Top 100 baby names in Ireland (2005)
There were 61,042 births registered in 2005 (31,369 boys and 29,673 girls) in Ireland with 642 less then in 2004.
Emma was the most popular girl name for the third year in a row, while Jack returns to the top position it last held in 2002, replacing the most popular boys' name of 2003 and 2004(Sean). There were 931 boys named Jack in 2005, 38 more than the number of boys named Sean. There were 703 girls named Emma, 61 more than Sarah, the second most popular girls' name.
Exactly the same boys' names (Jack, Sean, James, Conor, Adam) have been in the top five since '98, with only their order changing from year to year, but there has been more changes in girls' names: Emma, Sarah and Aoife have been
in the top five since 1998, Katie has only been in the top five since 2003, and Amy has only been in the top 5 since 2004.
Top 100 baby names Ireland (2005) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jack 931 | Emma 703 |
| 2 | Sean 893 | Sarah 642 |
| 3 | Adam 710 | Katie 575 |
| 4 | Conor 705 | Amy 510 |
| 5 | James 699 | Aoife 492 |
| 6 | Daniel 654 | Ciara 484 |
| 7 | Cian 561 | Sophie 451 |
| 8 | Luke 544 | Chloe 440 |
| 9 | Aaron 488 | Leah 427 |
| 10 | Michael 484 | Ella 405 |
| 11 | Dylan 467 | Emily 385 |
| 12 | Ryan 432 | Rachel 381 |
| 13 | Jamie 408 | Niamh 375 |
| 14 | Ben 401 | Grace 369 |
| 15 | David 401 | Rebecca 353 |
| 16 | Thomas 397 | Hannah 350 |
| 17 | John 386 | Caoimhe 345 |
| 18 | Patrick 381 | Ava 339 |
| 19 | Matthew 379 | Lauren 312 |
| 20 | Darragh 377 | Jessica 311 |
| 21 | Eoin 370 | Anna 290 |
| 22 | Oisin 370 | Kate 284 |
| 23 | Shane 355 | Roisin 280 |
| 24 | Alex 336 | Lucy 275 |
| 25 | Evan 324 | Molly 261 |
| 26 | Joshua 324 | Megan 248 |
| 27 | Liam 297 | Abbie 236 |
| 28 | Nathan 296 | Laura 231 |
| 29 | Mark 285 | Holly 228 |
| 30 | Jake 276 | Ellen 220 |
| 31 | Cathal 226 | Aisling 204 |
| 32 | Ciaran 226 | Ellie 193 |
| 33 | Joseph 226 | Mia 192 |
| 34 | Callum 216 | Caitlin 191 |
| 35 | Kyle 210 | Aine 187 |
| 36 | Samuel 210 | Saoirse 186 |
| 37 | Robert 205 | Nicole 172 |
| 38 | Fionn 184 | Shauna 168 |
| 39 | Andrew 183 | Tara 165 |
| 40 | Cormac 183 | Erin 158 |
| 41 | Eoghan 171 | Katelyn 153 |
| 42 | Stephen 170 | Clodagh 152 |
| 43 | Brian 169 | Zoe 150 |
| 44 | Ronan 169 | Eimear 148 |
| 45 | Cillian 167 | Abigail 146 |
| 46 | Lee 162 | Aimee 141 |
| 47 | Alexander 152 | Sinead 137 |
| 48 | Kevin 152 | Mary 133 |
| 49 | Ethan 151 | Eva 131 |
| 50 | Harry 150 | Robyn 126 |
Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland
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Top 100 baby names Ireland (2005) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 51 | William 149 | Alannah 123 |
| 52 | Charlie 148 | Lily 119 |
| 53 | Niall 147 | Orla 115 |
| 54 | Paul 145 | Eabha 109 |
| 55 | Benjamin 143 | Jade 108 |
| 56 | Josh 142 | Shannon 107 |
| 57 | Finn 137 | Eve 106 |
| 58 | Scott 135 | Kayleigh 99 |
| 59 | Sam 134 | Maria 99 |
| 60 | Christopher 132 | Olivia 99 |
| 61 | Noah 123 | Ruby 99 |
| 62 | Killian 120 | Isabelle 98 |
| 63 | Dean 118 | Jennifer 97 |
| 64 | Peter 117 | Aoibhe 95 |
| 65 | Jason 116 | Jane 94 |
| 66 | Gavin 115 | Cara 87 |
| 67 | Ross 115 | Charlotte 86 |
| 68 | Rory 114 | Kayla 86 |
| 69 | Tadhg 112 | Elizabeth 85 |
| 70 | Calum 110 | Amber 84 |
| 71 | Aidan 106 | Abby 79 |
| 72 | Alan 98 | Kelly 78 |
| 73 | Max 92 | Ruth 77 |
| 74 | Kian 91 | Sadhbh 77 |
| 75 | Anthony 89 | Isabel 76 |
| 76 | Martin 86 | Jodie 75 |
| 77 | Diarmuid 84 | Louise 75 |
| 78 | Oran 81 | Orlaith 72 |
| 79 | Oscar 80 | Alanna 70 |
| 80 | Tom 80 | Claire 70 |
| 81 | Dara 78 | Alexandra 69 |
| 82 | Leon 77 | Alice 68 |
| 83 | Darren 76 | Catherine 67 |
| 84 | Padraig 75 | Michelle 66 |
| 85 | Rian 75 | Emer 65 |
| 86 | Colm 74 | Maeve 65 |
| 87 | Tomas 74 | Sophia 65 |
| 88 | Daragh 72 | Alicia 64 |
| 89 | Craig 71 | Isobel 64 |
| 90 | Jonathan 70 | Zara 64 |
| 91 | Kieran 70 | Alisha 63 |
| 92 | Christian 69 | Amelia 63 |
| 93 | Karl 68 | Alison 62 |
| 94 | Ruairi 68 | Clara 62 |
| 95 | Owen 67 | Isabella 62 |
| 96 | Daire 66 | Lisa 62 |
| 97 | Leo 64 | Heather 61 |
| 98 | Brandon 63 | Julia 61 |
| 99 | Charles 62 | Hazel 60 |
| 100 | Hugh 62 | Danielle 59 |
Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland
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