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11th December 2017
01:37pm GMT

Thanks to a new baby name app launched by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), we can now check what baby names were popular in whar years, how many baby names were registered in specific years, and how long it took for other baby names to make it all the way to Ireland.
For instance, there were no babies in Ireland with the name 'Jade' until 1974.
And then, there were only three.
Emily, on the other hand, has been popular as far back as the app goes - the mid 60s.
She's continued to grow in popularity too, with 490 babies being registered as Emily in 2016, 626 in 2015, and 619 in 2014.
Boys have had similar name success too, with 'Jack' being the top baby name for nine years in a row from 2007 to 2015.
Last year, this name was barely beaten by 'James' with just four more babies being registered as such.
If you want to check out the popularity of your name, or literally any other one ever, you can access the CSO's app here. Explore more on these topics: