According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2018 were Grace and James/Noah (tie).
Here are the Northern Ireland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names
- Grace, 221 baby girls
- Emily, 203
- Olivia, 178
- Sophie, 155
- Ella, 151
- Amelia, 140
- Isla, 135
- Anna, 128
- Lily, 125
- Lucy, 124
Boy Names
- Noah, 217 baby boys (tie)
- James, 217 (tie)
- Jack, 201
- Charlie, 191
- Jacob, 154 (tie)
- Daniel, 154 (tie)
- Oliver, 151
- Harry, 150
- Thomas, 142
- Leo, 137
In the girls’ top ten, Lily and Lucy replaced Charlotte and Sophia.
In the boys’ top ten, Leo replaced Logan.
In the girls’ top 100, the highest climbers were Rosie, Sadie, and Saoirse.
In the boys’ top 100, the highest climbers were Tommy, Theo, and Hunter.
In 2017, the top names were Emily and James.
In the adjacent Republic of Ireland, the top names of 2018 were Emily and Jack.
Sources: Baby Names 2018 – NISRA, Disney, Moana and Storm – NI’s diverse baby names revealed
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