The top baby names in Ireland every year over the last three decades

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

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

* This article was originally published on Rollercoaster.ie.