The Central Statistics Office has today released statistics on Irish Babies’ Names 2021.
Yet again, Jack is the most popular boys name, as it has been every year since 2007, bar 2016.
667 babies were named Jack in 2021.
But there is a new name atop the list for most popular girls name.
Fiadh (424) knocked Grace (412) from the first position, with Emily, Sophie and Éabha completing the top five.
Commenting on the trends in Irish baby names, Gerard Doolan, Statistician, said: "Looking back 50 years ago to 1971, John, Michael, Patrick, David and James were the names most favoured by parents of newborn baby boys. There were 198 male newborns named John in 2021, compared with 2,654 in 1971.
"Interestingly, not one of the top five names for girls in 2021 appeared in the top 100 names a half century earlier. Mary, Catherine, Margaret, Fiona and Sinead were the most popular names for baby daughters in 1971, with 1,907 baby girls named Mary in that year. In 2021, there were 424 baby girls named Fiadh, 22.2% of the number of girls given the name Mary (1,907) in 1971. "
There were 10 new entrants into the top 100 names for boys in 2021.
They were: Teddy, Daithí, Páidí, Jaxon, Brody, Ted, Hunter, Tadgh, Tiernan and Arlo.
There were three new entrants to the top 100 for girls: Indie, Ayla and Lottie. Croía is the girls' name that has grown the most in popularity in 2021, jumping 43 places, rising from 95th place in 2020 to 52nd in 2021.
Some less common names for boys included Rome, Kobie, Thady, Saul and Eanna. Less popular girls’ names included Sky, Princess, Valerie, Ophelia and Noelle.
The full list of the top 100 is available to see here.
The most popular surnames were: Murphy, Kelly, Ryan, Walsh and Byrne.
