According to data from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO), the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were — yet again! — Emily and Jack.
Here are Ireland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
- Emily, 452 baby girls
- Grace, 426
- Fiadh, 334
- Sophie, 330
- Hannah, 321
- Amelia, 315
- Ava, 313 (tie)
- Ellie, 313 (tie)
- Ella, 292
- Mia, 289
Boy Names
- Jack, 677 baby boys
- James, 534
- Noah, 502
- Conor, 427
- Daniel, 399
- Adam, 345
- Liam, 334
- Tadhg, 318
- Luke, 317
- Charlie, 316
Jack has been the top boy name since 2007 (with the exception of 2016) and Emily has been the top girl name since 2011.
In the girls’ top 10, Hannah returned and Emma dropped out.
In the boys’ top 10, Liam and Tadhg (pronounced tyeg, like the first syllable of “tiger”) replaced Harry and Michael.
The fastest-rising names in the top 100 in terms of numbers of babies were:
- Éabha (+57 baby girls), Caoimhe (+36), Molly (+32), Erin (+31), Sadhbh (+31)
- Rían (+69 baby boys), Bobby (+50), Senan (+46), Darragh (+38), Tadhg (+38), Theo (+38)
And the fastest-rising in terms of rank were:
- Alexandra (+25 spots), Heidi (+20), Hollie (+20), Bonnie (+19), Éabha (+19)
- Odhrán (+41 spots), Odhran (+39), Eli (+37), Kayden (+30), Ruairí (+27)
Source: Irish Babies’ Names 2019 – CSO
Image: Adapted from Flag of Ireland (public domain)
I think I see a typo – where you list the fastest risers in terms of numbers of babies, you have “baby girls” on both lines.
Thank you, Kelly! I will fix that…