According to data from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO), the most popular baby names in Ireland in 2015 were Emily and Jack.
Here are Ireland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
Girl Names | Boy Names |
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1. Emily, 626 baby girls 2. Emma, 449 3. Ava, 421 4. Sophie, 407 5. Amelia, 400 6. Ella, 384 7. Lucy, 379 8. Grace, 367 9. Chloe, 362 10. Mia, 360 | 1. Jack, 752 baby boys 2. James, 697 3. Daniel, 617 4. Conor, 558 5. Sean, 530 6. Adam, 449 7. Noah, 438 8. Michael, 434 9. Charlie, 399 10. Luke, 382 |
Here are some quick comparisons between these rankings with the 2014 rankings…
New to the top 10:
- Girl names: Chloe (replaced Aoife, now ranked 13th)
- Boy names: Michael (replaced Harry, now tied for 14th with Cian)
New to the top 100:
- Girl names: Maisie, Annabelle, Mila, Rosie, and Eimear
- Boy names: Lorcan, George, Daithi, Brian, Edward, and Daire
Biggest increases within the top 100:
- Girl names (by rank): Mila, Fiadh, Maisie, Annabelle, and Alice
- Girl names (by raw numbers): Fiadh, Roisin, Robyn, Sadie, and Chloe
- Boy names (by rank): Ollie, Donnacha, Billy, Tadhg, and Brian/Daire (tied)
- Boy names (by raw numbers): Oliver, Michael, Fionn, Tadhg, and Finn
And finally, some of the “less common” (non-top 100) baby names mentioned in the CSO’s statistical release:
- Girl names: Paris, Nelly, Dakota, Kim, Pixie, and Sabina
- Boy names: Barra, Pauric, Zayn, Gus, Romeo, and Otis
Source: Irish Babies’ Names 2015 – CSO
Image: Adapted from Flag of Ireland (public domain)