Names of Ireland
3,608,253 births across 6,351 recorded names, 1964 to 2025.
Top of 2025
Common here, rare in America
Names Ireland gives often that the US records barely hold.
| Name | In Ireland | In the US |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhbh | 3,078 | not recorded |
| Fergal | 2,972 | not recorded |
| Ailbhe | 2,412 | not recorded |
| Daragh | 2,382 | not recorded |
| Donnacha | 2,324 | not recorded |
| Gearoid | 1,688 | not recorded |
| Aoibhe | 1,607 | not recorded |
| Laoise | 1,486 | not recorded |
| Doireann | 1,358 | not recorded |
| Brid | 1,224 | not recorded |
| Fiachra | 1,213 | not recorded |
| Naoise | 1,108 | not recorded |
| Donagh | 1,030 | not recorded |
| Páidí | 920 | not recorded |
| Noeleen | 902 | not recorded |
US figures are Social Security births since 1880; the Ireland figures cover 1964 onwards. The two are not the same measure and the columns are for comparison of scale, not subtraction.
Most given since 1964
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names. First forenames registered in the Republic of Ireland, for names given to three or more babies in a year. Northern Ireland registers separately and is listed on its own.