Ireland: Most Popular Baby Names in 1965

Names given to at least 3 babies in a year. Spellings with and without accents are counted together (Fiadh and Fíadh, Rian and Rían), so some places differ from the official CSO ranking.

Boy Names

  1. 1 John 3,360 babies =
  2. 2 Patrick 2,281 babies =
  3. 3 Michael 2,057 babies =
  4. 4 James 1,464 babies 1
  5. 5 Thomas 1,367 babies 1
  6. 6 Paul 1,323 babies 2
  7. 7 David 1,102 babies =
  8. 8 William 1,000 babies =
  9. 9 Martin 843 babies =
  10. 10 Gerard 837 babies =
  11. 11 Joseph 705 babies =
  12. 12 Anthony 663 babies =
  13. 13 Brian 585 babies 1
  14. 14 Peter 578 babies 1
  15. 15 Kevin 469 babies =
  16. 16 Brendan 436 babies 1
  17. 17 Edward 423 babies 1
  18. 18 Declan 412 babies 5
  19. 19 Francis 393 babies 3
  20. 20 Stephen 379 babies 5
  21. 21 Noel 374 babies 1
  22. 22 Richard 354 babies 2
  23. 23 Robert 353 babies 1
  24. 24 Denis 350 babies 3
  25. 25 Daniel 344 babies 6
  26. 26 Mark 318 babies 2
  27. 27 Alan 316 babies 2
  28. 28 Christopher 270 babies 1
  29. 29 Timothy 263 babies 3
  30. 30 Derek 255 babies =
  31. 31 Kieran 252 babies 1
  32. 32 Andrew 236 babies 2
  33. 33 Aidan 233 babies 4
  34. 34 Bernard 211 babies 1
  35. 35 Dermot 207 babies =
  36. 36 Raymond 205 babies 5
  37. 37 Philip 202 babies 1
  38. 38 Donal 189 babies 8
  39. 39 Niall 184 babies 8
  40. 40 Kenneth 182 babies 1
  41. 41 Sean 163 babies 3
  42. 42 Jeremiah 162 babies 2
  43. 43 Cornelius 158 babies 4
  44. 44 Vincent 154 babies 2
  45. 45 Desmond 148 babies 1
  46. 46 Charles 145 babies 3
  47. 47 Eugene 135 babies 3
  48. 48 Colm 133 babies 3
  49. 49 Matthew 129 babies 10
  50. 50 Maurice 128 babies 1
  51. 51 Ciaran 124 babies 2
  52. 52 Laurence 123 babies 4
  53. 53 Hugh 118 babies =
  54. 54 Ian 110 babies 9
  55. 55 Terence 108 babies =
  56. 56 Conor 107 babies =
  57. 57 George 107 babies 5
  58. 58 Seamus 105 babies 3
  59. 59 Liam 103 babies 5
  60. 60 Eamonn 95 babies 4
  61. 61 Damian 86 babies 12
  62. 62 Adrian 82 babies 3
  63. 63 Ronan 81 babies 4
  64. 64 Gerald 78 babies 7
  65. 65 Eamon 75 babies 3
  66. 66 Nicholas 75 babies 8
  67. 67 Shane 75 babies 10
  68. 68 Henry 72 babies 8
  69. 69 Oliver 68 babies 1
  70. 70 Enda 66 babies 6
  71. 71 Fergus 66 babies 5
  72. 72 Owen 65 babies 1
  73. 73 Damien 63 babies 2
  74. 74 Garrett 63 babies 4
  75. 75 Finbarr 60 babies 5
  76. 76 Simon 60 babies 16
  77. 77 Barry 59 babies 8
  78. 78 Edmond 59 babies 2
  79. 79 Eoin 59 babies 4
  80. 80 Gregory 55 babies 1
  81. 81 Gabriel 54 babies 9
  82. 82 Padraig 52 babies 6
  83. 83 Gary 51 babies 2
  84. 84 Keith 51 babies 13
  85. 85 Fintan 49 babies 15
  86. 86 Colin 48 babies 3
  87. 87 Fergal 46 babies 6
  88. 88 Karl 45 babies 2
  89. 89 Neil 45 babies 7
  90. 90 Rory 43 babies 16
  91. 91 Arthur 42 babies 7
  92. 92 Cormac 41 babies 5
  93. 93 Cyril 41 babies 24
  94. 94 Diarmuid 39 babies 15
  95. 95 Bartholomew 38 babies 14
  96. 96 Dominic 37 babies 12
  97. 97 Donald 37 babies 7
  98. 98 Eric 36 babies 3
  99. 99 Leo 35 babies 3
  100. 100 Nigel 35 babies 1

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 3,229 babies =
  2. 2 Margaret 1,395 babies 1
  3. 3 Catherine 1,351 babies 1
  4. 4 Anne 840 babies 1
  5. 5 Ann 807 babies 1
  6. 6 Elizabeth 779 babies =
  7. 7 Geraldine 591 babies 2
  8. 8 Patricia 581 babies 2
  9. 9 Bridget 555 babies 1
  10. 10 Caroline 501 babies 3
  11. 11 Deirdre 470 babies 3
  12. 12 Helen 453 babies 1
  13. 13 Jacqueline 431 babies 2
  14. 14 Sandra 417 babies 2
  15. 15 Bernadette 389 babies =
  16. 16 Martina 369 babies 2
  17. 17 Eileen 367 babies =
  18. 18 Kathleen 319 babies 5
  19. 19 Susan 319 babies 3
  20. 20 Teresa 318 babies 1
  21. 21 Angela 314 babies 3
  22. 22 Nora 310 babies 8
  23. 23 Linda 309 babies 5
  24. 24 Pauline 300 babies 12
  25. 25 Carmel 294 babies 4
  26. 26 Brigid 293 babies 3
  27. 27 Fiona 290 babies 5
  28. 28 Karen 289 babies 13
  29. 29 Marie 286 babies 3
  30. 30 Anna 285 babies 4
  31. 31 Ellen 281 babies 4
  32. 32 Sharon 266 babies 7
  33. 33 Joan 262 babies 2
  34. 34 Josephine 247 babies 9
  35. 35 Siobhan 247 babies =
  36. 36 Maria 243 babies 3
  37. 37 Carol 217 babies 1
  38. 38 Paula 215 babies 18
  39. 39 Orla 186 babies 13
  40. 40 Lorraine 173 babies 8
  41. 41 Sarah 172 babies 5
  42. 42 Yvonne 167 babies 3
  43. 43 Frances 163 babies 5
  44. 44 Sheila 161 babies 7
  45. 45 Barbara 153 babies 2
  46. 46 Julia 153 babies 4
  47. 47 Christina 148 babies 7
  48. 48 Colette 144 babies 1
  49. 49 Valerie 141 babies 1
  50. 50 Rose 137 babies 1
  51. 51 Denise 134 babies 5
  52. 52 Grainne 133 babies 10
  53. 53 Clare 132 babies 2
  54. 54 Veronica 130 babies 3
  55. 55 Brenda 120 babies 8
  56. 56 Elaine 117 babies 2
  57. 57 Louise 116 babies 3
  58. 58 Christine 108 babies 7
  59. 59 Suzanne 107 babies 8
  60. 60 Alice 102 babies 3
  61. 61 Jean 101 babies 17
  62. 62 Michele 101 babies 43
  63. 63 Claire 99 babies 12
  64. 64 Miriam 99 babies 11
  65. 65 Annette 97 babies 3
  66. 66 Ruth 96 babies 22
  67. 67 Jane 94 babies 8
  68. 68 Monica 93 babies 2
  69. 69 Helena 92 babies 5
  70. 70 Rosemary 92 babies 1
  71. 71 Katherine 91 babies 6
  72. 72 Nuala 91 babies 18
  73. 73 Audrey 90 babies 12
  74. 74 Noreen 89 babies 8
  75. 75 Deborah 87 babies 1
  76. 76 Rita 85 babies 16
  77. 77 Theresa 83 babies 16
  78. 78 Evelyn 82 babies 6
  79. 79 Adrienne 81 babies 5
  80. 80 Imelda 80 babies 7
  81. 81 Johanna 80 babies 37
  82. 82 Marian 80 babies 3
  83. 83 Regina 80 babies 20
  84. 84 Majella 79 babies 13
  85. 85 Emer 78 babies 23
  86. 86 Dolores 77 babies 6
  87. 87 Janet 75 babies 19
  88. 88 Jennifer 75 babies 19
  89. 89 Jacinta 73 babies 4
  90. 90 Niamh 73 babies 20
  91. 91 Una 73 babies 2
  92. 92 Edel 71 babies 9
  93. 93 Antoinette 70 babies 2
  94. 94 Maeve 70 babies 13
  95. 95 Noeleen 70 babies 9
  96. 96 Michelle 69 babies 19
  97. 97 Olive 69 babies 25
  98. 98 Therese 67 babies 30
  99. 99 Irene 66 babies 13
  100. 100 Philomena 65 babies 27

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Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO)

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