Top 100 baby names in Ireland 1998
CSO figures for babies registered in 1998. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Chloe
575 babies
Number 1 boys
Conor
761 babies
New to the top 100
Erin, Alexandra, Eve, Alanna, Nadine, Sara
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1997 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 575 | ▲8 | |
| 2 | Ciara | 539 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Sarah | 537 | ▼2 | |
| 4 | Aoife | 529 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Emma | 514 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Niamh | 492 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Rachel | 444 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Megan | 393 | ▲3 | |
| 9 | Rebecca | 388 | ▼2 | |
| 10 | Lauren | 363 | ▲2 | |
| 11 | Laura | 357 | ▼1 | |
| 12 | Amy | 353 | ▼4 | |
| 13 | Katie | 319 | · | |
| 14 | Shauna | 267 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Shannon | 255 | ▼1 | |
| 16 | Nicole | 245 | ▲1 | |
| 17 | Sophie | 242 | ▲6 | |
| 18 | Hannah | 236 | ▲4 | |
| 19 | Jessica | 233 | · | |
| 20 | Roisin | 213 | ▲1 | |
| 21 | Aisling | 212 | ▼3 | |
| 22 | Kate | 197 | ▲4 | |
| 23 | Sinead | 195 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Caoimhe | 184 | ▲1 | |
| 25 | Emily | 178 | ▲2 | |
| 26 | Ellen | 154 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Leah | 146 | ▲6 | |
| 28 | Jennifer | 145 | ▲3 | |
| 29 | Aine | 140 | ▲6 | |
| 29 | Eimear | 140 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Orla | 138 | ▲5 | |
| 32 | Grace | 135 | ▲13 | |
| 33 | Anna | 133 | ▲6 | |
| 34 | Mary | 128 | ▼18 | |
| 35 | Jade | 121 | ▲6 | |
| 36 | Louise | 120 | ▲7 | |
| 37 | Claire | 117 | ▼9 | |
| 37 | Saoirse | 117 | ▲7 | |
| 39 | Clodagh | 114 | ▲10 | |
| 39 | Tara | 114 | ▼2 | |
| 41 | Danielle | 109 | ▼2 | |
| 42 | Michelle | 107 | ▼10 | |
| 43 | Courtney | 105 | ▲16 | |
| 44 | Leanne | 97 | ▲12 | |
| 45 | Alison | 93 | ▲8 | |
| 46 | Lucy | 89 | ▲17 | |
| 47 | Lisa | 88 | ▼18 | |
| 48 | Kayleigh | 87 | ▼3 | |
| 49 | Michaela | 85 | ▲4 | |
| 50 | Siobhan | 79 | ▲7 | |
| 51 | Catherine | 78 | ▼17 | |
| 51 | Fiona | 78 | ▼1 | |
| 53 | Kelly | 77 | ▼15 | |
| 54 | Caitlin | 74 | ▲44 | |
| 55 | Ruth | 72 | ▲12 | |
| 56 | Chelsea | 70 | ▲22 | |
| 56 | Gemma | 70 | ▼5 | |
| 56 | Grainne | 70 | ▼3 | |
| 59 | Elizabeth | 68 | ▼17 | |
| 60 | Rachael | 65 | ▲4 | |
| 60 | Zoe | 65 | ▼13 | |
| 62 | Nicola | 63 | ▲7 | |
| 63 | Emer | 62 | ▲12 | |
| 64 | Jane | 61 | ▼2 | |
| 65 | Erin | 60 | New | |
| 66 | Eva | 59 | ▲2 | |
| 67 | Alexandra | 57 | New | |
| 68 | Eve | 56 | New | |
| 69 | Karen | 53 | ▼8 | |
| 69 | Maeve | 53 | ▼3 | |
| 69 | Robyn | 53 | · | |
| 69 | Stephanie | 53 | ▼11 | |
| 73 | Alanna | 52 | New | |
| 73 | Maria | 52 | ▼21 | |
| 75 | Holly | 51 | ▼10 | |
| 75 | Nadine | 51 | New | |
| 77 | Elaine | 50 | ▼6 | |
| 78 | Natasha | 48 | ▼6 | |
| 78 | Sorcha | 48 | ▼2 | |
| 80 | Sara | 46 | New | |
| 81 | Alannah | 44 | ▲4 | |
| 81 | Erica | 44 | ▲3 | |
| 83 | Amber | 43 | New | |
| 83 | Andrea | 43 | New | |
| 83 | Cliona | 43 | ▲11 | |
| 83 | Olivia | 43 | New | |
| 87 | Molly | 42 | ▼7 | |
| 88 | Aimee | 41 | ▲8 | |
| 88 | Ava | 41 | New | |
| 90 | Alice | 40 | ▼2 | |
| 90 | Hayley | 40 | ▼42 | |
| 90 | Julie | 40 | ▲8 | |
| 90 | Lorna | 40 | ▼8 | |
| 94 | Ella | 39 | New | |
| 94 | Heather | 39 | New | |
| 94 | Kim | 39 | ▲4 | |
| 97 | Margaret | 38 | ▼38 | |
| 97 | Victoria | 38 | New | |
| 99 | Jodie | 37 | New | |
| 99 | Mairead | 37 | ▼9 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 1997 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor | 761 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | Sean | 662 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Jack | 543 | ▲7 | |
| 4 | James | 472 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Adam | 460 | ▲7 | |
| 6 | Aaron | 449 | ▲3 | |
| 7 | Dylan | 443 | ▲6 | |
| 8 | David | 439 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Michael | 438 | ▼5 | |
| 10 | Daniel | 428 | ▼2 | |
| 11 | Shane | 415 | ▼5 | |
| 12 | Cian | 362 | ▲6 | |
| 13 | John | 340 | ▼8 | |
| 14 | Mark | 339 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Luke | 327 | ▲4 | |
| 16 | Ryan | 326 | ▲1 | |
| 17 | Patrick | 306 | ▼6 | |
| 17 | Stephen | 306 | ▼3 | |
| 17 | Thomas | 306 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Eoin | 295 | · | |
| 21 | Matthew | 281 | ▲17 | |
| 22 | Jordan | 270 | ▲5 | |
| 23 | Andrew | 245 | · | |
| 24 | Ciaran | 237 | ▲1 | |
| 25 | Kevin | 233 | ▼4 | |
| 26 | Jamie | 224 | ▲6 | |
| 27 | Robert | 214 | ▼5 | |
| 28 | Darragh | 211 | ▲1 | |
| 29 | Dean | 200 | ▲2 | |
| 30 | Liam | 197 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Cathal | 195 | ▲6 | |
| 32 | Evan | 188 | ▲12 | |
| 33 | Jason | 184 | ▲1 | |
| 34 | Paul | 183 | ▼8 | |
| 35 | Brian | 181 | ▼11 | |
| 36 | Nathan | 178 | ▲11 | |
| 37 | Niall | 174 | ▼2 | |
| 37 | Oisin | 174 | ▲12 | |
| 39 | Ross | 171 | ▲1 | |
| 40 | Joseph | 168 | ▼7 | |
| 41 | Christopher | 167 | ▼11 | |
| 42 | Lee | 143 | ▲3 | |
| 42 | Peter | 143 | ▼1 | |
| 42 | Ronan | 143 | ▲9 | |
| 45 | Gavin | 142 | ▼2 | |
| 46 | Alan | 140 | ▼4 | |
| 47 | Darren | 139 | ▼12 | |
| 48 | Ben | 137 | ▲11 | |
| 49 | Eoghan | 122 | ▲3 | |
| 50 | Craig | 120 | ▼4 | |
| 51 | Jake | 110 | ▲13 | |
| 52 | Joshua | 108 | ▲5 | |
| 53 | Rory | 100 | ▲21 | |
| 54 | Anthony | 99 | ▼4 | |
| 55 | Kyle | 96 | ▲3 | |
| 55 | Samuel | 96 | ▲16 | |
| 57 | William | 95 | ▼18 | |
| 58 | Killian | 94 | ▲3 | |
| 59 | Alex | 93 | ▲25 | |
| 60 | Cillian | 92 | ▲12 | |
| 61 | Cormac | 91 | ▲4 | |
| 62 | Ian | 90 | ▼7 | |
| 63 | Keith | 88 | ▼8 | |
| 64 | Martin | 87 | ▼17 | |
| 65 | Aidan | 86 | ▼3 | |
| 66 | Colm | 82 | ▼12 | |
| 67 | Kieran | 81 | ▼7 | |
| 68 | Padraig | 77 | ▲6 | |
| 69 | Karl | 74 | · | |
| 70 | Colin | 70 | ▼5 | |
| 71 | Connor | 69 | New | |
| 71 | Gary | 69 | ▼18 | |
| 73 | Richard | 68 | ▼6 | |
| 74 | Brandon | 67 | ▼4 | |
| 75 | Alexander | 66 | ▲7 | |
| 75 | Eric | 66 | ▲2 | |
| 77 | Benjamin | 65 | ▲7 | |
| 78 | Brendan | 60 | ▼5 | |
| 79 | Edward | 58 | ▼2 | |
| 79 | Gerard | 58 | · | |
| 81 | Scott | 56 | New | |
| 82 | Owen | 55 | ▲15 | |
| 83 | Barry | 53 | ▼7 | |
| 83 | Ethan | 53 | New | |
| 83 | Steven | 53 | ▼3 | |
| 86 | Jonathan | 51 | ▼23 | |
| 87 | Philip | 49 | ▼19 | |
| 87 | Shaun | 49 | ▲12 | |
| 89 | Dillon | 48 | ▼3 | |
| 89 | Donal | 48 | ▼6 | |
| 91 | Fionn | 47 | ▲8 | |
| 92 | Glen | 46 | New | |
| 92 | Sam | 46 | New | |
| 92 | Simon | 46 | ▼4 | |
| 95 | Daragh | 45 | · | |
| 95 | Emmet | 45 | ▲1 | |
| 95 | Seamus | 45 | New | |
| 98 | Declan | 44 | ▼17 | |
| 99 | Callum | 43 | New | |
| 100 | Harry | 42 | 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.