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
- Sophie, 294 baby girls
- Éabha, 293
- Grace, 291
- Emily, 290
- Fiadh, 286
- Lily, 253
- Olivia, 246
- Amelia, 220
- Sadie, 216
- Mia, 213
- Lucy, 204
- Freya, 196
- Isla, 193
- Ella, 192
- Ellie, 190
- Croía, 188
- Emma, 187 (tie)
- Maya, 187 (tie)
- Sophia, 180
- Chloe, 179 (tie)
- Hannah, 179 (tie)
- Molly, 171
- Evie, 167
- Saoirse, 164
- Sofia, 154
- Ava, 152
- Robyn, 148
- Millie, 145
- Anna, 140
- Ruby, 134
- Caoimhe, 131 (tie)
- Rosie, 131 (tie)
- Róisín, 126
- Bonnie, 123
- Erin, 120 (tie)
- Isabelle, 120 (tie)
- Cara, 118
- Sadhbh, 117
- Holly, 115
- Éala, 114
- Annie, 112
- Clodagh, 109 (tie)
- Daisy, 109 (tie)
- Hazel, 108
- Aoife, 107 (tie)
- Katie, 107 (tie)
- Kate, 106 (tie)
- Willow, 106 (tie)
- Maisie, 105
- Ada, 104 (tie)
- Méabh, 104 (tie)
Boy names
- Jack, 490 baby boys
- Noah, 486
- Rían, 432
- Cillian, 352
- James, 336
- Tadhg, 318
- Fionn, 304
- Liam, 303
- Oisín, 286
- Charlie, 258
- Daniel, 257
- Finn, 255
- Theo, 252
- Thomas, 226
- Seán, 222
- Patrick, 220
- Michael, 218
- Luke, 217
- Conor, 210
- Harry, 209
- Tommy, 202
- Leo, 201 (tie)
- Páidí, 201 (tie)
- Luca, 197
- Adam, 188
- Darragh, 184
- Oliver, 181
- Bobby, 179
- John, 168
- Jamie, 162 (tie)
- Kai, 162 (tie)
- Oscar, 159
- Cian, 158 (tie)
- Max, 158 (tie)
- Ollie, 157
- Alex, 155
- Callum, 154
- Sonny, 147
- Dylan, 141
- David, 134
- Ben, 132
- Matthew, 131
- Caelan, 128
- Alexander, 127
- Muhammad, 126
- Ryan, 124
- Arthur, 119
- Arlo, 118
- Alfie, 117
- 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:
| Rare girl names | Rare boy names |
| Annalivia, Brídín, Ceoladh, Dolcie, Elira, Fearne, Goldie, Heather, Iveagh, Jessa, Kenza, Líobhan, Morrigan, Nollaig, Oonagh, Peach, Réalta, Saffi, Tiffany, Vega, Willa, Zaria | Ahan, Bento, Chulainn, Daróg, Enda, Fearghal, Gene, Hughie, Íarlaith, Jameson, Keelin, Laith, Mick, Naomhán, Oilibhéar, Pat, Ralphie, Séadh, Téidí, Vlad, Willie, Zeke |
The Irish word réalta means “star.”
Source: Irish Babies’ Names – CSO (Irish Babies’ Names 2024)
Image: Adapted from Flag of Ireland (public domain)
