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The top baby names in the Republic of Ireland last year were Sophie and Jack.

Here are Ireland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

1. Sophie, 294 baby girls
2. Éabha, 293
3. Grace, 291
4. Emily, 290
5. Fiadh, 286
6. Lily, 253
7. Olivia, 246
8. Amelia, 220
9. Sadie, 216
10. Mia, 213
11. Lucy, 204
12. Freya, 196
13. Isla, 193
14. Ella, 192
15. Ellie, 190
16. Croía, 188
17. Emma, 187 (tie)
18. Maya, 187 (tie)
19. Sophia, 180
20. Chloe, 179 (tie)
21. Hannah, 179 (tie)
22. Molly, 171
23. Evie, 167
24. Saoirse, 164
25. Sofia, 154
26. Ava, 152
27. Robyn, 148
28. Millie, 145
29. Anna, 140
30. Ruby, 134
31. Caoimhe, 131 (tie)
32. Rosie, 131 (tie)
33. Róisín, 126
34. Bonnie, 123
35. Erin, 120 (tie)
36. Isabelle, 120 (tie)
37. Cara, 118
38. Sadhbh, 117
39. Holly, 115
40. Éala, 114
41. Annie, 112
42. Clodagh, 109 (tie)
43. Daisy, 109 (tie)
44. Hazel, 108
45. Aoife, 107 (tie)
46. Katie, 107 (tie)
47. Kate, 106 (tie)
48. Willow, 106 (tie)
49. Maisie, 105
50. Ada, 104 (tie)
51. Méabh, 104 (tie)

Boy names

1. Jack, 490 baby boys
2. Noah, 486
3. Rían, 432
4. Cillian, 352
5. James, 336
6. Tadhg, 318
7. Fionn, 304
8. Liam, 303
9. Oisín, 286
10. Charlie, 258
11. Daniel, 257
12. Finn, 255
13. Theo, 252
14. Thomas, 226
15. Seán, 222
16. Patrick, 220
17. Michael, 218
18. Luke, 217
19. Conor, 210
20. Harry, 209
21. Tommy, 202
22. Leo, 201 (tie)
23. Páidí, 201 (tie)
24. Luca, 197
25. Adam, 188
26. Darragh, 184
27. Oliver, 181
28. Bobby, 179
29. John, 168
30. Jamie, 162 (tie)
31. Kai, 162 (tie)
32. Oscar, 159
33. Cian, 158 (tie)
34. Max, 158 (tie)
35. Ollie, 157
36. Alex, 155
37. Callum, 154
38. Sonny, 147
39. Dylan, 141
40. David, 134
41. Ben, 132
42. Matthew, 131
43. Caelan, 128
44. Alexander, 127
45. Muhammad, 126
46. Ryan, 124
47. Arthur, 119
48. Arlo, 118
49. Alfie, 117
50. Shay, 107

The trendy name Croía (pronounced KREE-a) rose from 95th in 2020, to 52nd in 2021, to 38th in 2022, to 24th in 2023, to 16th last year. Do you think it will reach the top 10 in 2025?

Speaking of names on the upswing, the fastest-rising girl names in the top 100 were Maya (in terms of number of babies) and Rhea (in terms of rank). Likewise, the fastest-rising boy names in the top 100 were Rían (in terms of number of babies) and Caleb (in terms of rank).

And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the names given to just 3 babies each in Ireland last year:

The Irish word réalta means “star.”

Source: Irish Babies’ Names – CSO (Irish Babies’ Names 2024)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ireland (public domain)