Popular Names in Ireland

Boys
Rank Name Times
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John
3,696
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Patrick
2,235
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Michael
2,157
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Paul
1,814
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James
1,554
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Thomas
1,349
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David
936
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William
875
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Martin
849
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Gerard
815
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Joseph
737
12.
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Anthony
613
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Peter
527
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Brian
464
15.
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Kevin
452
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Francis
429
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Brendan
426
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Edward
425
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Daniel
395
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Noel
394
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Denis
347
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Robert
342
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Declan
321
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Richard
301
25.
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Stephen
296
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Timothy
295
27.
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Christopher
289
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Mark
279
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Alan
245
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Derek
237
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Raymond
237
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Kieran
224
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Bernard
201
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Andrew
195
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Dermot
195
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Philip
187
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Aidan
182
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Sean
171
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Cornelius
161
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Jeremiah
161
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Kenneth
150
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Vincent
148
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Charles
145
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Desmond
145
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Colm
144
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Donal
144
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Niall
142
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Laurence
141
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Ciaran
124
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Eugene
123
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Maurice
120
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George
115
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Hugh
112
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Liam
111
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Terence
102
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Conor
97
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Gerald
94
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Nicholas
92
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Matthew
89
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Henry
87
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Seamus
87
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Eamon
86
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Ian
86
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Eamonn
83
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Adrian
75
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Fergus
71
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Ronan
70
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Oliver
69
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Barry
62
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Finbarr
61
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Owen
59
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Gabriel
57
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Damian
56
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Rory
56
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Damien
49
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Enda
49
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Shane
49
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Garrett
47
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Gregory
47
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Edmond
45
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Bartholomew
44
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Neil
43
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Eoin
42
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Dominic
41
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Gary
41
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Karl
40
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Cormac
39
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Padraig
38
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Colin
37
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Ronald
37
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Leslie
36
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Simon
36
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Fergal
35
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Aiden
34
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Eric
34
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Cathal
32
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Keith
32
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Arthur
31
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Nigel
31
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Fintan
29
Girls
Rank Name Times
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Mary
3,471
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Catherine
1,412
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Margaret
1,392
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Ann
866
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Anne
834
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Elizabeth
722
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Caroline
617
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Bridget
595
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Geraldine
579
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Patricia
536
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Jacqueline
529
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Pauline
460
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Helen
437
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Deirdre
408
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Bernadette
392
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Sandra
358
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Eileen
344
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Martina
339
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Teresa
328
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Paula
311
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Carmel
304
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Susan
303
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Kathleen
301
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Angela
291
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Josephine
287
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Marie
284
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Ellen
282
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Linda
279
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Brigid
272
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Nora
264
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Joan
262
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Fiona
249
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Maria
236
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Anna
214
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Siobhan
207
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Carol
185
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Sheila
176
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Frances
173
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Sharon
172
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Christina
169
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Karen
165
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Julia
157
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Barbara
156
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Johanna
146
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Yvonne
139
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Sarah
137
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Colette
135
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Lorraine
135
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Rose
130
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Valerie
129
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Veronica
126
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Orla
120
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Miriam
117
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Louise
116
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Clare
115
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Denise
113
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Alice
111
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Elaine
107
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Jane
106
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Rita
106
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Theresa
100
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Grainne
99
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Brenda
98
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Helena
98
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Christine
92
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Noreen
92
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Suzanne
91
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Annette
90
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Jennifer
90
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Monica
87
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Rosemary
86
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Olive
84
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Philomena
84
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Adrienne
80
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Claire
78
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Deborah
77
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Katherine
76
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Jean
75
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Marian
75
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Dolores
74
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Maeve
74
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Rosaleen
74
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Edel
73
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Evelyn
73
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Audrey
72
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Irene
72
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Imelda
70
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Ruth
70
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Una
70
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Nuala
68
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Hannah
67
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Maureen
67
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Jacinta
66
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Winifred
66
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Antoinette
65
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Dorothy
65
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Majella
65
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Eleanor
64
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Ursula
64
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Aileen
63