Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2002
CSO figures for babies registered in 2002. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Sarah
655 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
868 babies
New to the top 100
Isabelle, Lara, Nadine, Heather, Ailbhe, Isabel
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2001 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah | 655 | · | |
| 2 | Aoife | 585 | · | |
| 3 | Ciara | 577 | ▲2 | |
| 4 | Emma | 532 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Chloe | 516 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Amy | 485 | ▲2 | |
| 7 | Katie | 418 | ▲2 | |
| 8 | Niamh | 407 | ▼2 | |
| 9 | Sophie | 404 | ▲7 | |
| 10 | Lauren | 402 | ▼4 | |
| 11 | Megan | 387 | ▼1 | |
| 12 | Hannah | 368 | ▲3 | |
| 13 | Rachel | 364 | ▼2 | |
| 14 | Rebecca | 361 | · | |
| 15 | Leah | 351 | ▼3 | |
| 16 | Laura | 349 | ▼3 | |
| 17 | Jessica | 302 | ▲3 | |
| 18 | Kate | 301 | ▲4 | |
| 19 | Emily | 278 | ▼1 | |
| 20 | Caoimhe | 272 | ▼1 | |
| 21 | Anna | 247 | ▲5 | |
| 22 | Shauna | 232 | ▼5 | |
| 23 | Ellen | 229 | ▲1 | |
| 24 | Nicole | 228 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Roisin | 228 | ▲1 | |
| 26 | Ava | 216 | ▲15 | |
| 27 | Aisling | 210 | ▼4 | |
| 28 | Ella | 204 | ▲20 | |
| 29 | Grace | 191 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Sinead | 182 | ▲3 | |
| 31 | Saoirse | 181 | ▼3 | |
| 32 | Tara | 180 | · | |
| 33 | Molly | 179 | ▼2 | |
| 34 | Jennifer | 176 | ▲5 | |
| 35 | Holly | 171 | ▲14 | |
| 36 | Lucy | 169 | ▼1 | |
| 37 | Shannon | 166 | ▼8 | |
| 38 | Caitlin | 151 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Aine | 149 | ▼3 | |
| 40 | Orla | 141 | ▼2 | |
| 41 | Mary | 140 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Jade | 139 | ▼12 | |
| 43 | Eimear | 133 | ▼3 | |
| 43 | Zoe | 133 | ▼1 | |
| 45 | Clodagh | 127 | ▼3 | |
| 46 | Ellie | 122 | ▲43 | |
| 47 | Mia | 119 | ▲25 | |
| 48 | Erin | 117 | ▼1 | |
| 48 | Louise | 117 | ▲2 | |
| 50 | Eva | 112 | ▼6 | |
| 51 | Abbie | 111 | ▲13 | |
| 52 | Katelyn | 109 | · | |
| 53 | Maria | 104 | ▲5 | |
| 54 | Claire | 96 | ▼10 | |
| 55 | Alannah | 93 | ▼3 | |
| 55 | Lisa | 93 | · | |
| 57 | Kelly | 92 | ▲12 | |
| 58 | Catherine | 91 | ▼4 | |
| 58 | Eve | 91 | ▼12 | |
| 60 | Alison | 89 | ▲2 | |
| 61 | Michelle | 86 | ▲1 | |
| 62 | Elizabeth | 83 | ▼2 | |
| 63 | Fiona | 82 | ▲11 | |
| 63 | Robyn | 82 | ▼12 | |
| 65 | Abby | 79 | ▲12 | |
| 66 | Aimee | 77 | ▲8 | |
| 66 | Danielle | 77 | ▼8 | |
| 68 | Abigail | 75 | ▼2 | |
| 68 | Kayleigh | 75 | ▲6 | |
| 68 | Ruth | 75 | ▼12 | |
| 71 | Grainne | 74 | ▼5 | |
| 71 | Olivia | 74 | ▼10 | |
| 73 | Jodie | 73 | ▼1 | |
| 74 | Leanne | 71 | ▼18 | |
| 75 | Maeve | 69 | ▼5 | |
| 76 | Alice | 66 | ▲11 | |
| 77 | Isabelle | 64 | New | |
| 78 | Alexandra | 63 | ▼10 | |
| 78 | Jane | 63 | · | |
| 80 | Alanna | 62 | ▲6 | |
| 80 | Lara | 62 | New | |
| 82 | Emer | 60 | ▼2 | |
| 83 | Courtney | 59 | ▼1 | |
| 83 | Victoria | 59 | ▲17 | |
| 85 | Andrea | 58 | · | |
| 85 | Lily | 58 | ▲6 | |
| 87 | Siobhan | 56 | ▼22 | |
| 87 | Zara | 56 | ▼4 | |
| 89 | Nadine | 55 | New | |
| 89 | Rachael | 55 | ▼10 | |
| 91 | Charlotte | 54 | ▼4 | |
| 91 | Sara | 54 | ▼7 | |
| 93 | Heather | 53 | New | |
| 94 | Ailbhe | 52 | New | |
| 94 | Isabel | 52 | New | |
| 94 | Michaela | 52 | ▼24 | |
| 94 | Sadhbh | 52 | New | |
| 94 | Stephanie | 52 | ▼3 | |
| 99 | Eabha | 51 | New | |
| 100 | Laoise | 50 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2001 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 868 | · | |
| 2 | Sean | 866 | · | |
| 3 | Adam | 798 | · | |
| 4 | Conor | 748 | · | |
| 5 | James | 581 | · | |
| 6 | Daniel | 559 | ▲5 | |
| 7 | Cian | 536 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Michael | 520 | ▲2 | |
| 9 | David | 501 | ▼2 | |
| 10 | Luke | 489 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Dylan | 485 | ▼3 | |
| 12 | Aaron | 467 | · | |
| 13 | Patrick | 366 | ▲4 | |
| 14 | Ryan | 365 | ▲4 | |
| 15 | John | 362 | · | |
| 16 | Eoin | 361 | ▲2 | |
| 17 | Matthew | 351 | ▲5 | |
| 18 | Thomas | 349 | ▼4 | |
| 19 | Ben | 345 | ▲8 | |
| 19 | Joshua | 345 | ▲9 | |
| 21 | Shane | 343 | ▼8 | |
| 22 | Mark | 336 | ▼6 | |
| 23 | Jamie | 333 | ▼3 | |
| 24 | Darragh | 310 | ▼3 | |
| 25 | Oisin | 300 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Liam | 290 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Nathan | 258 | ▲5 | |
| 28 | Ciaran | 252 | ▼3 | |
| 29 | Evan | 245 | ▲1 | |
| 30 | Jake | 227 | ▲4 | |
| 30 | Robert | 227 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Kevin | 214 | ▲4 | |
| 33 | Joseph | 201 | ▼2 | |
| 33 | Stephen | 201 | ▼7 | |
| 35 | Alex | 193 | ▲10 | |
| 36 | Kyle | 190 | ▲17 | |
| 37 | Jason | 183 | ▲8 | |
| 38 | Brian | 179 | ▲1 | |
| 38 | Cathal | 179 | · | |
| 40 | Niall | 175 | ▲1 | |
| 41 | Andrew | 172 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Jordan | 171 | ▼13 | |
| 43 | Samuel | 166 | ▲6 | |
| 44 | Dean | 157 | ▼9 | |
| 45 | Paul | 154 | ▼2 | |
| 46 | Lee | 153 | ▲1 | |
| 47 | Christopher | 150 | ▼5 | |
| 48 | Eoghan | 144 | ▼4 | |
| 49 | William | 139 | ▲3 | |
| 50 | Ethan | 128 | ▲1 | |
| 50 | Peter | 128 | ▼2 | |
| 52 | Cormac | 127 | ▲7 | |
| 53 | Benjamin | 125 | ▲13 | |
| 54 | Ronan | 122 | ▼4 | |
| 55 | Gavin | 121 | ▼1 | |
| 56 | Alexander | 119 | ▲9 | |
| 57 | Rory | 116 | ▲4 | |
| 58 | Scott | 114 | ▲8 | |
| 59 | Craig | 111 | ▼19 | |
| 60 | Alan | 110 | ▼1 | |
| 60 | Callum | 110 | ▲16 | |
| 62 | Aidan | 109 | ▲11 | |
| 62 | Josh | 109 | ▲19 | |
| 64 | Anthony | 103 | ▼8 | |
| 65 | Killian | 100 | ▼10 | |
| 66 | Cillian | 99 | ▼8 | |
| 66 | Fionn | 99 | ▲2 | |
| 68 | Harry | 98 | ▼12 | |
| 69 | Kieran | 94 | ▲3 | |
| 70 | Brandon | 92 | ▲13 | |
| 71 | Sam | 88 | ▲18 | |
| 72 | Darren | 87 | ▼10 | |
| 73 | Kian | 86 | ▼10 | |
| 74 | Martin | 85 | ▼4 | |
| 74 | Ross | 85 | ▼11 | |
| 76 | Colm | 83 | ▼5 | |
| 77 | Diarmuid | 75 | ▲6 | |
| 78 | Ian | 73 | ▲9 | |
| 79 | Keith | 71 | ▼5 | |
| 80 | Tadhg | 68 | ▲8 | |
| 81 | Leon | 67 | ▼13 | |
| 82 | Jonathan | 66 | ▲4 | |
| 82 | Richard | 66 | ▼7 | |
| 84 | Brendan | 65 | ▲6 | |
| 84 | Owen | 65 | ▼1 | |
| 84 | Padraig | 65 | ▼5 | |
| 87 | Gary | 64 | ▲11 | |
| 88 | Finn | 63 | ▲7 | |
| 89 | Edward | 62 | ▼12 | |
| 90 | Connor | 61 | New | |
| 90 | Tom | 61 | ▲4 | |
| 92 | Eric | 59 | New | |
| 93 | Charlie | 58 | New | |
| 94 | Oran | 55 | ▲2 | |
| 95 | Daragh | 54 | ▼15 | |
| 95 | Denis | 54 | New | |
| 97 | Dara | 51 | ▼7 | |
| 97 | Lorcan | 51 | ▼4 | |
| 99 | Seamus | 50 | New | |
| 99 | Steven | 50 | 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.