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The most popular girl baby names in Ireland, ranked by total births. 3,759 names from CSO Ireland.

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3,759
Girl Names
1,731,762
Total Births
#1
Most Popular: Mary
#1 Mary
“Beloved; wished-for child; sea of bitterness”
Hebrew — from Miriam (מִרְיָם), possibly from meri (beloved) or mar (bitter) + yam (sea)
42,871 births #2 Sarah
“Princess; noblewoman”
Hebrew — from Sarah (שָׂרָה), meaning princess or lady of high rank
30,971 births #3 Emma
“Whole, universal; all-embracing”
Old Germanic Ermen or Irmin — meaning universal or whole
26,364 births #4 Catherine
“Pure and clear — unblemished goodness and transparent heart”
Greek
22,641 births #5 Aoife
“Love, wide — a name of beauty and strength”
Yoruba
22,063 births #6 Niamh
“Purpose, brightness, radiance”
Swahili/Welsh/Irish
20,909 births #7 Ciara
“Dark-haired, black — a name of depth”
Irish/French
19,962 births #8 Laura
“Laurel, bay tree, crowned with laurel”
Latin
19,105 births #9 Margaret
“Pearl — rare beauty formed through patience”
Greek
18,155 births #10 Sinead
“Independent, Indian — a name of depth”
English
16,536 births #11 Michelle
“Who is like God — celestial grace and devotion”
French
16,106 births #12 Elizabeth
“My God is abundance; pledged to God”
Hebrew — from Elisheba (אֱלִישֶׁבַע): El (God) + sheva (oath, abundance)
15,078 births #13 Jennifer
“Fair one, white phantom, white wave”
Cornish/Welsh
14,809 births #14 Rachel
“Ewe, female sheep, gentle”
Hebrew
14,435 births #15 Emily
“Rival; industrious; eager”
Latin Aemilia, from the Roman family name Aemilius — possibly from aemulus (rival)
14,203 births #16 Amy
“Beloved — deeply cherished and treasured”
French/Latin
14,077 births #17 Grace
“Grace; elegance; God's favor”
Latin gratia — meaning favor, blessing, elegance, from gratus (pleasing, thankful)
13,627 births #18 Lisa
“Pledged to God, God is my oath”
English/German
13,462 births #19 Fiona
“White and fair — radiant purity and gentle beauty”
Scottish Gaelic
13,416 births #20 Caroline
“Free woman; strong and womanly”
Latin Carolus, French Caroline — feminine form of Charles, from Old Germanic Karl (free man)
13,199 births #21 Ann
“Grace and divine favor — a gift from God”
English (diminutive)
13,004 births #22 Sophie
“Wisdom — gentle intelligence and quiet grace”
French form of Sophia — from Greek sophia (σοφία), wisdom
12,682 births #23 Katie
“Pure and clear — unblemished goodness and transparent heart”
English (diminutive)
12,634 births #24 Chloe
“Blooming; young green shoot”
Greek — from khloe (χλόη), meaning a fresh green sprout or young plant
12,398 births #25 Deirdre
“Sorrowful — a name of beauty and strength”
French
12,353 births #26 Aisling
“Belonging to, ancestor”
Norse
12,340 births #27 Anne
“Grace — timeless elegance and divine favor”
Hebrew/French
12,264 births #28 Anna
“Grace and favor — effortless elegance and divine blessing”
Latin and Greek form of Hannah — from Hebrew Channah (חַנָּה), meaning grace or favor
12,102 births #29 Karen
“Pure — radiant innocence and timeless clarity”
Scandinavian/French
12,041 births #30 Louise
“Famous warrior, renowned in battle”
French/Germanic
11,953 births #31 Rebecca
“To bind, to tie, captivating, snare”
Hebrew
11,293 births #32 Claire
“Clear, bright, famous”
French form of Clara, from Latin clarus (clear, bright, famous)
11,171 births #33 Hannah
“Grace; favor; He (God) has favored me”
Hebrew — from Channah (חַנָּה), from chanan (to show favor, to be gracious)
11,093 births #34 Elaine
“Bright, shining light”
French/Greek
10,652 births #35 Sharon
“Plain, flat area, fertile plain”
Hebrew/French
10,375 births #36 Kate
“Pure and clear — unblemished goodness and transparent heart”
English
10,278 births #37 Maria
“Bitter, beloved, sea of sorrow”
Latin/Hebrew
10,050 births #38 Lauren
“Laurel, from Laurentum”
English/Latin
10,040 births #39 Patricia
“Ruler and power — commanding strength and leadership”
Germanic
9,981 births #40 Orla
“Alluring, temptress, murmuring rock”
German
9,869 births #41 Lucy
“Light; born at dawn — echoing the grandeur of ancient Rome”
Latin Lucia — from lux/lucis (light), the feminine form of Lucius
9,634 births #42 Jessica
“God beholds; God's grace”
Possibly coined by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (1596), from Hebrew Yiskah (יִסְכָּה)
9,306 births #43 Ava
“Life; bird-like; voice”
Possibly from Latin avis (bird) or a short form of Germanic names beginning with Av-
9,209 births #44 Linda
“Beautiful, pretty, tender”
Spanish/Germanic
9,184 births #45 Siobhan
“God is gracious — blessed by divine kindness”
Irish
9,161 births #46 Caoimhe
“Contemporary name”
Modern American
9,149 births #47 Roisin
“Rose — timeless beauty and enduring love”
Irish
8,762 births #48 Ella
“All, completely; fairy maiden; beautiful goddess”
Old Germanic Alia (all, completely), or a short form of Eleanor, Ellen, or Isabella
8,677 births #49 Susan
“Together, sacred — a name of depth”
Sanskrit
8,597 births #50 Leah
“Weary; delicate; cow (in the pastoral Hebrew tradition)”
Hebrew — from Leah (לֵאָה), possibly from la'ah (to be weary) or from an Akkadian word for cow
8,426 births #51 Olivia
“Olive tree — symbol of peace, beauty, and abundance”
Latin oliva (olive); possibly coined or popularized by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night (1602)
8,419 births #52 Ellen
“Bright, shining light”
English/French
8,391 births #53 Bridget
“Exalted one, strength, power”
Irish/Celtic
8,300 births #54 Helen
“Bright, shining, torch”
Greek
8,190 births #55 Nicola
“Victory of the people”
Greek/Italian/Spanish
8,065 births #56 Lorraine
“From Lorraine, famous warrior land”
French
8,045 births #57 Sandra
“Defender of mankind — rooted in ancient wisdom and beauty”
French/Greek
8,006 births #58 Marie
“Bitter, beloved, sea of sorrow”
French
7,780 births #59 Aine
“Bright, shining light”
French/Greek
7,653 births #60 Megan
“Pearl; great and mighty”
Welsh — a diminutive of Margaret, from Greek Margarites (pearl)
7,630 births #61 Martina
“Of Mars — spirited warrior with fiery courage”
Latin/French
7,475 births #62 Tara
“King and ruler — royal authority and sovereign will”
Sanskrit
7,100 births #63 Mia
“Mine; beloved; wished-for child”
Scandinavian and Italian short form of Maria, from Hebrew Miriam
6,993 births #64 Saoirse
“Wise one, herb, prophet”
English (variant)
6,971 births #65 Shauna
“God is gracious, old, wise”
Irish
6,795 births #66 Geraldine
“Old, wise — forged in strength and noble tradition”
Germanic
6,614 births #67 Lily
“The lily flower; pure and innocent”
Latin lilium, from Greek leirion — the lily flower, a symbol of purity
6,580 births #68 Amanda
“Worthy of love, lovable”
Latin
6,450 births #69 Nicole
“Victory of the people”
French/Greek
6,372 births #70 Kathleen
“Pure — radiant innocence and timeless clarity”
Irish/French
6,266 births #71 Clodagh
“Irish/Gaelic name”
Irish
6,252 births #72 Ruth
“Friend; companion; vision of beauty”
Hebrew — from Ruth (רוּת), possibly from re'ut (friend, companion)
6,220 births #73 Denise
“Follower of Dionysus or wild”
Greek/French
6,215 births #74 Holly
“Holly tree, the evergreen plant”
English
6,123 births #75 Eimear
“Swift”
Irish/Gaelic
5,911 births #76 Amelia
“Work; industrious and fertile”
Old Germanic Amal — from the Visigothic Amali dynasty; related to Amalia
5,890 births #77 Jacqueline
“Supplanter, may God protect”
French
5,803 births #78 Yvonne
“Yew wood — resilient strength and enduring spirit”
French/Germanic
5,787 births #79 Molly
“Bitter, wished-for child, star of the sea”
English/Irish
5,748 births #80 Ellie
“Bright, shining one; light”
Short form of Eleanor, Ellen, or Elaine — ultimately from Greek helios (sun) or Germanic alja (other)
5,731 births #81 Grainne
“Grace, love”
Irish/Gaelic
5,688 births #82 Gillian
“Youthful — vibrant energy and forever young at heart”
English/French
5,687 births #83 Bernadette
“French name — refined elegance in the French tradition”
French
5,642 births #84 Alison
“Noble, of noble kind”
Norman French
5,474 births #85 Paula
“Small, humble, little”
Latin
5,462 births #86 Eileen
“Bright, shining light”
Irish
5,338 births #87 Carol
“Free man; strong and manly”
Old Germanic Karl — from carl (free man), the same root as Charles and Charlotte
5,111 births #88 Zoe
“Life — vibrant, joyful, and endlessly alive”
Greek — from zoe (ζωή), meaning life
5,043 births #89 Joanne
“God is gracious — blessed by divine kindness”
French/Hebrew
5,017 births #90 Sophia
“Wisdom — the highest of all virtues in ancient philosophy”
Greek — from sophia (σοφία), wisdom
4,998 births #91 Alice
“Noble; of noble kind”
Old French Aalis, from Germanic Adalheidis — from adal (noble) + heid (kind, sort)
4,995 births #92 Edel
“Connected to the divine — a name rooted in spiritual meaning”
Hebrew
4,963 births #93 Deborah
“Bee — blessed with sacred meaning and depth”
Hebrew
4,852 births #94 Teresa
“Harvester, summer, to reap”
Spanish/Portuguese/Greek
4,817 births #95 Jane
“God is gracious — blessed with divine kindness”
English
4,805 births #96 Julia
“Youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julian family”
Latin Julia — feminine of Julius, from the ancient Roman Julian clan
4,797 births #97 Emer
“A name of distinction and character”
Various
4,789 births #98 Eva
“Life, living one — blessed with sacred meaning and depth”
Hebrew/Latin
4,718 births #99 Ruby
“Red gemstone; the ruby”
Latin rubeus (red) — the ruby is the precious red gemstone associated with passion and vitality
4,637 births #100 Robyn
“Little red-haired one; rowan tree”
Irish/English (variant)
4,614 births
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