According to data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2015 were Emily and James.
Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
| Baby Girl Names | Baby Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Emily, 233 baby girls 2. Ella, 197 3. Grace, 192 4. Sophie, 179 5. Olivia, 153 6. Anna, 152 7. Amelia, 149 8. Aoife, 147 9. Lucy, 146 10. Ava, 141 | 1. James, 300 baby boys 2. Jack, 261 3. Noah, 225 4. Charlie, 213 5. Daniel, 188 6. Oliver, 186 7. Matthew, 168 8. Harry, 166 9. Thomas, 157 10. Jake, 141 |
In the girls’ top ten, Aoife and Ava replaced Sophia and Eva.
On the boys’ side, Matthew and Jake replaced Ethan and Jacob.
And here are some names from the other end of the list:
| Rare Girl Names | Rare Boy Names |
|---|---|
| Abernathy, Aiza, Albany, Billie-Jean, Binky, Button, Cami-Li, Cashleen, Chaitra, Cherithabel, Cyrah-Steph, Eluanny, Everleigh, Felmora, Iga, Izide, Kincso, Margaressa, Merve, Ryve, Saiorse-Miley-Mochara, Texas, Urte, Yophi | Acheron, Anugy, Bobeh, Carlow, Clepson, Csanad, Dermy, Dirly, Florin-Leonardo, Idrissa, Johnver, Karabo, Kenzen, Kygo, Lavezzi, Lincoln-Kidd, Lingaa, Majky, Niamkey, Noveldino, Oregon, Sorley-Logan, Ugnius, Zbyszko |
Each of the above was given to fewer than three babies (so, used just once or twice) in Northern Ireland last year.
The top names in 2014 were Emily and Jack.
Source: Baby Names 2015 – NISRA
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