Popular Names in Ireland

Information from the Central Statistics Office Ireland
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Aaron		 135 +4 +4 +3.1%
55.
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Adam		 131 +13 +25 +23.6%
68.
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Adrian		 99 -7 -23 -18.9%
50.
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Aidan		 147 -3 -38 -20.5%
17.
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Alan		 428 -4 -107 -20.0%
27.
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Andrew		 321 -6 -63 -16.4%
23.
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Anthony		 335 -1 -48 -12.5%
36.
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Barry		 241 +1 -26 -9.7%
91.
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Bernard		 57 -10 -23 -28.8%
39.
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Brendan		 208 -3 -83 -28.5%
15.
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Brian		 492 -3 -53 -9.7%
83.
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Bryan		 74 -4 -10 -11.9%
61.
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Cathal		 123 -7 -22 -15.2%
16.
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Christopher		 457 +1 0 0.0%
62.
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Cian		 122 +3 +7 +6.1%
28.
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Ciaran		 317 -3 -30 -8.6%
44.
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Colin		 179 0 -17 -8.7%
37.
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Colm		 236 +3 +2 +0.9%
19.
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Conor		 420 -1 -24 -5.4%
81.
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Cormac		 75 +9 +11 +17.2%
67.
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Craig		 111 +16 +41 +58.6%
47.
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Damien		 171 -2 -21 -10.9%
13.
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Daniel		 517 +3 +22 +4.4%
93.
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Daragh		 56 new new new
50.
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Darragh		 147 +8 +20 +15.7%
18.
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Darren		 425 +1 +28 +7.1%
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David		 1,318 0 +36 +2.8%
40.
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Dean		 204 +13 +58 +39.7%
42.
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Declan		 189 -2 -45 -19.2%
71.
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Denis		 98 -1 -6 -5.8%
59.
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Derek		 124 -3 -11 -8.1%
83.
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Dermot		 74 +7 +10 +15.6%
89.
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Diarmuid		 59 -5 -9 -13.2%
65.
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Donal		 115 +1 +2 +1.8%
87.
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Eamonn		 61 +7 -1 -1.6%
50.
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Edward		 147 -1 -25 -14.5%
86.
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Enda		 63 -6 -18 -22.2%
74.
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Eoghan		 94 +2 +5 +5.6%
29.
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Eoin		 316 -4 -31 -8.9%
81.
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Eric		 75 +7 +9 +13.6%
95.
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Fergal		 55 -3 -8 -12.7%
71.
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Francis		 98 -8 -19 -16.2%
91.
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Gareth		 57 +5 -3 -5.0%
35.
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Gary		 264 -6 -73 -21.7%
38.
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Gavin		 209 +5 -7 -3.2%
100.
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Gearoid		 50 new new new
34.
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Gerard		 276 +1 -23 -7.7%
55.
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Graham		 131 -3 -16 -10.9%
89.
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Hugh		 59 +5 -3 -4.8%
33.
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Ian		 278 -5 -62 -18.2%
6.
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James		 824 -2 -116 -12.3%
78.
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Jamie		 80 +3 0 0.0%
20.
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Jason		 359 +5 +12 +3.5%
2.
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John		 1,110 0 -140 -11.2%
32.
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Jonathan		 282 +1 -21 -6.9%
24.
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Joseph		 331 -4 -64 -16.2%
59.
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Karl		 124 +4 +7 +6.0%
22.
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Keith		 337 +9 +12 +3.7%
63.
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Kenneth		 117 -3 -6 -4.9%
12.
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Kevin		 555 -1 -28 -4.8%
45.
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Kieran		 178 -6 -57 -24.3%
98.
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Killian		 53 new new new
75.
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Lee		 88 +9 +20 +29.4%
48.
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Liam		 170 0 -5 -2.9%
57.
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Luke		 129 +15 +28 +27.7%
8.
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Mark		 729 +1 -15 -2.0%
25.
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Martin		 324 -1 -36 -10.0%
49.
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Matthew		 165 +6 +27 +19.6%
3.
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Michael		 903 0 -53 -5.5%
75.
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Neil		 88 -7 -18 -17.0%
21.
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Niall		 350 +9 +23 +7.0%
77.
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Nicholas		 87 +15 +24 +38.1%
68.
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Noel		 99 -17 -53 -34.9%
85.
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Owen		 70 -10 -24 -25.5%
58.
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Padraig		 128 -8 -28 -17.9%
7.
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Patrick		 810 -1 -60 -6.9%
9.
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Paul		 716 -2 -98 -12.0%
30.
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Peter		 299 +2 -7 -2.3%
41.
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Philip		 193 -3 -51 -20.9%
73.
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Raymond		 95 0 -2 -2.1%
31.
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Richard		 293 +2 -10 -3.3%
14.
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Robert		 504 +1 -6 -1.2%
43.
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Ronan		 185 -1 -35 -15.9%
79.
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Rory		 79 -5 -17 -17.7%
54.
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Ross		 134 +8 +13 +10.7%
99.
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Samuel		 51 new new new
97.
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Scott		 54 +2 +4 +8.0%
79.
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Seamus		 79 -2 -8 -9.2%
11.
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Sean		 560 +3 +27 +5.1%
5.
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Shane		 830 +3 +51 +6.5%
87.
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Shaun		 61 0 -6 -9.0%
46.
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Simon		 173 0 -13 -7.0%
4.
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Stephen		 851 +1 -24 -2.7%
64.
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Steven		 116 +7 +14 +13.7%
10.
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Thomas		 592 0 -42 -6.6%
65.
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Timothy		 115 -7 -12 -9.4%
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Trevor		 55 -11 -13 -19.1%
93.
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Vincent		 56 -15 -29 -34.1%
68.
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Wayne		 99 -1 -10 -9.2%
26.
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William		 322 -3 -47 -12.7%
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Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Aine		 188 +3 -9 -4.6%
16.
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Aisling		 340 -2 -31 -8.4%
58.
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Alison		 125 0 -7 -5.3%
23.
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Amanda		 216 -2 -102 -32.1%
14.
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Amy		 347 +1 -10 -2.8%
77.
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Andrea		 95 +7 +8 +9.2%
35.
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Ann		 180 +4 +3 +1.7%
69.
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Anna		 107 +2 -2 -1.8%
40.
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Anne		 165 -6 -36 -17.9%
10.
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Aoife		 471 -1 -21 -4.3%
99.
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Ashling		 69 -10 -15 -17.9%
70.
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Bridget		 103 +14 +16 +18.4%
95.
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Caitriona		 72 -14 -18 -20.0%
85.
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Caoimhe		 79 new new new
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Carol		 96 -5 -13 -11.9%
24.
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Caroline		 202 +6 -20 -9.0%
17.
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Catherine		 339 -1 -7 -2.0%
91.
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Catriona		 74 -4 -11 -12.9%
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Charlene		 136 +46 +63 +86.3%
66.
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Christina		 108 -20 -44 -28.9%
57.
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Christine		 126 -2 -11 -8.0%
5.
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Ciara		 564 +1 +8 +1.4%
12.
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Claire		 427 -2 -24 -5.3%
59.
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Clare		 124 0 -7 -5.3%
25.
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Danielle		 201 +17 +35 +21.1%
72.
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Deborah		 102 -10 -26 -20.3%
32.
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Deirdre		 191 -7 -70 -26.8%
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Denise		 177 +9 +25 +16.4%
52.
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Donna		 136 -3 -12 -8.1%
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Edel		 127 -12 -31 -19.6%
48.
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Eimear		 148 +21 +31 +26.5%
18.
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Elaine		 309 +2 -13 -4.0%
37.
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Elizabeth		 177 -9 -54 -23.4%
95.
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Ellen		 72 -2 -8 -10.0%
78.
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Emer		 92 -11 -30 -24.6%
91.
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Emily		 74 new new new
3.
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Emma		 613 0 -23 -3.6%
20.
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Fiona		 289 -1 -45 -13.5%
70.
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Gemma		 103 +14 +16 +18.4%
44.
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Gillian		 152 -1 -12 -7.3%
29.
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Grace		 196 +9 +11 +5.9%
49.
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Grainne		 143 +13 +15 +11.7%
50.
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Helen		 141 +9 +10 +7.6%
99.
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Jacqueline		 69 -4 -9 -11.5%
85.
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Jane		 79 -5 -13 -14.1%
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Jennifer		 496 -1 -48 -8.8%
46.
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Jessica		 149 +8 +5 +3.5%
61.
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Joanne		 117 -12 -31 -20.9%
74.
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Julie		 99 +13 +14 +16.5%
18.
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Karen		 309 +4 -7 -2.2%
45.
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Kate		 151 +3 +1 +0.7%
63.
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Kathleen		 116 +15 +21 +22.1%
60.
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Katie		 122 +30 +39 +47.0%
52.
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Kelly		 136 +16 +18 +15.3%
75.
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Kim		 97 -4 -12 -11.0%
2.
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Laura		 771 0 +19 +2.5%
94.
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Lauren		 73 new new new
27.
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Leanne		 198 +39 +75 +61.0%
34.
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Linda		 183 -2 -33 -15.3%
4.
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Lisa		 581 +1 -12 -2.0%
83.
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Lorna		 87 -9 -19 -17.9%
36.
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Lorraine		 178 -2 -23 -11.4%
13.
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Louise		 401 0 -22 -5.2%
64.
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Mairead		 115 +6 +3 +2.7%
22.
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Margaret		 227 +2 -38 -14.3%
27.
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Maria		 198 +2 -25 -11.2%
66.
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Marian		 108 -9 -26 -19.4%
42.
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Marie		 155 -9 -49 -24.0%
80.
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Martina		 91 -15 -33 -26.6%
7.
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Mary		 505 -3 -98 -16.3%
66.
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Melissa		 108 -5 -22 -16.9%
8.
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Michelle		 501 -1 -47 -8.6%
81.
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Natasha		 90 -5 -9 -9.1%
6.
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Niamh		 514 +5 +71 +16.0%
21.
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Nicola		 267 -3 -70 -20.8%
84.
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Nicole		 83 new new new
30.
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Orla		 194 -4 -47 -19.5%
65.
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Patricia		 113 -20 -43 -27.6%
95.
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Paula		 72 -20 -29 -28.7%
15.
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Rachel		 346 +2 +4 +1.2%
30.
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Rebecca		 194 +10 +24 +14.1%
51.
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Roisin		 138 -2 -10 -6.8%
55.
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Ruth		 131 -2 -16 -10.9%
61.
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Samantha		 117 -6 -20 -14.6%
73.
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Sandra		 100 -24 -48 -32.4%
98.
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Sara		 70 -15 -19 -21.3%
1.
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Sarah		 921 0 -103 -10.1%
39.
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Sharon		 176 -2 -17 -8.8%
11.
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Sinead		 460 +1 +31 +7.2%
26.
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Siobhan		 199 -3 -72 -26.6%
85.
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Stacey		 79 -6 -14 -15.1%
43.
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Stephanie		 154 -12 -64 -29.4%
46.
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Susan		 149 -5 -20 -11.8%
78.
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Suzanne		 92 -1 -6 -6.1%
85.
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Tanya		 79 +13 +6 +8.2%
41.
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Tara		 164 -14 -71 -30.2%
82.
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Tracey		 88 -1 -2 -2.2%
90.
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Tracy		 76 +8 +3 +4.1%
89.
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Victoria		 78 +2 -4 -4.9%
91.
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Yvonne		 74 -27 -52 -41.3%
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Popularity extremes for Ireland