Baby names that have sadly fallen out of favour in Ireland over the last 10 years

Can these names make a revival?

According to new research by Betway, over the last decade, monikers like Emily and Jack have remained top choices in baby naming trends in Ireland.

James and Grace have also maintained their acclaim, as they follow in second place favourites for boys' and girls' name choices, respectively.

New research has revealed a list of names that haven't been seen on as many birth certificates as they once did. Some have not appearing on the top 100 list in over ten years.

Fallen boys’ names and the last time they appeared in the top 100

1. Hugh - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
2. Stephen - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
3. Oran - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
4. Alan - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
5. Niall - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
6. Jakub - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
7. Rhys - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
8. Brian - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
9. Daire - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
10. Jason - last seen on Top 100 in 2016
11. Killian - last seen on Top 100 in 2016
12. Lorcan - last seen on Top 100 in 2016
13. Cormac - last seen on Top 100 in 2017
14. Jackson - last seen on Top 100 in 2017
15. Oisin - last seen on Top 100 in 2017
16. Daithi - last seen on Top 100 in 2017
17. Tomas - last seen on Top 100 in 2017
18. Ciaran - last seen on Top 100 in 2017
19. Ruairi - last seen on Top 100 in 2017
20. Peter - last seen on Top 100 in 2018

Fallen girl’s names and the last time they appeared in the top 100

1. Aoibhe - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
2. Kayleigh - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
3. Brooke - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
4. Katelyn - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
5. Aimee - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
6. Zuzanna - last seen on Top 100 in 2013
7. Poppy - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
8. Ruth - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
9. Natalia - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
10. Lexi - last seen on Top 100 in 2014
11. Nicole - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
12. Maja - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
13. Annabelle - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
14. Eimear - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
15. Caitlin - last seen on Top 100 in 2015
16. Sara - last seen on Top 100 in 2016
17. Zoey - last seen on Top 100 in 2016
18. Matila - last seen on Top 100 in 2016
19. Orla - last seen on Top 100 in 2016
20. Madison - last seen on Top 100 in 2017

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