According to data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2014 were Emily and Jack.
Here are NI’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:
| Girl names | Boy names |
|---|---|
| 1. Emily, 261 baby girls 2. Grace, 189 3. Sophie, 180 4. Amelia, 175 5. Ella, 172 6. Olivia, 152 7. Anna, 150 8. Lucy, 149 9. Sophia, 148 10. Eva, 146 | 1. Jack, 285 baby boys 2. James, 276 3. Daniel, 236 4. Charlie, 224 5. Harry, 193 6. Noah, 190 7. Oliver, 155 8. Ethan, 153 9. Jacob, 148 10. Thomas, 147 |
Olivia and Eva replaced Aoife and Jessica in the girls’ top 10.
Thomas replaced Matthew in the boys’ top 10.
Two names that made big jumps into the top 100 were Kian (171st to 78th) and Aria (218th to 89th).
Finally, here are some of the unusual names that were given to only 1 or 2 babies in Northern Ireland last year:
| Girl names | Boy names |
|---|---|
| Aoifrie, Cobhlaith, Cuisle, Deirbhile, Enfys, Ermioni, Ezraelle, Flossie-Bo, Ionagh, Ionela, Labhaoise, Loveday, Maoiliosa, Maureen-Nevaeh, Narbflaith, Rimgaile, Saorfhlaith, Saylor-Doll, Tsz, Vogue, Zinifer | Aodh, Benji-Beau, Caoilte, Cavani, Connlaoth, Davog, Dualta, Epaphroditus, Feidhlim, Goldberg, Grantas, Jecstonio, Jeef, Kal-El, Laochra, Laoghaire, Mjtba, Peanut, Seachlann, Stanex, Theo-Thaddeus, Tucgan |
Here are the rankings for Northern Ireland for 2013.
Sources: NISRA – Demography, Most popular NI baby names for 2014 are Jack and Emily
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