Ireland's top baby names for 2024 were revealed by Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday, February 28.
While Jack tops the list of names for boys born in Ireland for the eighth year in a row, Sophie emerged as the most popular name for baby girls born in Ireland in more than a decade.
New entries to the top 100 names for boys born in Ireland in 2024 include Rowan, Caleb, and Iarlaith, while new entries to the top 100 names for girls born in Ireland in 2024 include Hallie, Rhea, Caragh, and Aurora.
The name range for boys born in Ireland in 2024 was 4,421, while the name range for girls born in Ireland in 2024 was 5,161.
Irish babies' names 2024. (Ireland's Central Statistics Office)
"Jack has retained the top spot as the most popular baby boys’ name in 2024," Seán O’Connor, Statistician in the Vital Statistics Section of the CSO, said on Friday, commenting on the Irish baby naming trends.
"This is a position it has held for every year since 2007, with the exception of 2016, when James was the most popular choice of name.
"Jack and James have been in the top five boys’ names since 1998.
"Noah and Rían are the other two boys’ names which make up the top three in 2024."
O'Connor continued: "Sophie occupied the number one position as the most popular girls’ name in Ireland for the first time since 2010.
"Éabha, Grace, Emily, and Fiadh were the other four girls’ names that made up the top five in 2024.
"While Jack has been the most popular name for baby boys in Ireland for eight years in a row, there is more variety when it comes to the top spot for girls.
"In 2024, Sophie was the most popular name for girls, while in 2023 it was Grace and in 2022 it was Emily. Grace, Emily, and Sophie have been permanent fixtures in the top five names for baby girls every year since 2016, with Éabha entering the top five for the first time in 2021 and ranking in second place in 2024.
"Rowan, Caleb, and Iarlaith are the three new entrants into the top 100 most popular boys’ names for 2024. Caleb rose fastest up the rankings, going from 142nd place in 2023 to 91st in 2024.
"Looking at new entrants for girls, four new entrants appeared, Hallie, Rhea, Caragh, and Aurora, with Rhea being the fastest rising girls' name in 2024 moving up 37 places to 93rd in the table."
Top baby names for boys born in Ireland in 2024:
- Jack (490)
- Noah (486)
- Rían (432)
- Cillian (352)
- James (336)
- Tadhg (318)
- Fionn (304)
- Liam (303)
- Oisin (286)
- Charlie (258)
Top baby names for girls born in Ireland in 2024:
- Sophie (294)
- Éabha (293)
- Grace (291)
- Emily (290)
- Fiadh (286)
- Lily (253)
- Olivia (246)
- Amelia (220)
- Sadie (216)
- Mia (213)
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Boy names with the most growth in popularity in Ireland between 2023 and 2024, measured by change in rank
- Caleb, up 51 places to 91st place
- Ted, up 42 places to 91st place
- Odhran, up 36 places to 87th place
- Senan, up 24 places to 59th place
- Arthur, up 23 places to 47th place
Girl names with the most growth in popularity in Ireland between 2023 and 2024, measured by change in rank
- Rhea, up 37 places to 93rd place
- Hallie, up 33 places to 85th place
- Laoise, up 32 places to 98th place
- Aurora, up 32 places to 98th place
- Hazel, up 27 places to 44th place
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Boy names with the most growth in popularity in Ireland between 2023 and 2024, measured by the number of names
- Rían - 432 in 2024, up from 339 in 2023
- Cillian - 352 in 2024, up from 275 in 2023
- Páidí - 201 in 2024, up from 150 in 2023
- Arthur - 119 in 2024, up from 91 in 2023
- Muhammad - 126 in 2024, up from 99 in 2023
- Senan - 99 in 2024, up from 72 in 2023
Girl names with the most growth in popularity in Ireland between 2023 and 2024, measured by the number of names
- Maya - 187 in 2024, up from 128 in 2023
- Éabha - 293 in 2024, up from 241 in 2023
- Olivia - 246 in 2024, up from 199 in 2023
- Rosie - 131 in 2024, up from 98 in 2023
- Hazel- 108 in 2024, up from 77 in 2023
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