Ireland’s Latest Most Popular Baby Names By County Have Been Revealed

Naming a baby is a huge responsibility that you cannot take likely.

Irish names are renowned for being as beautiful as the country itself but sometimes we also take inspiration from overseas too.

It’s not enough to know which names are popular all over Ireland, we now need to know why they are so popular in certain counties.

Like Mayo for example: The top two names for a boy are Cillian and Conor, both of which could take inspiration from the highly talented and hugely popular Mayo football, Cillian O’Connor.

Here’s a county by county list of the most popular names in each county of Ireland for 2017 as released by the CSO.

Table 2.8a Most popular boys’ names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2016 and 2017

Boys:

LEINSTER Jack

Carlow Harry

Dublin City Noah

South Dublin Adam, Jack,

Fingal Daniel,

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown James,

Kildare Jack

Kilkenny James

Laois Conor,

Longford John

Louth Jack

Meath Jack

Offaly Charlie

Westmeath Alex

Wexford Jack

Wicklow Jack

MUNSTER Jack

Clare Jack

Cork and Cork City Jack

Kerry Jack

Limerick City Adam,

Limerick County James

North Tipperary Jack

South Tipperary Conor

Waterford City Noah

Waterford County Jack

CONNACHT Jack

Galway City Adam

Galway County James

Leitrim Daniel

Mayo Jack Cillian/Conor

Roscommon Adam

Sligo Conor

ULSTER (PART OF) James

Cavan James

Donegal Conor

Monaghan James

And for the girls:

LEINSTER Emily

Carlow Emily

Dublin City Mia

South Dublin Emily

Fingal Emily

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chloe

Kildare Emily

Kilkenny Grace

Laois Emma

Longford Emily

Louth Amelia

Meath Emma

Offaly Grace

Westmeath Emily

Wexford Sophie

Wicklow Amelia

MUNSTER Emily

Clare Amelia,

Cork City Mia

Cork County Kate

Kerry Ella

Limerick City Ellie

Limerick County Emily

North Tipperary Grace

South Tipperary Ella

Waterford City Mia

Waterford County Fiadh

CONNACHT Emily

Galway City Emily

Galway County Chloe,

Leitrim Grace

Mayo Emily

Roscommon Caoimhe

Sligo Lucy

ULSTER (PART OF) Sophie

Cavan Amelia, Caoimhe, Chloe, Hannah, Holly, Sophie

Donegal Amelia

Monaghan Charlotte

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