Baby names: Jack and Emily took the top spots for 2022 but what were the top 100 names for boys and girls born in Ireland last year? Search our table of data released today by the CSO to see where Luna, Clara, Tiernan and Daithí sit
Fifty years ago, in 1972, John was the most popular boys’ name and Mary was the most popular girls’ name. In 2022, they stand at 36th and 87th position respectively.
There were four new entrants to the top 100 names for girls: Hailey, Pheobe, Ayda and Éala. The name Éala grew most in popularity, going from 177th place in 2021 to 91st in 2022. Some of the less common names for girls in 2022 and not included in the top 100 were Matilda, Zoey, Tessa, Margot, Daria, Amira, Everleigh and Ariyah.Muhammad was ranked 86th nationally yet was the most popular boys’ name in Galway City.
Leonardo and Liam were the joint most favoured boys name if both parents were from the EU14 excluding Ireland .
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