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# Baby Names

This year
2023
The most popular baby names in Ireland for 2022 have been revealed
There are some familiar names at the top but some new additions to the top 100.
Brigid, Bridget and Bríd: how popular is the saint's name in modern Ireland?
Ahead of the first St Brigid’s Day bank holiday, the CSO has revealed how the name’s popularity has waned in recent years.
Last year
2022
The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland
Darach Ó Séaghdha take a look at the most popular baby names last year.
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
There’s a new number one for girls yet again.
All time
The Irish For: Baby name trends - is Ireland that different to other countries?
Darach Ó Séaghdha looks at the latest baby name trends abroad and asks if we have our own ideas here in Ireland.
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
There’s a new number one for girls.
The Irish For: The rise of Fiadh, the third most popular girl's name
With Fiadh now in the top five baby names for girls, Darach Ó Séaghdha looks at the origin of the name.
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
Jack and Emily are on top again.
These are the most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2018
Jack and Emily remain the most popular names for Irish babies.
'I can’t see him as a Thor FitzGerald': 10 rules for choosing a baby name
David Caren gives practical advice for Irish expectant dads.
TV, sport and music had some amount of impact on Irish baby names through the years
Did you know that there were 39 Rihanna’s were registered in Ireland in 2009?
If Irish babies were named after the reason they were conceived...
Excerpt.
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
The usual suspects feature in top five.
So, fans are convinced that Kylie Jenner subtly revealed her baby's name in that 11-minute video
#TwitterThoughts.
These are some of the most popular Irish baby names outside of Ireland
Well, we do like to travel.
Emily and Jack are the most popular baby names in Ireland
Is yours in the top five list?
How popular is your name? This handy app from the CSO will help you find out
With information from 1964 to 2016, users can follow the popularity of any name.
15 old school baby names that need to make a comeback in 2017
MAKE DEIRDRE COOL AGAIN.
15 of the fastest growing hipster baby names in Ireland this year
The figures are in.
Muhammad, Willow and Matilda are the highest-climbing baby names in Ireland
The surname Murphy accounted for over 1.1% (697 births) while Kelly accounts for 0.9% or 598 births.
Are These Celebrity Baby Names Real Or Fake?
There are lots of… interesting ones out there.
12 common American baby names that would simply never work in Ireland
Imagine naming your kid ‘Konner’.
Just 32 ludicrous celebrity baby names to make you feel better about your own
“Journey River”
Aoife and Saoirse, Finn and Noah - Ireland's ten most popular baby names
Girls’ names like Eabha and Shauna were not so popular while Feidhlim and Erik were on the bottom of the list of boys’ names.
7 things all Declans need to know
You’re growing in power, Declans.
15 of the fastest growing hipster baby names in Ireland
Get them while they’re hot.
Ireland's top baby names have been revealed and this little guy is making his mark
The top two still reign supreme, however.
Ciara, Rory and Aislinn were among the most popular baby names in America last year
The Irish made an impressive showing in this year’s top 1000 baby names.
16 Irish surnames that are now popular baby names in America
Gannon, Finnegan and Brennan, anyone?
16 old-fashioned baby names that need to make a comeback
Francis, Jacinta and Sharon — the hipster baby names of 2026.
14 of the most hilariously posh birth announcements ever published
From the pages of the Daily Telegraph, obviously.
14 Irish baby names the world really needs to know about
Calling all Sadhbhs, Iarlas and Naoises!
A father tricked his wife into naming their baby after his favourite football team
“Lanesra, come in for your dinner!”
These are some of the weirdest baby names of 2015
Some excellent ideas here…
The latest baby name trend is... Instagram filters
Oh God.
What Would You Be Called If You Were Born in 2015?
Name trends are changing. It could all have been so much different…
How do England's most popular baby names compare to ours?
We have similar tastes, to a point.
Can You Guess The Meaning Of These Old Irish Names?
Do you know your Diarmuids from your Tadhgs? Take this quiz and find out.
What Should You Name Your First Child?
We have the answer, right this way.
9 potential names for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's new baby
Yes, the pair of them are expecting again.