Ireland’s most-loved baby names over the last decade have been revealed

Over the last ten years, Ireland has maintained its love of Emily and Jack

Ireland’s most loved baby names for the last decade have been revealed.

According to new research by Betway, old classics and traditional monikers continue to remain steadfast in their popularity.

Emily and Jack continue to be used by expectant parents, as well as James and Grace.

Betway has analysed the top 20 boys’ and girls’ monikers for Ireland over the last decade using data from the Central Statistics Office to determine which ones had remained strong picks. 

Top boys’ names in Ireland over the last decade and their total count

1. Jack (6939)
2. James (5917)
3. Daniel (4846)
4. Conor (4675)
5. Noah (4581)
6. Adam (3709)
7. Charlie (3539)
8. Harry (3527)
9. Michael (3517)
10. Luke (3493)
11. Liam (3389)
12. Thomas (3182)
13. Alex (3136)
14. Cillian (3089)
15. Darragh (3045)
16. Fionn (3020)
17. Patrick (2992)
18. Sean (2953)
19. Cian (2768)
20. Ryan (2759)

Top girls’ names in Ireland over the last decade and their total count

1. Emily (4797)
2. Grace (4006)
3. Sophie (3735)
4. Emma (3509)
5. Amelia (3401)
6. Ava (3397)
7. Ella (3253)
8. Lucy (3224)
9. Mia (3176)
10. Hannah (3080)
11. Lily (2961)
12. Chloe (2799)
13. Anna (2678)
14. Olivia (2664)
15. Aoife (2630)
16. Ellie (2621)
17. Fiadh (2577)
18. Saoirse (2460)
19. Sophia (2429)
20. Kate (2416)

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