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03rd Mar 2023

Here are the most popular baby names chosen by Irish parents in 2022

Sarah McKenna Barry

Jack reigns supreme for the 15th year in a row.

The Central Statistics Office has revealed the most popular baby names chosen by Irish parents last year, and for the 15th year in a row, Jack remains the most popular boy’s name.

The most popular girl’s name from last year is Emily, which was the third most popular girl’s name in 2021.

The top 20 boy names were as follows:

  1. Jack
  2. Noah
  3. James
  4. Rían
  5. Charlie
  6. Oisín
  7. Tadgh
  8. Liam
  9. Cillian
  10. Daniel
  11. Fionn
  12. Michael
  13. Conor
  14. Finn
  15. Patrick
  16. Thomas
  17. Darragh
  18. Harry
  19. Sean
  20. Luke

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As for Ireland’s most popular girls’ names in 2022, they were as follows:

  1. Emily
  2. Grace
  3. Fiadh
  4. Sophie
  5. Lily
  6. Éabha
  7. Ava
  8. Mia
  9. Ellie
  10. Olivia
  11. Emma
  12. Amelia
  13. Hannah
  14. Ella
  15. Freya
  16. Lucy
  17. Isla
  18. Saoirse
  19. Millie
  20. Sadie

You can read the top 100 names over on the Central Statistics Office right here.

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