Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2005
CSO figures for babies registered in 2005. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Emma
703 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
931 babies
New to the top 100
Ruby, Emer, Alicia, Isobel, Zara, Alisha
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2004 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 703 | · | |
| 2 | Sarah | 642 | ▲1 | |
| 3 | Katie | 575 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Amy | 510 | · | |
| 5 | Aoife | 492 | · | |
| 6 | Ciara | 484 | · | |
| 7 | Sophie | 451 | · | |
| 8 | Chloe | 440 | · | |
| 9 | Leah | 427 | · | |
| 10 | Ella | 405 | ▲1 | |
| 11 | Emily | 385 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Rachel | 381 | ▲2 | |
| 13 | Niamh | 375 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Grace | 369 | ▲6 | |
| 15 | Rebecca | 353 | ▲6 | |
| 16 | Hannah | 350 | · | |
| 17 | Caoimhe | 345 | ▼5 | |
| 18 | Ava | 339 | · | |
| 19 | Lauren | 312 | ▼2 | |
| 20 | Jessica | 311 | ▲3 | |
| 21 | Anna | 290 | ▲5 | |
| 22 | Kate | 284 | ▼8 | |
| 23 | Roisin | 280 | ▲4 | |
| 24 | Lucy | 275 | ▼2 | |
| 25 | Molly | 261 | ▲6 | |
| 26 | Megan | 248 | ▼7 | |
| 27 | Abbie | 236 | ▲3 | |
| 28 | Laura | 231 | ▼4 | |
| 29 | Holly | 228 | ▼4 | |
| 30 | Ellen | 220 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Aisling | 204 | ▼2 | |
| 32 | Ellie | 193 | ▲6 | |
| 33 | Mia | 192 | ▲6 | |
| 34 | Caitlin | 191 | · | |
| 35 | Aine | 187 | ▼2 | |
| 36 | Saoirse | 186 | ▼1 | |
| 37 | Nicole | 172 | ▲3 | |
| 38 | Shauna | 168 | ▼6 | |
| 39 | Tara | 165 | ▼3 | |
| 40 | Erin | 158 | ▲11 | |
| 41 | Katelyn | 153 | ▼4 | |
| 42 | Clodagh | 152 | ▼1 | |
| 43 | Zoe | 150 | ▲2 | |
| 44 | Eimear | 148 | ▼1 | |
| 45 | Abigail | 146 | ▼3 | |
| 46 | Aimee | 141 | ▲1 | |
| 47 | Sinead | 137 | · | |
| 48 | Mary | 133 | ▼4 | |
| 49 | Eva | 131 | ▼2 | |
| 50 | Robyn | 126 | · | |
| 51 | Alannah | 123 | ▲2 | |
| 52 | Lily | 119 | ▲7 | |
| 53 | Orla | 115 | ▼1 | |
| 54 | Eabha | 109 | ▲8 | |
| 55 | Jade | 108 | ▲2 | |
| 56 | Shannon | 107 | ▼10 | |
| 57 | Eve | 106 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Kayleigh | 99 | ▲13 | |
| 58 | Maria | 99 | ▼3 | |
| 58 | Olivia | 99 | ▲11 | |
| 58 | Ruby | 99 | New | |
| 62 | Isabelle | 98 | ▲14 | |
| 63 | Jennifer | 97 | ▼9 | |
| 64 | Aoibhe | 95 | ▲10 | |
| 65 | Jane | 94 | ▲14 | |
| 66 | Cara | 87 | ▲7 | |
| 67 | Charlotte | 86 | ▲9 | |
| 67 | Kayla | 86 | ▲21 | |
| 69 | Elizabeth | 85 | ▼5 | |
| 70 | Amber | 84 | ▲8 | |
| 71 | Abby | 79 | ▼16 | |
| 72 | Kelly | 78 | ▼9 | |
| 73 | Ruth | 77 | ▲6 | |
| 73 | Sadhbh | 77 | ▲13 | |
| 75 | Isabel | 76 | ▼8 | |
| 76 | Jodie | 75 | ▼15 | |
| 76 | Louise | 75 | ▼7 | |
| 78 | Orlaith | 72 | ▲5 | |
| 79 | Alanna | 70 | ▼13 | |
| 79 | Claire | 70 | ▲7 | |
| 81 | Alexandra | 69 | ▼13 | |
| 82 | Alice | 68 | ▼1 | |
| 83 | Catherine | 67 | ▼19 | |
| 84 | Michelle | 66 | ▲10 | |
| 85 | Emer | 65 | New | |
| 85 | Maeve | 65 | ▼11 | |
| 85 | Sophia | 65 | ▼14 | |
| 88 | Alicia | 64 | New | |
| 88 | Isobel | 64 | New | |
| 88 | Zara | 64 | New | |
| 91 | Alisha | 63 | New | |
| 91 | Amelia | 63 | ▲8 | |
| 93 | Alison | 62 | ▼2 | |
| 93 | Clara | 62 | New | |
| 93 | Isabella | 62 | New | |
| 93 | Lisa | 62 | ▼2 | |
| 97 | Heather | 61 | New | |
| 97 | Julia | 61 | New | |
| 99 | Hazel | 60 | New | |
| 100 | Danielle | 59 | ▼17 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2004 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 931 | ▲1 | |
| 2 | Sean | 893 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | Adam | 710 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Conor | 705 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | James | 699 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Daniel | 654 | · | |
| 7 | Cian | 561 | · | |
| 8 | Luke | 544 | · | |
| 9 | Aaron | 488 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Michael | 484 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Dylan | 467 | · | |
| 12 | Ryan | 432 | ▲1 | |
| 13 | Jamie | 408 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Ben | 401 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | David | 401 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Thomas | 397 | ▲4 | |
| 17 | John | 386 | ▲4 | |
| 18 | Patrick | 381 | ▲6 | |
| 19 | Matthew | 379 | ▲4 | |
| 20 | Darragh | 377 | ▼5 | |
| 21 | Eoin | 370 | ▼7 | |
| 21 | Oisin | 370 | ▼3 | |
| 23 | Shane | 355 | ▼4 | |
| 24 | Alex | 336 | ▲2 | |
| 25 | Evan | 324 | · | |
| 25 | Joshua | 324 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Liam | 297 | ▲1 | |
| 28 | Nathan | 296 | ▲1 | |
| 29 | Mark | 285 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Jake | 276 | ▲6 | |
| 31 | Cathal | 226 | ▲3 | |
| 31 | Ciaran | 226 | ▼1 | |
| 31 | Joseph | 226 | · | |
| 34 | Callum | 216 | ▲27 | |
| 35 | Kyle | 210 | ▼3 | |
| 35 | Samuel | 210 | ▼1 | |
| 37 | Robert | 205 | ▲1 | |
| 38 | Fionn | 184 | ▲3 | |
| 39 | Andrew | 183 | ▼7 | |
| 39 | Cormac | 183 | ▲12 | |
| 41 | Eoghan | 171 | ▲11 | |
| 42 | Stephen | 170 | ▼5 | |
| 43 | Brian | 169 | ▲2 | |
| 43 | Ronan | 169 | ▼4 | |
| 45 | Cillian | 167 | ▼5 | |
| 46 | Lee | 162 | · | |
| 47 | Alexander | 152 | ▲12 | |
| 47 | Kevin | 152 | ▼3 | |
| 49 | Ethan | 151 | ▼2 | |
| 50 | Harry | 150 | ▲6 | |
| 51 | William | 149 | ▲3 | |
| 52 | Charlie | 148 | ▲13 | |
| 53 | Niall | 147 | ▼3 | |
| 54 | Paul | 145 | ▼11 | |
| 55 | Benjamin | 143 | ▲2 | |
| 56 | Josh | 142 | ▲2 | |
| 57 | Finn | 137 | ▲14 | |
| 58 | Scott | 135 | ▼16 | |
| 59 | Sam | 134 | · | |
| 60 | Christopher | 132 | ▼7 | |
| 61 | Noah | 123 | ▲18 | |
| 62 | Killian | 120 | ▲8 | |
| 63 | Dean | 118 | ▼1 | |
| 64 | Peter | 117 | ▲2 | |
| 65 | Jason | 116 | ▼16 | |
| 66 | Gavin | 115 | ▼2 | |
| 66 | Ross | 115 | ▼11 | |
| 68 | Rory | 114 | ▼20 | |
| 69 | Tadhg | 112 | ▼1 | |
| 70 | Calum | 110 | New | |
| 71 | Aidan | 106 | ▼9 | |
| 72 | Alan | 98 | ▲5 | |
| 73 | Max | 92 | ▲15 | |
| 74 | Kian | 91 | ▼7 | |
| 75 | Anthony | 89 | ▲5 | |
| 76 | Martin | 86 | ▼2 | |
| 77 | Diarmuid | 84 | ▲10 | |
| 78 | Oran | 81 | ▲10 | |
| 79 | Oscar | 80 | New | |
| 79 | Tom | 80 | ▲19 | |
| 81 | Dara | 78 | · | |
| 82 | Leon | 77 | · | |
| 83 | Darren | 76 | ▼7 | |
| 84 | Padraig | 75 | · | |
| 84 | Rian | 75 | ▲16 | |
| 86 | Colm | 74 | ▼12 | |
| 86 | Tomas | 74 | ▼2 | |
| 88 | Daragh | 72 | ▼2 | |
| 89 | Craig | 71 | ▼17 | |
| 90 | Jonathan | 70 | ▲7 | |
| 90 | Kieran | 70 | ▼17 | |
| 92 | Christian | 69 | ▲1 | |
| 93 | Karl | 68 | ▲7 | |
| 93 | Ruairi | 68 | New | |
| 95 | Owen | 67 | ▼7 | |
| 96 | Daire | 66 | ▼1 | |
| 97 | Leo | 64 | New | |
| 98 | Brandon | 63 | ▼20 | |
| 99 | Charles | 62 | ▼6 | |
| 99 | Hugh | 62 | ▼8 |
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.