For the sixth year running James bagged the top spot as the most common name for.

2020 top baby names ireland. Jack was once again the most popular boys name in Ireland. Plus culturally-inspired names are quickly. Irish baby names proved very popular for parents in 2020 and its not a surprise Irish names have been popular in Ireland for years.

Great to see the Irish name Maeve making it to the list. Meanwhile more traditional Irish favourites are slipping down the ranks. Emily which claimed the top spot in 2019 dropped to third place after being overtaken by Grace.

In total baby s were recorded with the name in this year. The síneadh fada and other diacritics are identified for the first time in 2018 data. Ronnie - the name Mrs Hinch aka Sophie Hinchliffe chose for her baby son - also made the list.

And for girls monikers including Talia Lyla Niamh. In what was potentially reflective of the year that was in it 410 Graces arrived into the world in 2020. Grace and James have once again reigned champion as Northern Irelands most popular names for babies born in 2020.

102 rows Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2020 Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls. Murphy 602 Kelly 523 OBrien 467 Ryan 433 Byrne 430 OConnor 417 Walsh 383 OSullivan 348 McCarthy 300 Doyle 270. And for good measure here are the top 10 surnames of babies registered in Ireland in 2020 by number.

Aoife Cian Patrick and Saoirse all miss out on a top 10 spot. Along with Fiadh and Conor Irish names that rank among Irelands Top 25 baby names include Aoife Éabha and Saoirse for girls and Liam Fionn and Oisin for boys. Cora jumped in popularity from 127th place in 2019 to 90th place in 2020.