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# Baby Names

This year
2023
# welcome to the world
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.
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Feb 24th 2023, 11:45 AM
# st brigid's day
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.
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Updated
Jan 30th 2023, 2:12 PM
Last year
2022
Voices
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.
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Mar 3rd 2022, 8:00 PM
# is ainm dom
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
There’s a new number one for girls yet again.
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Feb 25th 2022, 2:14 PM
All time
Voices
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.
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Oct 3rd 2021, 8:30 AM
# say my name
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
There’s a new number one for girls.
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Feb 26th 2021, 1:50 PM
Voices
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.
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Mar 1st 2020, 8:30 AM
# what's in a name?
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
Jack and Emily are on top again.
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Feb 28th 2020, 12:30 PM
# is ainm dom
These are the most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2018
Jack and Emily remain the most popular names for Irish babies.
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Feb 28th 2019, 6:38 PM
Voices
'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.
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Aug 5th 2018, 8:45 AM
# Baby Names
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?
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Mar 7th 2018, 5:48 PM
# Baby Names
If Irish babies were named after the reason they were conceived...
Excerpt.
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Feb 28th 2018, 8:00 PM
# CSO
Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year
The usual suspects feature in top five.
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Feb 28th 2018, 11:08 AM
# kylie jenner
So, fans are convinced that Kylie Jenner subtly revealed her baby's name in that 11-minute video
#TwitterThoughts.
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Feb 5th 2018, 2:00 PM
# represent
These are some of the most popular Irish baby names outside of Ireland
Well, we do like to travel.
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Dec 30th 2017, 9:31 PM
# oh baby
Emily and Jack are the most popular baby names in Ireland
Is yours in the top five list?
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Dec 29th 2017, 3:00 PM
# Baby Names
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.
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Dec 11th 2017, 1:02 PM
# bring back deirdre
15 old school baby names that need to make a comeback in 2017
MAKE DEIRDRE COOL AGAIN.
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Jun 4th 2017, 4:10 PM
# Baby Names
15 of the fastest growing hipster baby names in Ireland this year
The figures are in.
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May 31st 2017, 2:00 PM
# what's in a name
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.
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May 31st 2017, 12:30 PM
# what's in a name
Are These Celebrity Baby Names Real Or Fake?
There are lots of… interesting ones out there.
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May 13th 2017, 7:00 PM
# what's in a name
12 common American baby names that would simply never work in Ireland
Imagine naming your kid ‘Konner’.
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May 12th 2017, 6:50 PM
# river rocket
Just 32 ludicrous celebrity baby names to make you feel better about your own
“Journey River”
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Apr 19th 2017, 8:00 AM
# Babies
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.
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Jan 8th 2017, 7:40 AM
# duckling
7 things all Declans need to know
You’re growing in power, Declans.
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Nov 15th 2016, 12:44 PM
# Baby Names
15 of the fastest growing hipster baby names in Ireland
Get them while they’re hot.
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May 31st 2016, 6:19 PM
# brits in
Ireland's top baby names have been revealed and this little guy is making his mark
The top two still reign supreme, however.
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May 31st 2016, 12:49 PM
# what's in a name
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.
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May 10th 2016, 2:19 PM
# say my name say my name
16 Irish surnames that are now popular baby names in America
Gannon, Finnegan and Brennan, anyone?
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May 10th 2016, 11:27 AM
# Baby Names
16 old-fashioned baby names that need to make a comeback
Francis, Jacinta and Sharon — the hipster baby names of 2026.
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Apr 6th 2016, 9:42 PM
# tarka
14 of the most hilariously posh birth announcements ever published
From the pages of the Daily Telegraph, obviously.
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Feb 21st 2016, 1:00 PM
# a leanbh
14 Irish baby names the world really needs to know about
Calling all Sadhbhs, Iarlas and Naoises!
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Jan 7th 2016, 1:30 PM
# lanesra
A father tricked his wife into naming their baby after his favourite football team
“Lanesra, come in for your dinner!”
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Jan 4th 2016, 5:00 PM
# wtaf
These are some of the weirdest baby names of 2015
Some excellent ideas here…
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Dec 10th 2015, 11:41 AM
The latest baby name trend is... Instagram filters
Oh God.
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Dec 2nd 2015, 8:47 AM
# Quiz
What Would You Be Called If You Were Born in 2015?
Name trends are changing. It could all have been so much different…
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Oct 11th 2015, 9:30 AM
# THE George effect
How do England's most popular baby names compare to ours?
We have similar tastes, to a point.
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Aug 17th 2015, 9:57 PM
# what's in a name
Can You Guess The Meaning Of These Old Irish Names?
Do you know your Diarmuids from your Tadhgs? Take this quiz and find out.
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Aug 17th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Quiz
What Should You Name Your First Child?
We have the answer, right this way.
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Jul 11th 2015, 3:00 PM
# south by south west
9 potential names for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's new baby
Yes, the pair of them are expecting again.
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Jun 1st 2015, 9:57 AM
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