4 | |
| 54 | Edward | 149 | ▲2 | |
| 55 | Colin | 147 | ▼2 | |
| 56 | Cathal | 142 | ▲3 | |
| 57 | Steven | 141 | ▲9 | |
| 58 | Luke | 138 | ▲4 | |
| 59 | Karl | 137 | ▼12 | |
| 60 | Simon | 133 | ▲3 | |
| 61 | Aidan | 123 | ▼11 | |
| 62 | Graham | 122 | ▼2 | |
| 63 | Eoghan | 120 | ▲1 | |
| 64 | Padraig | 118 | ▼9 | |
| 65 | Donal | 109 | ▲3 | |
| 66 | Ross | 108 | ▼1 | |
| 67 | Adrian | 105 | ▲7 | |
| 68 | Denis | 102 | ▲11 | |
| 69 | Rory | 101 | ▲8 | |
| 70 | Seamus | 100 | ▲6 | |
| 71 | Timothy | 99 | ▼4 | |
| 72 | Raymond | 98 | ▼3 | |
| 73 | Derek | 96 | ▼1 | |
| 74 | Noel | 94 | ▼13 | |
| 75 | Kenneth | 93 | ▼5 | |
| 76 | Enda | 92 | ▲7 | |
| 76 | Wayne | 92 | ▼3 | |
| 78 | Cormac | 90 | ▲4 | |
| 79 | Owen | 87 | · | |
| 80 | Francis | 86 | ▼6 | |
| 81 | Neil | 82 | ▼10 | |
| 82 | Nicholas | 81 | ▼5 | |
| 83 | Tomas | 78 | ▲12 | |
| 84 | Lee | 76 | ▼3 | |
| 85 | Jack | 73 | ▲2 | |
| 86 | Eric | 72 | ▲10 | |
| 87 | Ryan | 71 | New | |
| 88 | Emmet | 70 | ▲11 | |
| 89 | Oisin | 69 | New | |
| 89 | Samuel | 69 | ▲11 | |
| 91 | Bryan | 66 | ▲2 | |
| 92 | Shaun | 64 | ▼7 | |
| 93 | Killian | 61 | ▼8 | |
| 94 | Dermot | 60 | ▼5 | |
| 95 | Eamonn | 59 | ▼1 | |
| 95 | Gareth | 59 | ▼7 | |
| 97 | Diarmuid | 56 | New | |
| 98 | Daragh | 54 | New | |
| 98 | Evan | 54 | New | |
| 100 | Cillian | 52 | New |
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.