Chances are you have a Jack or an Emily in your life, as the Central Statistics Office‘s figures show the respective boy’s and girl’s names have been a dominant choice for parents who’ve welcomed children in the past three decades.
The 2020s have seen a fluctuation in what girl’s names are being chosen for little ones, but by in large, boy Mums seem to be stuck in their ways with "Jack". You can’t be a good, solid name, eh?
We’ve taken a look back at the top baby boy’s and girl’s names every year between 1994 and 2023. We wonder which names will prevail in 2024.
Boy’s names
1990s
- 1994 – James
- 1995 – Conor
- 1996 – Conor
- 1997 – Sean
- 1998 – Conor
- 1999 – Conor
2000s
- 2000 – Jack
- 2001 – Jack
- 2002 – Jack
- 2003 – Sean
- 2004 – Sean
- 2005 – Jack
- 2006 – Sean
- 2007 – Jack
- 2008 – Jack
- 2009 – Jack
2010s
- 2010 – Jack
- 2011 – Jack
- 2012 – Jack
- 2013 – Jack
- 2014 – Jack
- 2015 – Jack
- 2016 – James
- 2017 – Jack
- 2018 – Jack
- 2019 – Jack
2020s
- 2020 – Jack
- 2021 – Jack
- 2022 – Jack
- 2023 – Jack
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Girl’s names
1990s
- 1994 – Sarah
- 1995 – Sarah
- 1996 – Sarah
- 1997 – Sarah
- 1998 – Chloe
- 1999 – Chloe
2000s
- 2000 – Aoife
- 2001 – Sarah
- 2002 – Sarah
- 2003 – Emma
- 2004 – Emma
- 2005 – Emma
- 2006 – Sarah
- 2007 – Sarah
- 2008 – Ava
- 2009 – Sophie
2010s
- 2010 – Sophie
- 2011 – Emily
- 2012 – Emily
- 2013 – Emily
- 2014 – Emily
- 2015 – Emily
- 2016 – Emily
- 2017 – Emily
- 2018 – Emily
- 2019 – Emily
2020s
- 2020 – Grace
- 2021 – Fiadh
- 2022 – Emily
- 2023 – Grace
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* This article was originally published on Rollercoaster.ie.
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