Jack remains the most popular baby name for boys, while Fiadh has knocked Grace off the top spot for girls.
Noah, James, Conor and Rían complete the list of the most popular names for boys in 2021, according to the CSO.
Grace, Emily, Sophie and Éabha are among the top five for girls.
Jack maintains the top spot as most popular name for boys while Fiadh ousts Grace to take the top spot for baby girls’ names registered in 2021https://t.co/gmEVZD7DGN #CSOIreland #Ireland #VitalStatistics #VitalStats #IrishBabiesNames #BoysNames #GirlsNames #BabyNames pic.twitter.com/VIzWfNN1zI— Central Statistics Office Ireland (@CSOIreland) February 25, 2022
Jack has held the top spot since 2007 with the exception of 2016 when James was the most popular name. This is the first time that Fiadh has taken the number one spot, climbing from second place in 2020 and third in 2019. Grace had been the most popular name for baby girls in 2020 with Emily being the most popular prior to this since 2011.
New Names
There were ten new entrants to the top 100 for boys: Teddy, Daithí, Páidí, Jaxon, Brody, Ted, Hunter, Tadgh, Tiernan and Arlo. Ted was also the name rising most in popularity, jumping from 139th place to 90th between 2020 and 2021. Similarly, Hunter moved up the ranks from 129th place in 2020 to 91st in 2021.
There were three new entrants to the top 100 for girls: Indie, Ayla and Lottie. Croía has grown most in popularity, rising from 95th place in 2020 to 52nd in 2021. That’s a jump of 43 places in rank. Indie jumped in popularity from 106th place in 2020 to 78th place in 2021.
