Popular baby names in Northern Ireland (UK), 2021

According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland last year were Grace and Jack.

Here are the Northern Ireland’s top 50 girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

1. Grace, 182 baby girls
2. Emily, 150
3. Fiadh, 149
4. Olivia, 148
5. Isla, 138
6. Sophie, 128
7. Aoife, 122
8. Ella, 111
9. Anna, 106
10. Sophia, 102
11. Amelia, 101
12. Lucy, 100
13. Charlotte, 98
14. Lily, 94
15. Evie, 92 (tie)
16. Freya, 92 (tie)
17. Ava, 90
18. Annie, 87
19. Mia, 82
20. Ellie, 80
21. Erin, 76 (3-way tie)
22. Molly, 76 (3-way tie)
23. Rosie, 76 (3-way tie)
24. Willow, 69
25. Eabha, 67
26. Ruby, 64
27. Poppy, 62
28. Meabh, 61 (tie)
29. Niamh, 61 (tie)
30. Eva, 60
31. Maisie, 59
32. Katie, 58
33. Cora, 56
34. Hannah, 55 (tie)
35. Ivy, 55 (tie)
36. Cara, 54 (tie)
37. Clodagh, 54 (tie)
38. Georgia, 52 (4-way tie)
39. Harper, 52 (4-way tie)
40. Jessica, 52 (4-way tie)
41. Zara, 52 (4-way tie)
42. Chloe, 51 (tie)
43. Rose, 51 (tie)
44. Aria, 50
45. Alice, 49 (3-way tie)
46. Daisy, 49 (3-way tie)
47. Mollie, 49 (3-way tie)
48. Heidi, 48
49. Saoirse, 45 (tie)
50. Sienna, 45 (tie)

Boy Names

1. Jack, 193 baby boys
2. Noah, 191
3. James, 173
4. Charlie, 155
5. Oliver, 131
6. Theo, 119
7. Leo, 117
8. Cillian, 116
9. Finn, 115
10. Harry, 114
11. Oisin, 109 (tie)
12. Thomas, 109 (tie)
13. Daniel, 103
14. Tommy, 101
15. Freddie, 97
16. Jacob, 92
17. Jude, 86
18. Arthur, 84
19. Daithi, 83
20. Darragh, 78 (3-way tie)
21. Ethan, 78 (3-way tie)
22. Ronan, 78 (3-way tie)
23. Jonah, 77
24. Alfie, 76 (tie)
25. Archie, 76 (tie)
26. Caleb, 75
27. Shea, 73
28. Conor, 71
29. Alexander, 69
30. Patrick, 68
31. George, 66 (3-way tie)
32. Isaac, 66 (3-way tie)
33. Mason, 66 (3-way tie)
34. Matthew, 65 (tie)
35. Reuben, 65 (tie)
36. Conan, 64 (3-way tie)
37. Fionn, 64 (3-way tie)
38. Luke, 64 (3-way tie)
39. Ollie, 63
40. Jake, 61 (tie)
41. Joseph, 61 (tie)
42. Logan, 60 (3-way tie)
43. Odhran, 60 (3-way tie)
44. Oscar, 60 (3-way tie)
45. Liam, 58 (3-way tie)
46. Lucas, 58 (3-way tie)
47. Max, 58 (3-way tie)
48. John, 57
49. Rory, 56
50. Joshua, 55 (tie)
51. Theodore, 55 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Aoife and Anna replaced Amelia, Lucy and Freya. (Two replaced three because there was a tie for tenth last year.)

In the boys’ top 10, Leo replaced Thomas.

And on the other side of the spectrum…here are some of the names that were given to just 3 babies each in Northern Ireland last year:

Rare girl names	Rare boy names
Anais, Betsy, Cliona, Darlah, Eadaoin, Fearne, Gigi, Helena, Indi, Jane, Kelly, Leila, Mallaidh, Nell, Orfhlaith, Rae, Saffron, Tabitha, Vivienne, Winnie	Ayaan, Brendan, Cabhan, Donncha, Egan, Fearghal, Gareth, Herbie, Jaylen, Koen, Lenny, Millar, Naoise, Paddy, Quinn, Ross, Seanan, Travis, Vinnie, Zachariah

Finally, here are the 2020 rankings for Northern Ireland, if you’d like to compare.

Source: Baby Names – NISRA

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)