Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1995
CSO figures for babies registered in 1995. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
739 babies
Number 1 boys
Conor
841 babies
New to the top 100
Kayleigh, Kellie, Brigid, Hazel, Victoria, Kyle
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1994 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 739 | · | |
| 2 | Niamh | 645 | · | |
| 3 | Aoife | 621 | ▲3 | |
| 4 | Laura | 607 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Emma | 600 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Ciara | 572 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Rebecca | 503 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Lauren | 492 | ▲3 | |
| 9 | Amy | 452 | · | |
| 10 | Shauna | 418 | ▼3 | |
| 11 | Shannon | 384 | ▲31 | |
| 12 | Jessica | 362 | ▲4 | |
| 13 | Rachel | 359 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Megan | 349 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Aisling | 342 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Nicole | 340 | ▲2 | |
| 17 | Mary | 312 | ▼5 | |
| 18 | Katie | 311 | ▼4 | |
| 19 | Jennifer | 258 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Sinead | 253 | ▲1 | |
| 21 | Lisa | 245 | ▲1 | |
| 22 | Claire | 241 | ▼2 | |
| 23 | Michelle | 234 | ▼4 | |
| 24 | Hannah | 230 | ▲5 | |
| 25 | Chloe | 215 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Catherine | 214 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Danielle | 203 | ▲1 | |
| 28 | Ellen | 193 | ▲5 | |
| 28 | Kate | 193 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Aine | 182 | ▲1 | |
| 30 | Roisin | 182 | · | |
| 32 | Orla | 181 | ▼7 | |
| 33 | Louise | 179 | ▼6 | |
| 34 | Caoimhe | 171 | ▲11 | |
| 35 | Eimear | 156 | ▲3 | |
| 36 | Fiona | 153 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Emily | 152 | ▲4 | |
| 38 | Tara | 151 | ▲5 | |
| 39 | Kelly | 148 | ▼4 | |
| 40 | Leanne | 137 | ▼8 | |
| 40 | Sophie | 137 | ▲18 | |
| 42 | Jade | 134 | ▲18 | |
| 43 | Karen | 133 | ▼3 | |
| 44 | Alison | 131 | ▲6 | |
| 45 | Elizabeth | 129 | ▼1 | |
| 45 | Grace | 129 | ▼9 | |
| 47 | Anna | 128 | ▲2 | |
| 47 | Clodagh | 128 | ▲14 | |
| 49 | Nicola | 126 | ▼13 | |
| 49 | Siobhan | 126 | ▼4 | |
| 51 | Stephanie | 122 | ▼12 | |
| 52 | Margaret | 120 | ▼7 | |
| 53 | Maria | 112 | ▼2 | |
| 54 | Lorna | 102 | ▲7 | |
| 54 | Ruth | 102 | ▲7 | |
| 56 | Edel | 96 | ▲28 | |
| 57 | Leah | 95 | ▲9 | |
| 58 | Caroline | 91 | ▼5 | |
| 58 | Gemma | 91 | ▼4 | |
| 60 | Emer | 89 | ▲14 | |
| 61 | Samantha | 88 | ▼5 | |
| 61 | Zoe | 88 | ▲35 | |
| 63 | Grainne | 85 | ▼11 | |
| 64 | Elaine | 84 | ▼16 | |
| 64 | Jane | 84 | ▲1 | |
| 66 | Kayleigh | 81 | New | |
| 67 | Deirdre | 80 | ▼6 | |
| 68 | Marie | 79 | ▲9 | |
| 68 | Michaela | 79 | ▼2 | |
| 70 | Amanda | 78 | ▼11 | |
| 70 | Kathleen | 78 | ▼4 | |
| 70 | Rachael | 78 | ▼14 | |
| 73 | Hayley | 76 | ▲15 | |
| 74 | Holly | 74 | ▲20 | |
| 75 | Bridget | 73 | ▲9 | |
| 76 | Alice | 70 | ▲16 | |
| 77 | Anne | 69 | ▼6 | |
| 77 | Shannen | 69 | ▲3 | |
| 79 | Ashling | 68 | ▲20 | |
| 80 | Christina | 67 | ▲1 | |
| 80 | Saoirse | 67 | ▲3 | |
| 82 | Lorraine | 66 | ▼5 | |
| 83 | Ann | 65 | ▲5 | |
| 83 | Clare | 65 | ▼13 | |
| 83 | Donna | 65 | ▼9 | |
| 83 | Joanne | 65 | ▼9 | |
| 83 | Mairead | 65 | ▲3 | |
| 88 | Helen | 64 | ▲8 | |
| 89 | Kellie | 63 | New | |
| 90 | Brigid | 62 | New | |
| 91 | Hazel | 61 | New | |
| 91 | Sorcha | 61 | ▲8 | |
| 93 | Natasha | 60 | ▼22 | |
| 93 | Patricia | 60 | ▼12 | |
| 95 | Maeve | 59 | ▼7 | |
| 96 | Sharon | 58 | ▼17 | |
| 96 | Stacey | 58 | ▼10 | |
| 98 | Melissa | 57 | ▼43 | |
| 98 | Victoria | 57 | New | |
| 100 | Julie | 56 | ▼1 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1994 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor | 841 | ▲2 | |
| 2 | James | 766 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | David | 759 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Sean | 705 | ▲3 | |
| 5 | John | 703 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Shane | 628 | · | |
| 7 | Michael | 614 | ▼2 | |
| 8 | Daniel | 609 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | Patrick | 543 | · | |
| 10 | Stephen | 523 | ▼2 | |
| 11 | Mark | 502 | · | |
| 12 | Aaron | 499 | ▲6 | |
| 13 | Dylan | 487 | ▲10 | |
| 14 | Adam | 433 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Kevin | 430 | ▼3 | |
| 16 | Ryan | 418 | · | |
| 17 | Thomas | 387 | ▼4 | |
| 18 | Luke | 366 | ▲9 | |
| 19 | Jack | 363 | ▲14 | |
| 20 | Brian | 349 | ▼1 | |
| 21 | Paul | 348 | ▼5 | |
| 22 | Andrew | 347 | ▼2 | |
| 23 | Christopher | 342 | ▼2 | |
| 24 | Eoin | 334 | ▼2 | |
| 25 | Robert | 331 | ▼11 | |
| 26 | Jason | 303 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Ciaran | 297 | ▲2 | |
| 28 | Niall | 290 | ▼4 | |
| 29 | Darren | 275 | ▼1 | |
| 30 | Dean | 274 | ▼4 | |
| 31 | Cian | 264 | · | |
| 32 | Jamie | 257 | ▲5 | |
| 33 | Joseph | 241 | ▼4 | |
| 34 | Darragh | 236 | ▲4 | |
| 35 | Alan | 229 | ▼1 | |
| 36 | Gavin | 224 | ▼4 | |
| 37 | Peter | 214 | ▼1 | |
| 38 | William | 201 | ▲4 | |
| 39 | Gary | 198 | ▼5 | |
| 40 | Keith | 193 | ▲5 | |
| 41 | Evan | 184 | ▲15 | |
| 41 | Jonathan | 184 | ▲2 | |
| 43 | Matthew | 181 | ▲4 | |
| 44 | Liam | 170 | ▲1 | |
| 45 | Martin | 167 | ▼5 | |
| 46 | Cathal | 164 | ▲5 | |
| 47 | Anthony | 162 | ▼8 | |
| 47 | Craig | 162 | ▼3 | |
| 49 | Jordan | 160 | ▲18 | |
| 50 | Lee | 159 | ▲2 | |
| 51 | Eoghan | 148 | ▲10 | |
| 52 | Philip | 146 | · | |
| 53 | Ian | 142 | ▼12 | |
| 53 | Nathan | 142 | ▲11 | |
| 55 | Ronan | 138 | ▼6 | |
| 56 | Oisin | 137 | ▲4 | |
| 57 | Colin | 135 | · | |
| 58 | Cormac | 129 | ▲12 | |
| 59 | Colm | 127 | ▼9 | |
| 60 | Kieran | 126 | ▼6 | |
| 61 | Gerard | 123 | ▼3 | |
| 61 | Richard | 123 | ▼13 | |
| 63 | Aidan | 120 | ▼1 | |
| 64 | Brendan | 118 | ▼10 | |
| 65 | Padraig | 117 | ▼2 | |
| 66 | Ross | 116 | ▲1 | |
| 67 | Karl | 111 | ▲4 | |
| 68 | Eric | 105 | ▲7 | |
| 69 | Barry | 104 | ▼10 | |
| 70 | Edward | 103 | ▼6 | |
| 71 | Graham | 96 | ▼7 | |
| 72 | Joshua | 94 | ▲2 | |
| 73 | Jake | 87 | ▲9 | |
| 74 | Samuel | 86 | ▼2 | |
| 75 | Declan | 84 | ▼6 | |
| 75 | Steven | 84 | ▼3 | |
| 77 | Alexander | 82 | ▲2 | |
| 78 | Killian | 81 | · | |
| 79 | Rory | 78 | · | |
| 80 | Donal | 73 | ▼3 | |
| 81 | Timothy | 71 | ▼5 | |
| 82 | Kyle | 69 | New | |
| 83 | Denis | 68 | ▲7 | |
| 84 | Damien | 67 | · | |
| 85 | Simon | 64 | ▲7 | |
| 86 | Neil | 62 | ▼3 | |
| 86 | Shaun | 62 | New | |
| 86 | Wayne | 62 | · | |
| 89 | Cillian | 61 | ▲1 | |
| 89 | Dillon | 61 | New | |
| 89 | Hugh | 61 | ▲10 | |
| 92 | Owen | 60 | ▼4 | |
| 93 | Adrian | 59 | ▼12 | |
| 94 | Seamus | 58 | ▲3 | |
| 95 | Bryan | 57 | New | |
| 96 | Francis | 56 | ▼11 | |
| 96 | Gareth | 56 | New | |
| 98 | Alex | 55 | New | |
| 98 | Diarmuid | 55 | ▼4 | |
| 100 | Ben | 54 | ▼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.