Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2006

CSO figures for babies registered in 2006. See the latest list for 2025.

Number 1 girls

Sarah

698 babies

Number 1 boys

Sean

994 babies

New to the top 100

Faye, Aoibheann, Alex, Aoibhinn, Grainne, Jasmine

Girls

#	Name	Babies	vs 2005
1	Sarah	698	▲1
2	Emma	593	▼1
3	Katie	571	·
4	Aoife	546	▲1
5	Sophie	497	▲2
6	Ava	463	▲12
7	Grace	450	▲7
8	Ella	447	▲2
9	Leah	444	·
10	Ciara	408	▼4
11	Amy	396	▼7
11	Emily	396	·
13	Lucy	390	▲11
14	Chloe	375	▼6
15	Caoimhe	363	▲2
16	Hannah	357	·
17	Rachel	355	▼5
18	Niamh	350	▼5
19	Rebecca	324	▼4
20	Jessica	322	·
21	Anna	320	·
21	Lauren	320	▼2
23	Kate	307	▼1
24	Laura	248	▲4
25	Mia	235	▲8
25	Molly	235	·
27	Roisin	233	▼4
28	Aisling	224	▲3
29	Saoirse	217	▲7
30	Ellie	215	▲2
31	Abbie	211	▼4
32	Megan	210	▼6
33	Holly	203	▼4
34	Ellen	196	▼4
34	Erin	196	▲6
36	Nicole	191	▲1
37	Aine	175	▼2
38	Tara	173	▲1
39	Shauna	162	▼1
40	Clodagh	161	▲2
41	Ruby	158	▲17
42	Lily	153	▲10
43	Katelyn	152	▼2
44	Abigail	146	▲1
44	Eva	146	▲5
46	Caitlin	143	▼12
47	Zoe	141	▼4
48	Eimear	138	▼4
49	Shannon	137	▲7
50	Isabelle	129	▲12
51	Aimee	128	▼5
52	Mary	124	▼4
52	Orla	124	▲1
54	Alannah	121	▼3
55	Aoibhe	120	▲9
55	Olivia	120	▲3
57	Eve	117	·
58	Kayleigh	115	·
59	Kayla	112	▲8
60	Eabha	111	▼6
61	Sinead	110	▼14
62	Robyn	108	▼12
63	Elizabeth	106	▲6
64	Isabella	99	▲29
65	Amber	95	▲5
66	Maria	92	▼8
67	Cara	91	▼1
68	Isabel	88	▲7
69	Sophia	87	▲16
70	Charlotte	86	▼3
71	Julia	85	▲26
72	Jennifer	84	▼9
73	Orlaith	83	▲5
74	Amelia	80	▲17
74	Faye	80	New
76	Aoibheann	78	New
76	Sadhbh	78	▼3
78	Jade	76	▼23
79	Alexandra	75	▲2
80	Alice	74	▲2
80	Clara	74	▲13
82	Alex	73	New
82	Alisha	73	▲9
84	Alanna	71	▼5
84	Aoibhinn	71	New
86	Grainne	70	New
87	Jasmine	68	New
88	Hazel	67	▲11
88	Maeve	67	▼3
90	Zara	65	▼2
91	Heather	63	▲6
92	Louise	62	▼16
93	Abby	61	▼22
94	Alana	60	New
94	Jane	60	▼29
94	Ruth	60	▼21
97	Claire	58	▼18
97	Lisa	58	▼4
99	Catherine	57	▼16
100	Alicia	55	▼12

Boys

#	Name	Babies	vs 2005
1	Sean	994	▲1
2	Jack	987	▼1
3	Conor	731	▲1
4	Adam	693	▼1
5	James	678	·
6	Daniel	636	·
7	Luke	536	▲1
8	Cian	520	▼1
9	Michael	509	▲1
10	Jamie	494	▲3
11	Aaron	488	▼2
12	Dylan	456	▼1
13	Thomas	432	▲3
14	Ryan	431	▼2
15	Darragh	429	▲5
16	Oisin	413	▲5
17	Matthew	395	▲2
18	John	394	▼1
19	Patrick	392	▼1
20	Ben	385	▼6
21	David	383	▼7
22	Callum	368	▲12
23	Alex	367	▲1
24	Shane	366	▼1
25	Evan	364	·
26	Eoin	356	▼5
27	Joshua	341	▼2
28	Cillian	300	▲17
29	Jake	297	▲1
30	Liam	295	▼3
31	Mark	265	▼2
32	Nathan	255	▼4
33	Ciaran	227	▼2
34	Samuel	224	▲1
35	Cathal	219	▼4
36	Charlie	218	▲16
37	Robert	206	·
38	Kyle	202	▼3
39	Fionn	195	▼1
39	Joseph	195	▼8
41	Harry	193	▲9
42	Cormac	185	▼3
43	Andrew	182	▼4
44	Calum	179	▲26
45	Rory	170	▲23
46	Stephen	165	▼4
47	Ronan	164	▼4
48	Kevin	159	▼1
49	Noah	158	▲12
50	Eoghan	149	▼9
50	William	149	▲1
52	Brian	145	▼9
53	Christopher	144	▲7
54	Ethan	139	▼5
55	Lee	138	▼9
56	Alexander	134	▼9
56	Scott	134	▲2
58	Sam	128	▲1
59	Killian	127	▲3
60	Jason	126	▲5
60	Niall	126	▼7
62	Paul	125	▼8
62	Peter	125	▲2
64	Tadhg	122	▲5
65	Aidan	120	▲6
66	Finn	116	▼9
67	Josh	114	▼11
68	Benjamin	109	▼13
69	Dean	106	▼6
70	Anthony	104	▲5
71	Tom	100	▲8
72	Max	98	▲1
73	Colm	97	▲13
73	Leon	97	▲9
75	Gavin	95	▼9
76	Martin	91	·
77	Dara	86	▲4
77	Rian	86	▲7
79	Brandon	84	▲19
80	Alan	83	▼8
80	Padraig	83	▲4
80	Ross	83	▼14
83	Charles	79	▲16
84	Ruairi	78	▲9
85	Craig	77	▲4
85	Kian	77	▼11
87	Leo	73	▲10
88	Colin	71	New
88	Darren	71	▼5
90	Cameron	70	New
91	Diarmuid	69	▼14
92	Oscar	68	▼13
92	Owen	68	▲3
92	Tomas	68	▼6
95	Connor	65	New
95	Senan	65	New
97	Oran	64	▼19
98	Daire	63	▼2
99	Christian	62	▼7
99	Tristan	62	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.