The most popular names for babies born in Ireland in 2024 were revealed by Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) last week, but are you wondering what the most popular names were for babies born in your home county?
Fear not! The CSO has delved into their data from 2024 to determine the most popular names for babies born in 2024, classified by the area of residence of the mother.
For boys born in Ireland in 2024, Jack was the most popular name in Leinster and Munster, while Rian was the most popular in Connacht and the three counties of Ulster.
Most popular boys' names by county in Ireland, 2024. (Ireland's Central Statistics Office)
For girls born in Ireland in 2024, Sophie was the most popular name in Leinster, Fiadh was the most popular name in Connacht, and Éabha was the most popular name in Munster and the three counties of Ulster.
Most popular girls' names by county in Ireland, 2024. (Ireland's Central Statistics Office)
(Note: The CSO only tracks data related to the Republic of Ireland - data related to Cos Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Derry, and Tyrone in Northern Ireland is tracked by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency [NISRA].)
Read on to check out the most popular names for boys and girls born in Ireland in 2024 - by county!
Carlow
- Jack, Noah
- Caoimhe, Croía, Emily, Isla, Julia, Kate, Lily, Lucy, Maisie, Molly, Méabh, Rosie, Sadie, Sophie
Cavan
- Rían
- Grace, Sadie, Éala
Clare
- Jack
- Lily
Cork City
- Jack, Rían
- Lily
Cork County
- Jack
- Éabha
Dublin City
- Noah
- Olivia
South Dublin
- Noah
- Emily, Sophie
Fingal (Dublin)
- Noah
- Olivia
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (Dublin)
- Noah
- Sophie
Galway City
- Jack, Oisín
- Clara
Galway County
- Rían
- Emily
Kerry
- Cillian
- Caoimhe, Clodagh, Fiadh, Sophie
Kildare
- Jack
- Emily
Kilkenny
- Jack
- Éabha
Laois
- Rían
- Fiadh
Leitrim
- Conor
- Croía
Limerick City
- Michael, Muhammad
- Sophie
Limerick County
- Jack
- Amelia
Longford
- Patrick
- Emily, Fiadh, Grace
Louth
- Jack, Noah
- Éabha
Mayo
- Rían
- Amelia, Fiadh
Meath
- Cillian
- Robyn
Monaghan
- Páidí
- Mia
Offaly
- Jack
- Emily
Roscommon
- Noah
- Grace
Sligo
- Páidí
- Fiadh
Tipperary
- Jack
- Grace
Waterford City
- Noah
- Bonnie
Waterford County
- Charlie
- Sophie
Westmeath
- Rían
- Grace
Wexford
- Rían
- Sophie
Wicklow
- Noah
- Fiadh
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