Popular Names in Ireland

Information from the Central Statistics Office Ireland
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Boys · Girls
Boys
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Adrian		 90 +15 +27 +42.9%
38.
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Aidan		 198 +3 +29 +17.2%
20.
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Alan		 376 +3 +38 +11.2%
33.
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Andrew		 234 -2 -16 -6.4%
13.
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Anthony		 592 -1 -36 -5.7%
67.
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Barry		 82 0 +5 +6.5%
41.
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Bernard		 164 -5 -45 -21.5%
16.
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Brendan		 405 0 -35 -8.0%
11.
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Brian		 616 +3 +19 +3.2%
82.
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Cathal		 58 +3 +3 +5.5%
56.
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Charles		 104 -3 -14 -11.9%
30.
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Christopher		 269 -2 -11 -3.9%
49.
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Ciaran		 120 +1 -5 -4.0%
69.
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Colin		 79 -1 +5 +6.8%
39.
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Colm		 191 -1 -8 -4.0%
48.
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Conor		 129 -1 -9 -6.5%
86.
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Cormac		 50 +9 +9 +22.0%
44.
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Cornelius		 144 -1 -17 -10.6%
52.
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Damian		 116 +16 +42 +56.8%
68.
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Damien		 81 +8 +13 +19.1%
26.
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Daniel		 304 -2 -33 -9.8%
7.
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David		 1,125 0 +133 +13.4%
21.
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Declan		 366 +1 -18 -4.7%
27.
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Denis		 303 -1 0 0.0%
29.
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Derek		 273 -1 -7 -2.5%
37.
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Dermot		 215 0 +15 +7.5%
51.
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Desmond		 119 -5 -20 -14.4%
93.
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Diarmuid		 42 -2 -4 -8.7%
43.
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Donal		 155 +1 -2 -1.3%
100.
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Donald		 37 new new new
60.
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Eamon		 98 -1 -9 -8.4%
62.
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Eamonn		 96 -2 -7 -6.8%
85.
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Edmond		 51 +3 +3 +6.3%
17.
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Edward		 397 0 -26 -6.1%
63.
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Enda		 93 +2 +12 +14.8%
76.
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Eoin		 69 0 +1 +1.5%
96.
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Eric		 40 -1 -1 -2.4%
52.
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Eugene		 116 -1 -6 -4.9%
88.
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Fergal		 49 -3 -6 -10.9%
75.
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Fergus		 72 -4 -1 -1.4%
90.
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Finbar		 45 +4 +3 +7.1%
92.
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Finbarr		 43 -10 -14 -24.6%
89.
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Fintan		 48 new new new
23.
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Francis		 336 -3 -54 -13.8%
98.
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Gabriel		 39 new new new
78.
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Garrett		 66 -12 -12 -15.4%
96.
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Garry		 40 new new new
66.
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Gary		 86 +2 +12 +16.2%
64.
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George		 91 -9 -21 -18.8%
73.
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Gerald		 73 -9 -9 -11.0%
10.
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Gerard		 684 0 -65 -8.7%
72.
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Gregory		 74 +1 +2 +2.8%
82.
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Henry		 58 +1 +2 +3.6%
56.
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Hugh		 104 +6 +9 +9.5%
47.
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Ian		 138 +1 +7 +5.3%
4.
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James		 1,349 0 -97 -6.7%
45.
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Jeremiah		 140 0 -8 -5.4%
1.
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John		 2,981 0 -179 -5.7%
12.
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Joseph		 612 -1 -68 -10.0%
98.
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Justin		 39 new new new
91.
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Karl		 44 -3 -4 -8.3%
81.
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Keith		 60 +7 +12 +25.0%
34.
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Kenneth		 225 +5 +47 +26.4%
18.
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Kevin		 379 -3 -70 -15.6%
28.
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Kieran		 275 +4 +32 +13.2%
58.
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Laurence		 100 -9 -27 -21.3%
94.
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Leo		 41 +3 +3 +7.9%
49.
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Liam		 120 +8 +10 +9.1%
15.
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Mark		 457 +6 +71 +18.4%
9.
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Martin		 798 0 -16 -2.0%
59.
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Matthew		 99 -7 -21 -17.5%
46.
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Maurice		 139 +8 +25 +21.9%
2.
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Michael		 1,958 0 -54 -2.7%
86.
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Neil		 50 -5 -8 -13.8%
40.
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Niall		 184 0 +8 +4.5%
77.
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Nicholas		 67 -14 -22 -24.7%
94.
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Nigel		 41 new new new
22.
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Noel		 356 -3 -41 -10.3%
73.
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Oliver		 73 +6 +8 +12.3%
80.
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Owen		 64 -5 -5 -7.2%
78.
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Padraig		 66 -5 -6 -8.3%
3.
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Patrick		 1,915 0 -48 -2.4%
5.
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Paul		 1,275 0 -28 -2.1%
14.
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Peter		 531 -1 -70 -11.6%
35.
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Philip		 222 -1 0 0.0%
31.
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Raymond		 252 +4 +32 +14.5%
25.
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Richard		 314 +2 +16 +5.4%
24.
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Robert		 332 +1 +15 +4.7%
60.
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Ronan		 98 +1 +1 +1.0%
82.
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Rory		 58 +1 +2 +3.6%
55.
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Seamus		 110 0 -2 -1.8%
36.
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Sean		 221 -3 -14 -6.0%
71.
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Shane		 76 0 +3 +4.1%
70.
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Simon		 77 +8 +10 +14.9%
18.
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Stephen		 379 -1 -44 -10.4%
54.
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Terence		 112 +4 +3 +2.8%
6.
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Thomas		 1,175 0 -90 -7.1%
32.
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Timothy		 238 -2 -13 -5.2%
42.
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Vincent		 156 0 -9 -5.5%
8.
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William		 849 0 +29 +3.5%
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Adrienne		 82 -8 -2 -2.4%
75.
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Alice		 93 -2 -5 -5.1%
88.
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Alison		 79 +10 +15 +23.4%
97.
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Amanda		 70 0 +5 +7.7%
30.
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Angela		 252 +2 +26 +11.5%
4.
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Ann		 715 0 -122 -14.6%
35.
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Anna		 197 +1 -5 -2.5%
5.
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Anne		 681 0 -105 -13.4%
63.
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Annette		 110 -5 -9 -7.6%
90.
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Antoinette		 75 new new new
44.
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Audrey		 152 +19 +43 +39.4%
45.
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Barbara		 151 +3 +4 +2.7%
17.
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Bernadette		 337 -3 -37 -9.9%
67.
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Brenda		 107 -7 -4 -3.6%
7.
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Bridget		 545 +1 -9 -1.6%
42.
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Brigid		 162 -16 -116 -41.7%
26.
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Carmel		 267 -1 -14 -5.0%
41.
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Carol		 169 -3 -28 -14.2%
12.
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Caroline		 396 +1 -4 -1.0%
3.
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Catherine		 1,086 -1 -193 -15.1%
52.
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Christina		 142 -5 -6 -4.1%
78.
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Christine		 90 -3 0 0.0%
74.
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Claire		 94 -4 -7 -6.9%
63.
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Clare		 110 -11 -21 -16.0%
61.
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Colette		 115 -9 -16 -12.2%
54.
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Deborah		 131 +15 +29 +28.4%
9.
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Deirdre		 504 -2 -109 -17.8%
43.
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Denise		 160 -1 -1 -0.6%
94.
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Dolores		 72 -4 +2 +2.9%
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Edel		 113 +24 +40 +54.8%
21.
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Eileen		 308 -3 -5 -1.6%
37.
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Elaine		 187 +12 +45 +31.7%
6.
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Elizabeth		 670 0 -2 -0.3%
39.
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Ellen		 184 -4 -19 -9.4%
93.
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Emer		 74 new new new
90.
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Evelyn		 75 0 +5 +7.1%
14.
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Fiona		 371 +10 +84 +29.3%
45.
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Frances		 151 +7 +20 +15.3%
10.
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Geraldine		 482 0 -17 -3.4%
85.
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Gillian		 82 new new new
58.
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Grainne		 122 -1 +1 +0.8%
13.
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Helen		 381 -2 -43 -10.1%
67.
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Helena		 107 +1 +4 +3.9%
94.
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Irene		 72 new new new
53.
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Jacinta		 141 +35 +69 +95.8%
18.
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Jacqueline		 335 -2 -9 -2.6%
81.
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Jane		 86 -11 -15 -14.9%
76.
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Jean		 91 -4 -9 -9.0%
50.
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Jennifer		 146 +14 +38 +35.2%
32.
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Joan		 226 +1 +7 +3.2%
72.
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Johanna		 98 -5 -6 -5.8%
34.
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Josephine		 217 +3 +18 +9.0%
58.
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Julia		 122 +1 +9 +8.0%
28.
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Karen		 255 -1 -21 -7.6%
83.
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Katherine		 83 -5 +3 +3.8%
23.
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Kathleen		 273 -4 -39 -12.5%
88.
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Laura		 79 -7 +1 +1.3%
20.
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Linda		 309 -3 -16 -4.9%
50.
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Lorraine		 146 -6 -13 -8.2%
48.
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Louise		 147 -2 -3 -2.0%
98.
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Maeve		 69 new new new
78.
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Majella		 90 +15 +22 +32.4%
2.
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Margaret		 1,108 +1 -108 -8.9%
23.
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Maria		 273 +7 +16 +6.2%
90.
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Marian		 75 -5 0 0.0%
22.
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Marie		 290 +1 -8 -2.7%
11.
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Martina		 402 +1 -18 -4.3%
1.
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Mary		 2,591 0 -270 -9.4%
78.
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Michele		 90 -18 -21 -18.9%
36.
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Michelle		 192 +15 +56 +41.2%
73.
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Miriam		 97 +5 +17 +21.3%
56.
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Niamh		 129 0 0 0.0%
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Nora		 218 -4 -43 -16.5%
70.
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Noreen		 103 -10 -8 -7.2%
100.
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Nuala		 66 -7 -2 -2.9%
96.
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Olive		 71 new new new
38.
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Orla		 186 +1 +15 +8.8%
83.
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Pamela		 83 +7 +13 +18.6%
8.
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Patricia		 525 +1 -12 -2.2%
25.
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Paula		 269 +9 +51 +23.4%
27.
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Pauline		 257 +1 -13 -4.8%
87.
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Rita		 80 -7 +1 +1.3%
99.
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Rosaleen		 68 new new new
71.
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Rose		 102 -21 -39 -27.7%
76.
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Rosemary		 91 +7 +15 +19.7%
66.
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Ruth		 108 +17 +32 +42.1%
16.
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Sandra		 359 -1 -7 -1.9%
56.
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Sarah		 129 -16 -37 -22.3%
19.
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Sharon		 334 +2 +32 +10.6%
45.
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Sheila		 151 0 -2 -1.3%
60.
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Sinead		 121 +16 +32 +36.0%
31.
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Siobhan		 242 0 0 0.0%
15.
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Susan		 368 +6 +66 +21.9%
54.
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Suzanne		 131 +10 +23 +21.3%
29.
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Teresa		 254 -9 -54 -17.5%
65.
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Theresa		 109 +1 +3 +2.8%
82.
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Una		 84 -8 -13 -13.4%
48.
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Valerie		 147 -6 -14 -8.7%
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Veronica		 105 -17 -26 -19.8%
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Yvonne		 183 +1 +19 +11.6%
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Popularity extremes for Ireland