Top 200 baby girl names for births in Ireland during year 1986

Year

Rank	Name	Births
101	101Aileen	68
102	102Charlene	66
103	103Clodagh	66
104	104Emily	64
105	105Hazel	62
106	106Katie	62
107	107Nicole	62
108	108Sabrina	62
109	109Tanya	62
110	110Helena	61
111	111Caoimhe	56
112	112Olivia	56
113	113Angela	55
114	114Miriam	55
115	115Audrey	54
116	116Una	54
117	117Lauren	53
118	118Pauline	51
119	119Katherine	49
120	120Sorcha	49
121	121Aideen	48
122	122Dawn	48
123	123Avril	47
124	124Brenda	47
125	125Brigid	47
126	126Carmel	47
127	127Jean	47
128	128Shauna	47
129	129Aishling	46
130	130Evelyn	46
131	131Jamie	46
132	132Nora	46
133	133Sheila	46
134	134Vanessa	45
135	135Noelle	44
136	136Colette	43
137	137Janice	43
138	138Lynn	43
139	139Frances	42
140	140Lyndsey	42
141	141Noreen	42
142	142Theresa	41
143	143Valerie	41
144	144Barbara	40
145	145Leah	39
146	146Lucy	39
147	147Naomi	39
148	148Rachael	39
149	149Regina	39
150	150Rosemary	39
151	151Aimee	38
152	152Heather	38
153	153Joanna	37
154	154Josephine	37
155	155Hannah	36
156	156Rose	36
157	157Zara	36
158	158Alice	35
159	159Ashley	35
160	160Diane	35
161	161Georgina	35
162	162Brid	34
163	163Eva	34
164	164Irene	34
165	165Leona	34
166	166Martha	34
167	167Antoinette	33
168	168Cathy	32
169	169Jenna	32
170	170Joan	32
171	171Lynsey	32
172	172Orlaith	31
173	173Charlotte	30
174	174Eleanor	30
175	175Ailish	29
176	176Janet	29
177	177Maire	29
178	178Shona	29
179	179Breda	28
180	180Kathryn	28
181	181Nikita	28
182	182Therese	28
183	183Maureen	27
184	184Zoe	27
185	185Ailbhe	26
186	186Edwina	26
187	187Jade	26
188	188Philomena	26
189	189Eilis	25
190	190Lynda	25
191	191Marion	25
192	192Melanie	25
193	193Annette	24
194	194Cathriona	24
195	195Holly	24
196	196Lesley	24
197	197Sophie	24
198	198Cliona	23
199	199Jacinta	23
200	200Maura	23

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Coverage: Names with 3 or more registrations in a year. Original data · Licence

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