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		 303 +4 +35 +13.1%
22.
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Adam		 324 +9 +67 +26.1%
76.
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Adrian		 86 -3 +3 +3.6%
60.
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Aidan		 126 -5 -17 -11.9%
20.
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Alan		 333 +1 -40 -10.7%
87.
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Alexander		 70 new new new
16.
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Andrew		 429 +3 +41 +10.6%
26.
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Anthony		 297 +3 +30 +11.2%
93.
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Baby		 63 new new new
48.
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Barry		 175 0 +10 +6.1%
95.
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Benjamin		 60 new new new
52.
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Brendan		 158 +1 +9 +6.0%
18.
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Brian		 377 -1 -50 -11.7%
87.
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Bryan		 70 +4 +6 +9.4%
55.
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Cathal		 155 -3 0 0.0%
17.
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Christopher		 404 +1 -17 -4.0%
38.
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Cian		 204 -1 -24 -10.5%
24.
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Ciaran		 303 0 +16 +5.6%
84.
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Cillian		 71 +16 +17 +31.5%
58.
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Colin		 130 -2 -11 -7.8%
47.
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Colm		 179 0 +3 +1.7%
9.
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Conor		 641 +2 +50 +8.5%
68.
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Cormac		 110 +3 +22 +25.0%
44.
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Craig		 186 -4 -19 -9.3%
62.
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Damien		 122 -2 -7 -5.4%
10.
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Daniel		 594 0 -16 -2.6%
36.
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Darragh		 220 +3 +6 +2.8%
23.
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Darren		 316 -3 -67 -17.5%
1.
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David		 996 0 -95 -8.7%
27.
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Dean		 290 +5 +37 +14.6%
61.
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Declan		 125 -2 -8 -6.0%
91.
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Denis		 67 -23 -28 -29.5%
75.
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Donal		 88 -8 -8 -8.3%
70.
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Dylan		 96 +15 +26 +37.1%
90.
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Eamonn		 68 new new new
69.
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Edward		 107 -8 -21 -16.4%
82.
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Emmet		 75 +8 +10 +15.4%
65.
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Eoghan		 119 -3 -2 -1.7%
19.
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Eoin		 348 +3 +24 +7.4%
95.
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Eric		 60 -7 -7 -10.4%
71.
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Evan		 95 +1 +11 +13.1%
78.
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Francis		 83 0 +3 +3.8%
97.
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Gareth		 59 -6 -5 -7.8%
30.
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Gary		 252 -5 -28 -10.0%
42.
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Gavin		 193 0 +4 +2.1%
54.
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Gerard		 156 -13 -35 -18.3%
100.
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Glen		 57 new new new
92.
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Glenn		 65 new new new
56.
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Graham		 145 -3 -4 -2.7%
97.
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Hugh		 59 -6 -5 -7.8%
35.
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Ian		 223 -1 -26 -10.4%
50.
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Jack		 159 +14 +44 +38.3%
3.
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James		 781 0 -85 -9.8%
34.
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Jamie		 226 +15 +66 +41.3%
28.
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Jason		 266 -1 -4 -1.5%
4.
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John		 757 -2 -195 -20.5%
38.
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Jonathan		 204 -2 -32 -13.6%
31.
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Joseph		 251 -8 -42 -14.3%
62.
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Karl		 122 -5 -17 -12.2%
31.
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Keith		 251 -5 -20 -7.4%
80.
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Kenneth		 78 +1 -1 -1.3%
14.
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Kevin		 479 -2 -56 -10.5%
52.
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Kieran		 158 -7 -26 -14.1%
71.
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Killian		 95 +18 +29 +43.9%
58.
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Lee		 130 +8 +28 +27.5%
46.
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Liam		 182 -2 -5 -2.7%
41.
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Luke		 194 +10 +38 +24.4%
11.
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Mark		 555 -2 -69 -11.1%
37.
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Martin		 218 -7 -41 -15.8%
45.
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Matthew		 183 +1 +1 +0.5%
2.
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Michael		 794 +3 -4 -0.5%
84.
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Nathan		 71 +13 +13 +22.4%
83.
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Neil		 73 -2 -6 -7.6%
21.
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Niall		 325 -5 -115 -26.1%
87.
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Noel		 70 -14 -13 -15.7%
77.
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Oisin		 84 +7 +9 +12.0%
99.
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Owen		 58 -16 -20 -25.6%
50.
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Padraig		 159 +8 +23 +16.9%
8.
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Patrick		 671 0 +40 +6.3%
13.
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Paul		 507 0 -20 -3.8%
33.
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Peter		 240 +5 +16 +7.1%
49.
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Philip		 169 -7 -20 -10.6%
43.
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Richard		 189 -8 -48 -20.3%
15.
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Robert		 455 0 -4 -0.9%
57.
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Ronan		 136 -7 -23 -14.5%
78.
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Rory		 83 -8 -8 -8.8%
64.
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Ross		 121 +4 +26 +27.4%
40.
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Ryan		 203 +35 +121 +148%
73.
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Samuel		 91 +23 +30 +49.2%
84.
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Seamus		 71 -9 -11 -13.4%
5.
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Sean		 729 +2 +72 +11.0%
7.
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Shane		 703 -1 +21 +3.1%
94.
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Shaun		 61 -9 -9 -12.9%
66.
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Simon		 117 -3 0 0.0%
6.
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Stephen		 724 -2 -85 -10.5%
67.
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Steven		 116 -2 +5 +4.5%
12.
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Thomas		 520 +2 +17 +3.4%
81.
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Timothy		 77 -3 -3 -3.8%
73.
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Wayne		 91 +2 +9 +11.0%
29.
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William		 259 +4 +7 +2.8%
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Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
27.
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Aine		 203 +9 +41 +25.3%
95.
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Aishling		 63 new new new
10.
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Aisling		 432 -2 -19 -4.2%
89.
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Alice		 72 +10 +8 +12.5%
39.
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Alison		 153 0 +2 +1.3%
46.
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Amanda		 137 -7 -14 -9.3%
7.
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Amy		 478 0 +13 +2.8%
93.
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Andrea		 68 +7 +5 +7.9%
66.
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Ann		 95 -12 -25 -20.8%
69.
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Anna		 90 -7 -20 -18.2%
78.
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Anne		 82 -20 -31 -27.4%
4.
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Aoife		 570 0 -6 -1.0%
91.
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Bridget		 69 +6 +1 +1.5%
61.
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Caoimhe		 103 +5 -2 -1.9%
44.
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Caroline		 143 +3 +9 +6.7%
20.
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Catherine		 277 -1 -5 -1.8%
45.
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Chloe		 142 +5 +18 +14.5%
55.
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Christina		 111 +18 +20 +22.0%
80.
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Christine		 80 -10 -17 -17.5%
4.
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Ciara		 570 +1 +14 +2.5%
17.
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Claire		 299 -1 -50 -14.3%
87.
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Clare		 75 -1 -4 -5.1%
76.
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Clodagh		 83 +5 +1 +1.2%
26.
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Danielle		 208 -3 -30 -12.6%
52.
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Deirdre		 119 -10 -26 -17.9%
61.
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Denise		 103 -9 -18 -14.9%
57.
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Donna		 110 +12 +11 +11.1%
81.
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Edel		 79 -5 -8 -9.2%
32.
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Eimear		 176 +30 +66 +60.0%
47.
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Elaine		 135 -22 -74 -35.4%
41.
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Elizabeth		 147 +1 +2 +1.4%
48.
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Ellen		 128 +16 +19 +17.4%
84.
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Emer		 76 -10 -14 -15.6%
51.
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Emily		 120 +14 +14 +13.2%
3.
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Emma		 616 -1 -66 -9.7%
23.
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Fiona		 229 -3 -26 -10.2%
36.
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Gemma		 165 +22 +52 +46.0%
69.
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Gillian		 90 -14 -27 -23.1%
37.
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Grace		 156 +4 +6 +4.0%
53.
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Grainne		 113 -1 -8 -6.6%
43.
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Hannah		 145 +13 +30 +26.1%
98.
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Hayley		 60 new new new
100.
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Hazel		 59 new new new
89.
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Helen		 72 -13 -15 -17.2%
71.
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Jade		 89 +19 +14 +18.7%
79.
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Jane		 81 -1 -2 -2.4%
16.
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Jennifer		 341 -3 -46 -11.9%
18.
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Jessica		 290 +4 +42 +16.9%
65.
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Joanne		 96 +2 -8 -7.7%
94.
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Julie		 67 +2 -2 -2.9%
25.
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Karen		 210 -4 -40 -16.0%
31.
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Kate		 182 -1 -7 -3.7%
74.
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Kathleen		 85 +15 +9 +11.8%
21.
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Katie		 273 +7 +76 +38.6%
49.
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Kelly		 124 -3 -12 -8.8%
64.
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Kim		 98 +22 +19 +24.1%
2.
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Laura		 685 +1 +19 +2.9%
30.
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Lauren		 190 +2 +11 +6.1%
84.
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Leah		 76 new new new
35.
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Leanne		 166 -8 -35 -17.4%
91.
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Linda		 69 -5 -10 -12.7%
12.
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Lisa		 403 0 +9 +2.3%
73.
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Lorna		 86 -2 -10 -10.4%
67.
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Lorraine		 91 -19 -38 -29.5%
19.
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Louise		 285 -1 +1 +0.4%
84.
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Mairead		 76 -12 -19 -20.0%
41.
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Margaret		 147 -7 -21 -12.5%
50.
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Maria		 122 -13 -38 -23.8%
54.
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Marie		 112 -3 -11 -8.9%
13.
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Mary		 396 -3 -23 -5.5%
27.
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Megan		 203 +8 +38 +23.0%
59.
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Melissa		 106 -3 -9 -7.8%
15.
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Michelle		 360 -1 -8 -2.2%
95.
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Naomi		 63 new new new
76.
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Natalie		 83 +9 +3 +3.8%
72.
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Natasha		 87 +3 -1 -1.1%
6.
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Niamh		 545 0 -5 -0.9%
33.
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Nicola		 172 -4 -19 -9.9%
24.
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Nicole		 211 +14 +53 +33.5%
88.
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Olivia		 73 +3 -1 -1.4%
22.
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Orla		 237 +2 +7 +3.0%
81.
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Patricia		 79 -3 -4 -4.8%
97.
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Paula		 61 new new new
81.
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Rachael		 79 -21 -33 -29.5%
9.
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Rachel		 437 0 +12 +2.8%
11.
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Rebecca		 406 +4 +45 +12.5%
29.
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Roisin		 198 +2 +15 +8.2%
55.
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Ruth		 111 -11 -29 -20.7%
57.
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Samantha		 110 -8 -17 -13.4%
1.
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Sarah		 893 0 -74 -7.7%
60.
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Sharon		 104 +7 0 0.0%
8.
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Shauna		 467 +9 +138 +41.9%
14.
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Sinead		 368 -3 -43 -10.5%
37.
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Siobhan		 156 -4 -18 -10.3%
63.
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Sophie		 101 +15 +18 +21.7%
67.
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Stacey		 91 -6 -20 -18.0%
34.
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Stephanie		 171 -8 -34 -16.6%
74.
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Susan		 85 +7 +3 +3.7%
40.
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Tara		 151 +5 +13 +9.4%
98.
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Teresa		 60 new new new
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Popularity extremes for Ireland