Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2003

CSO figures for babies registered in 2003. See the latest list for 2025.

Number 1 girls

Emma

791 babies

Number 1 boys

Sean

897 babies

New to the top 100

Clara, Cara, Sorcha, Faye, Naomi, Alana

Girls

#	Name	Babies	vs 2002
1	Emma	791	▲3
2	Sarah	606	▼1
3	Aoife	571	▼1
4	Ciara	535	▼1
5	Katie	468	▲2
6	Sophie	432	▲3
7	Rachel	431	▲6
8	Chloe	412	▼3
9	Amy	410	▼3
10	Leah	395	▲5
11	Niamh	370	▼3
12	Caoimhe	357	▲8
13	Hannah	340	▼1
14	Ella	327	▲14
15	Lauren	311	▼5
16	Megan	310	▼5
17	Kate	295	▲1
17	Rebecca	295	▼3
19	Jessica	292	▼2
20	Emily	273	▼1
21	Laura	268	▼5
22	Anna	265	▼1
23	Grace	258	▲6
24	Ava	255	▲2
25	Ellen	253	▼2
26	Shauna	231	▼4
27	Roisin	222	▼3
28	Holly	213	▲7
29	Aisling	203	▼2
29	Lucy	203	▲7
31	Caitlin	192	▲7
32	Aine	183	▲7
33	Abbie	182	▲18
34	Nicole	179	▼10
35	Katelyn	173	▲17
36	Saoirse	172	▼5
37	Molly	163	▼4
38	Ellie	153	▲8
38	Sinead	153	▼8
40	Tara	147	▼8
41	Zoe	136	▲2
42	Erin	135	▲6
43	Jennifer	133	▼9
44	Mia	131	▲3
45	Mary	128	▼4
46	Clodagh	125	▼1
46	Eimear	125	▼3
48	Aimee	119	▲18
49	Alannah	117	▲6
49	Robyn	117	▲14
51	Elizabeth	116	▲11
52	Shannon	114	▼15
53	Orla	113	▼13
54	Abigail	102	▲14
55	Eva	100	▼5
56	Eve	91	▲2
56	Louise	91	▼8
56	Maria	91	▼3
59	Kelly	90	▼2
60	Abby	88	▲5
61	Claire	84	▼7
61	Jade	84	▼19
63	Kayleigh	80	▲5
64	Lisa	76	▼9
64	Ruth	76	▲4
66	Alanna	75	▲14
66	Jodie	75	▲7
68	Grainne	74	▲3
68	Nadine	74	▲21
70	Jane	73	▲8
71	Catherine	72	▼13
72	Charlotte	70	▲19
72	Olivia	70	▼1
74	Eabha	68	▲25
75	Lily	66	▲10
75	Sadhbh	66	▲19
77	Maeve	64	▼2
77	Michelle	64	▼16
79	Victoria	63	▲4
80	Clara	62	New
80	Fiona	62	▼17
80	Leanne	62	▼6
83	Alice	61	▼7
83	Alison	61	▼23
83	Heather	61	▲10
86	Cara	60	New
86	Danielle	60	▼20
88	Alexandra	59	▼10
88	Sorcha	59	New
90	Stephanie	58	▲4
91	Andrea	57	▼6
91	Faye	57	New
93	Naomi	55	New
94	Alana	53	New
94	Amber	53	New
94	Aoibhe	53	New
94	Courtney	53	▼11
94	Michaela	53	·
99	Laoise	52	▲1
100	Isabelle	51	▼23

Boys

#	Name	Babies	vs 2002
1	Sean	897	▲1
2	Jack	800	▼1
3	Adam	787	·
4	Conor	705	·
5	James	626	·
6	Daniel	617	·
7	Michael	525	▲1
8	Cian	501	▼1
9	David	480	·
10	Dylan	478	▲1
11	Luke	474	▼1
12	Ryan	425	▲2
13	Aaron	411	▼1
14	Thomas	375	▲4
15	Darragh	356	▲9
15	Eoin	356	▲1
17	Joshua	352	▲2
18	Ben	348	▲1
19	Patrick	343	▼6
20	Oisin	342	▲5
21	Shane	335	·
22	John	333	▼7
23	Jamie	327	·
24	Liam	316	▲2
25	Matthew	304	▼8
26	Evan	303	▲3
27	Mark	302	▼5
28	Nathan	275	▼1
29	Alex	268	▲6
30	Ciaran	244	▼2
31	Jake	236	▼1
32	Joseph	218	▲1
33	Stephen	214	·
34	Robert	204	▼4
35	Kyle	200	▲1
36	Andrew	199	▲5
37	Samuel	193	▲6
38	Kevin	180	▼6
39	Cathal	170	▼1
40	Brian	169	▼2
41	Eoghan	158	▲7
42	Dean	147	▲2
42	Lee	147	▲4
44	Ethan	141	▲6
45	Jason	140	▼8
46	Callum	138	▲14
46	Christopher	138	▲1
48	Paul	137	▼3
49	Alexander	136	▲7
50	Peter	134	·
51	Ronan	132	▲3
52	Rory	130	▲5
53	Benjamin	129	·
54	Niall	128	▼14
55	William	125	▼6
56	Cormac	118	▼4
56	Harry	118	▲12
56	Josh	118	▲6
59	Scott	117	▼1
60	Cillian	116	▲6
61	Jordan	114	▼19
62	Gavin	113	▼7
63	Craig	111	▼4
64	Aidan	109	▼2
65	Kian	106	▲8
66	Fionn	102	·
67	Killian	101	▼2
68	Anthony	94	▼4
68	Ross	94	▲6
70	Sam	93	▲1
71	Alan	91	▼11
72	Kieran	87	▼3
73	Colm	86	▲3
73	Martin	86	▲1
75	Finn	83	▲13
76	Brandon	80	▼6
76	Connor	80	▲14
76	Darren	80	▼4
79	Charlie	79	▲14
80	Oran	77	▲14
81	Brendan	75	▲3
81	Colin	75	New
83	Tom	74	▲7
84	Tadhg	73	▼4
85	Leon	71	▼4
86	Dara	70	▲11
86	Edward	70	▲3
88	Daragh	69	▲7
89	Padraig	68	▼5
90	Jonathan	64	▼8
90	Keith	64	▼11
92	Daire	59	New
92	Reece	59	New
92	Ruairi	59	New
95	Cameron	57	New
95	Emmanuel	57	New
97	Diarmuid	56	▼20
97	Ian	56	▼19
97	Karl	56	New
97	Max	56	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.