Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2008
CSO figures for babies registered in 2008. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Ava
695 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
1,151 babies
New to the top 100
Maja, Natalia, Alanna, Zuzanna, Grainne, Meabh
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2007 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava | 695 | ▲5 | |
| 2 | Katie | 667 | ▲2 | |
| 3 | Sarah | 651 | ▼2 | |
| 4 | Emma | 637 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Emily | 599 | ▲3 | |
| 6 | Sophie | 582 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Grace | 566 | ▲2 | |
| 8 | Aoife | 518 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Chloe | 453 | ▲6 | |
| 10 | Kate | 419 | · | |
| 11 | Lucy | 418 | ▲3 | |
| 12 | Ella | 407 | ▼9 | |
| 13 | Leah | 402 | ▲3 | |
| 14 | Ciara | 400 | ▼2 | |
| 15 | Hannah | 390 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Amy | 355 | ▼5 | |
| 16 | Caoimhe | 355 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Niamh | 344 | · | |
| 19 | Lauren | 343 | ▲3 | |
| 20 | Anna | 342 | · | |
| 21 | Ruby | 305 | ▲13 | |
| 22 | Jessica | 304 | ▼1 | |
| 23 | Mia | 299 | ▲1 | |
| 24 | Saoirse | 279 | ▲2 | |
| 25 | Molly | 268 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Holly | 264 | ▲6 | |
| 27 | Rachel | 263 | ▼8 | |
| 28 | Roisin | 250 | ▼1 | |
| 29 | Lily | 248 | ▼1 | |
| 30 | Laura | 245 | ▲2 | |
| 31 | Rebecca | 239 | ▼6 | |
| 32 | Megan | 229 | ▼2 | |
| 33 | Abbie | 225 | ▼4 | |
| 34 | Julia | 213 | ▲15 | |
| 35 | Ellie | 208 | ▼4 | |
| 36 | Abigail | 200 | ▲9 | |
| 37 | Nicole | 198 | ▲1 | |
| 38 | Eva | 196 | ▲3 | |
| 39 | Ellen | 193 | ▼4 | |
| 39 | Erin | 193 | ▲1 | |
| 41 | Aisling | 190 | ▼5 | |
| 41 | Isabelle | 190 | ▲2 | |
| 41 | Olivia | 190 | ▲1 | |
| 44 | Clodagh | 178 | ▼5 | |
| 45 | Amelia | 173 | ▲3 | |
| 46 | Caitlin | 168 | ▼2 | |
| 47 | Zoe | 162 | ▲7 | |
| 48 | Kayla | 161 | ▲5 | |
| 49 | Maria | 158 | ▲9 | |
| 50 | Aine | 157 | ▼13 | |
| 51 | Tara | 144 | ▼5 | |
| 52 | Robyn | 141 | ▲4 | |
| 53 | Eabha | 140 | ▲9 | |
| 54 | Alannah | 130 | ▲7 | |
| 55 | Aoibhe | 127 | ▲4 | |
| 56 | Katelyn | 126 | ▼9 | |
| 56 | Sophia | 126 | ▼5 | |
| 58 | Eimear | 125 | ▼7 | |
| 59 | Isabel | 124 | ▲7 | |
| 60 | Mary | 121 | ▼3 | |
| 61 | Cara | 115 | ▲7 | |
| 62 | Eve | 114 | ▲11 | |
| 62 | Zara | 114 | ▲18 | |
| 64 | Isabella | 113 | ▲8 | |
| 65 | Kayleigh | 110 | ▼10 | |
| 66 | Aimee | 108 | ▼2 | |
| 67 | Sadhbh | 107 | ▲3 | |
| 68 | Charlotte | 106 | ▲14 | |
| 69 | Shannon | 105 | ▲2 | |
| 70 | Shauna | 104 | ▼20 | |
| 71 | Aoibheann | 102 | ▲20 | |
| 72 | Orla | 98 | ▼13 | |
| 73 | Maja | 96 | New | |
| 73 | Sinead | 96 | ▼8 | |
| 75 | Amber | 94 | ▼7 | |
| 75 | Brooke | 94 | ▼2 | |
| 77 | Faye | 91 | ▲10 | |
| 78 | Elizabeth | 90 | ▼15 | |
| 79 | Natalia | 89 | New | |
| 80 | Sara | 88 | ▲1 | |
| 81 | Alisha | 86 | ▲12 | |
| 81 | Isobel | 86 | ▲8 | |
| 83 | Clara | 81 | ▲1 | |
| 84 | Alanna | 79 | New | |
| 85 | Alice | 76 | ▼6 | |
| 85 | Jennifer | 76 | ▲10 | |
| 85 | Zuzanna | 76 | New | |
| 88 | Grainne | 75 | New | |
| 88 | Meabh | 75 | New | |
| 88 | Millie | 75 | ▼4 | |
| 91 | Abby | 74 | ▼16 | |
| 92 | Alexandra | 73 | ▼25 | |
| 92 | Orlaith | 73 | ▼17 | |
| 94 | Alicia | 72 | New | |
| 94 | Aoibhinn | 72 | ▼12 | |
| 96 | Maeve | 71 | ▼18 | |
| 96 | Muireann | 71 | ▼5 | |
| 98 | Gemma | 69 | New | |
| 98 | Hazel | 69 | ▼11 | |
| 100 | Michelle | 68 | New |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2007 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 1,151 | · | |
| 2 | Sean | 970 | · | |
| 3 | Conor | 857 | · | |
| 4 | Daniel | 828 | · | |
| 5 | James | 737 | · | |
| 6 | Ryan | 670 | ▲1 | |
| 7 | Adam | 645 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Dylan | 519 | ▲3 | |
| 9 | Luke | 516 | ▼1 | |
| 10 | Alex | 501 | ▲10 | |
| 11 | Cian | 493 | ▼2 | |
| 12 | Aaron | 485 | · | |
| 13 | Michael | 483 | ▼3 | |
| 14 | Jamie | 481 | ▲3 | |
| 15 | Darragh | 458 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Oisin | 454 | ▲2 | |
| 17 | Liam | 437 | ▲9 | |
| 18 | Patrick | 433 | ▲1 | |
| 19 | Thomas | 432 | ▼5 | |
| 20 | Matthew | 408 | ▼5 | |
| 21 | David | 403 | ▼5 | |
| 22 | John | 377 | ▼1 | |
| 23 | Cillian | 350 | ▼1 | |
| 24 | Ben | 349 | ▲3 | |
| 25 | Evan | 317 | ▼2 | |
| 26 | Eoin | 311 | ▼2 | |
| 27 | Joshua | 302 | ▲2 | |
| 28 | Shane | 294 | ▼3 | |
| 29 | Charlie | 292 | ▲7 | |
| 30 | Jake | 286 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Harry | 276 | · | |
| 32 | Joseph | 268 | ▲1 | |
| 33 | Mark | 254 | ▼3 | |
| 34 | Nathan | 245 | ▲3 | |
| 35 | Fionn | 239 | ▼3 | |
| 36 | Cathal | 233 | ▲2 | |
| 37 | Callum | 224 | ▼3 | |
| 38 | Kyle | 223 | · | |
| 39 | Samuel | 218 | ▼4 | |
| 40 | Ciaran | 217 | ▲1 | |
| 41 | Andrew | 192 | ▲2 | |
| 41 | Tadhg | 192 | ▲6 | |
| 43 | Ronan | 191 | ▼2 | |
| 44 | Leon | 188 | ▲31 | |
| 45 | Alexander | 185 | ▲11 | |
| 46 | Noah | 181 | ▲3 | |
| 46 | William | 181 | ▼2 | |
| 48 | Eoghan | 179 | ▲4 | |
| 49 | Brian | 172 | ▲2 | |
| 49 | Finn | 172 | ▲5 | |
| 49 | Robert | 172 | ▼9 | |
| 49 | Rory | 172 | ▼1 | |
| 53 | Ethan | 170 | ▼7 | |
| 54 | Cormac | 167 | ▼1 | |
| 54 | Jayden | 167 | ▲31 | |
| 56 | Max | 165 | ▲13 | |
| 57 | Sam | 155 | ▲2 | |
| 58 | Stephen | 154 | ▲2 | |
| 59 | Kevin | 152 | ▼15 | |
| 60 | Aidan | 151 | ▼5 | |
| 61 | Christopher | 149 | · | |
| 62 | Rian | 144 | ▼4 | |
| 63 | Benjamin | 139 | ▼7 | |
| 64 | Jakub | 138 | New | |
| 65 | Killian | 132 | ▼4 | |
| 65 | Oscar | 132 | ▲16 | |
| 67 | Rhys | 131 | ▲9 | |
| 68 | Dean | 130 | ▲11 | |
| 69 | Calum | 128 | ▼19 | |
| 70 | Peter | 127 | ▼5 | |
| 71 | Scott | 126 | ▼4 | |
| 72 | Jason | 123 | ▼4 | |
| 73 | Alan | 116 | ▼8 | |
| 73 | Ross | 116 | ▲20 | |
| 75 | Josh | 114 | ▼12 | |
| 76 | Paul | 113 | ▼4 | |
| 76 | Tom | 113 | ▼2 | |
| 78 | Lee | 104 | ▼8 | |
| 79 | Gavin | 102 | ▼15 | |
| 80 | Anthony | 101 | ▼9 | |
| 81 | Dara | 99 | ▼1 | |
| 81 | Martin | 99 | ▼8 | |
| 83 | Niall | 98 | ▼7 | |
| 83 | Oliver | 98 | ▼7 | |
| 85 | Senan | 97 | New | |
| 86 | Oran | 93 | · | |
| 86 | Ruairi | 93 | ▲11 | |
| 88 | Christian | 90 | ▼2 | |
| 89 | Kian | 88 | New | |
| 89 | Odhran | 88 | New | |
| 89 | Tomas | 88 | ▲10 | |
| 92 | Kacper | 86 | New | |
| 93 | Edward | 85 | ▼11 | |
| 93 | Lorcan | 85 | New | |
| 95 | Filip | 82 | New | |
| 96 | Leo | 81 | ▼5 | |
| 97 | Diarmuid | 80 | ▼15 | |
| 98 | Billy | 78 | New | |
| 98 | Patryk | 78 | New | |
| 100 | Brandon | 76 | ▼3 |
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.