Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1992
CSO figures for babies registered in 1992. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
893 babies
Number 1 boys
David
996 babies
New to the top 100
Leah, Aishling, Naomi, Paula, Hayley, Teresa
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1991 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 893 | · | |
| 2 | Laura | 685 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Emma | 616 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Aoife | 570 | · | |
| 4 | Ciara | 570 | ▲1 | |
| 6 | Niamh | 545 | · | |
| 7 | Amy | 478 | · | |
| 8 | Shauna | 467 | ▲9 | |
| 9 | Rachel | 437 | · | |
| 10 | Aisling | 432 | ▼2 | |
| 11 | Rebecca | 406 | ▲4 | |
| 12 | Lisa | 403 | · | |
| 13 | Mary | 396 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Sinead | 368 | ▼3 | |
| 15 | Michelle | 360 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Jennifer | 341 | ▼3 | |
| 17 | Claire | 299 | ▼1 | |
| 18 | Jessica | 290 | ▲4 | |
| 19 | Louise | 285 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Catherine | 277 | ▼1 | |
| 21 | Katie | 273 | ▲7 | |
| 22 | Orla | 237 | ▲2 | |
| 23 | Fiona | 229 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Nicole | 211 | ▲14 | |
| 25 | Karen | 210 | ▼4 | |
| 26 | Danielle | 208 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Aine | 203 | ▲9 | |
| 27 | Megan | 203 | ▲8 | |
| 29 | Roisin | 198 | ▲2 | |
| 30 | Lauren | 190 | ▲2 | |
| 31 | Kate | 182 | ▼1 | |
| 32 | Eimear | 176 | ▲30 | |
| 33 | Nicola | 172 | ▼4 | |
| 34 | Stephanie | 171 | ▼8 | |
| 35 | Leanne | 166 | ▼8 | |
| 36 | Gemma | 165 | ▲22 | |
| 37 | Grace | 156 | ▲4 | |
| 37 | Siobhan | 156 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Alison | 153 | · | |
| 40 | Tara | 151 | ▲5 | |
| 41 | Elizabeth | 147 | ▲1 | |
| 41 | Margaret | 147 | ▼7 | |
| 43 | Hannah | 145 | ▲13 | |
| 44 | Caroline | 143 | ▲3 | |
| 45 | Chloe | 142 | ▲5 | |
| 46 | Amanda | 137 | ▼7 | |
| 47 | Elaine | 135 | ▼22 | |
| 48 | Ellen | 128 | ▲16 | |
| 49 | Kelly | 124 | ▼3 | |
| 50 | Maria | 122 | ▼13 | |
| 51 | Emily | 120 | ▲14 | |
| 52 | Deirdre | 119 | ▼10 | |
| 53 | Grainne | 113 | ▼1 | |
| 54 | Marie | 112 | ▼3 | |
| 55 | Christina | 111 | ▲18 | |
| 55 | Ruth | 111 | ▼11 | |
| 57 | Donna | 110 | ▲12 | |
| 57 | Samantha | 110 | ▼8 | |
| 59 | Melissa | 106 | ▼3 | |
| 60 | Sharon | 104 | ▲7 | |
| 61 | Caoimhe | 103 | ▲5 | |
| 61 | Denise | 103 | ▼9 | |
| 63 | Sophie | 101 | ▲15 | |
| 64 | Kim | 98 | ▲22 | |
| 65 | Joanne | 96 | ▲2 | |
| 66 | Ann | 95 | ▼12 | |
| 67 | Lorraine | 91 | ▼19 | |
| 67 | Stacey | 91 | ▼6 | |
| 69 | Anna | 90 | ▼7 | |
| 69 | Gillian | 90 | ▼14 | |
| 71 | Jade | 89 | ▲19 | |
| 72 | Natasha | 87 | ▲3 | |
| 73 | Lorna | 86 | ▼2 | |
| 74 | Kathleen | 85 | ▲15 | |
| 74 | Susan | 85 | ▲7 | |
| 76 | Clodagh | 83 | ▲5 | |
| 76 | Natalie | 83 | ▲9 | |
| 78 | Anne | 82 | ▼20 | |
| 79 | Jane | 81 | ▼1 | |
| 80 | Christine | 80 | ▼10 | |
| 81 | Edel | 79 | ▼5 | |
| 81 | Patricia | 79 | ▼3 | |
| 81 | Rachael | 79 | ▼21 | |
| 84 | Emer | 76 | ▼10 | |
| 84 | Leah | 76 | New | |
| 84 | Mairead | 76 | ▼12 | |
| 87 | Clare | 75 | ▼1 | |
| 88 | Olivia | 73 | ▲3 | |
| 89 | Alice | 72 | ▲10 | |
| 89 | Helen | 72 | ▼13 | |
| 91 | Bridget | 69 | ▲6 | |
| 91 | Linda | 69 | ▼5 | |
| 93 | Andrea | 68 | ▲7 | |
| 94 | Julie | 67 | ▲2 | |
| 95 | Aishling | 63 | New | |
| 95 | Naomi | 63 | New | |
| 97 | Paula | 61 | New | |
| 98 | Hayley | 60 | New | |
| 98 | Teresa | 60 | New | |
| 100 | Hazel | 59 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1991 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 996 | · | |
| 2 | Michael | 794 | ▲3 | |
| 3 | James | 781 | · | |
| 4 | John | 757 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Sean | 729 | ▲2 | |
| 6 | Stephen | 724 | ▼2 | |
| 7 | Shane | 703 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Patrick | 671 | · | |
| 9 | Conor | 641 | ▲2 | |
| 10 | Daniel | 594 | · | |
| 11 | Mark | 555 | ▼2 | |
| 12 | Thomas | 520 | ▲2 | |
| 13 | Paul | 507 | · | |
| 14 | Kevin | 479 | ▼2 | |
| 15 | Robert | 455 | · | |
| 16 | Andrew | 429 | ▲3 | |
| 17 | Christopher | 404 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Brian | 377 | ▼1 | |
| 19 | Eoin | 348 | ▲3 | |
| 20 | Alan | 333 | ▲1 | |
| 21 | Niall | 325 | ▼5 | |
| 22 | Adam | 324 | ▲9 | |
| 23 | Darren | 316 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Aaron | 303 | ▲4 | |
| 24 | Ciaran | 303 | · | |
| 26 | Anthony | 297 | ▲3 | |
| 27 | Dean | 290 | ▲5 | |
| 28 | Jason | 266 | ▼1 | |
| 29 | William | 259 | ▲4 | |
| 30 | Gary | 252 | ▼5 | |
| 31 | Joseph | 251 | ▼8 | |
| 31 | Keith | 251 | ▼5 | |
| 33 | Peter | 240 | ▲5 | |
| 34 | Jamie | 226 | ▲15 | |
| 35 | Ian | 223 | ▼1 | |
| 36 | Darragh | 220 | ▲3 | |
| 37 | Martin | 218 | ▼7 | |
| 38 | Cian | 204 | ▼1 | |
| 38 | Jonathan | 204 | ▼2 | |
| 40 | Ryan | 203 | ▲35 | |
| 41 | Luke | 194 | ▲10 | |
| 42 | Gavin | 193 | · | |
| 43 | Richard | 189 | ▼8 | |
| 44 | Craig | 186 | ▼4 | |
| 45 | Matthew | 183 | ▲1 | |
| 46 | Liam | 182 | ▼2 | |
| 47 | Colm | 179 | · | |
| 48 | Barry | 175 | · | |
| 49 | Philip | 169 | ▼7 | |
| 50 | Jack | 159 | ▲14 | |
| 50 | Padraig | 159 | ▲8 | |
| 52 | Brendan | 158 | ▲1 | |
| 52 | Kieran | 158 | ▼7 | |
| 54 | Gerard | 156 | ▼13 | |
| 55 | Cathal | 155 | ▼3 | |
| 56 | Graham | 145 | ▼3 | |
| 57 | Ronan | 136 | ▼7 | |
| 58 | Colin | 130 | ▼2 | |
| 58 | Lee | 130 | ▲8 | |
| 60 | Aidan | 126 | ▼5 | |
| 61 | Declan | 125 | ▼2 | |
| 62 | Damien | 122 | ▼2 | |
| 62 | Karl | 122 | ▼5 | |
| 64 | Ross | 121 | ▲4 | |
| 65 | Eoghan | 119 | ▼3 | |
| 66 | Simon | 117 | ▼3 | |
| 67 | Steven | 116 | ▼2 | |
| 68 | Cormac | 110 | ▲3 | |
| 69 | Edward | 107 | ▼8 | |
| 70 | Dylan | 96 | ▲15 | |
| 71 | Evan | 95 | ▲1 | |
| 71 | Killian | 95 | ▲18 | |
| 73 | Samuel | 91 | ▲23 | |
| 73 | Wayne | 91 | ▲2 | |
| 75 | Donal | 88 | ▼8 | |
| 76 | Adrian | 86 | ▼3 | |
| 77 | Oisin | 84 | ▲7 | |
| 78 | Francis | 83 | · | |
| 78 | Rory | 83 | ▼8 | |
| 80 | Kenneth | 78 | ▲1 | |
| 81 | Timothy | 77 | ▼3 | |
| 82 | Emmet | 75 | ▲8 | |
| 83 | Neil | 73 | ▼2 | |
| 84 | Cillian | 71 | ▲16 | |
| 84 | Nathan | 71 | ▲13 | |
| 84 | Seamus | 71 | ▼9 | |
| 87 | Alexander | 70 | New | |
| 87 | Bryan | 70 | ▲4 | |
| 87 | Noel | 70 | ▼14 | |
| 90 | Eamonn | 68 | New | |
| 91 | Denis | 67 | ▼23 | |
| 92 | Glenn | 65 | New | |
| 93 | Baby | 63 | New | |
| 94 | Shaun | 61 | ▼9 | |
| 95 | Benjamin | 60 | New | |
| 95 | Eric | 60 | ▼7 | |
| 97 | Gareth | 59 | ▼6 | |
| 97 | Hugh | 59 | ▼6 | |
| 99 | Owen | 58 | ▼16 | |
| 100 | Glen | 57 | 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.