Top 100 baby girl names for births in Ireland during year 1989

Year

Rank	Name	Births
1	1Sarah	936
2	2Laura	716
3	3Emma	609
4	4Ciara	547
5	5Lisa	511
6	6Niamh	499
7	7Michelle	482
8	8Mary	460
9	9Sinead	450
10	10Aoife	437
11	11Jennifer	437
12	12Amy	395
13	13Aisling	375
14	14Claire	365
15	15Catherine	352
16	16Louise	330
17	17Rachel	325
18	18Fiona	303
19	19Karen	280
20	20Elaine	270
21	21Danielle	242
22	22Rebecca	233
23	23Nicola	222
24	24Elizabeth	201
25	25Amanda	198
26	26Siobhan	198
27	27Orla	197
28	28Margaret	187
29	29Aine	173
30	30Grace	173
31	31Denise	172
32	32Roisin	168
33	33Alison	166
34	34Ann	166
35	35Stephanie	165
36	36Kate	160
37	37Grainne	156
38	38Maria	153
39	39Deirdre	151
40	40Katie	151
41	41Leanne	150
42	42Marie	146
43	43Tara	146
44	44Caroline	144
45	45Gillian	144
46	46Jessica	144
47	47Ruth	144
48	48Clare	143
49	49Donna	137
50	50Eimear	134
51	51Kelly	132
52	52Christine	130
53	53Sharon	130
54	54Susan	130
55	55Anne	129
56	56Edel	129
57	57Linda	128
58	58Christina	125
59	59Anna	122
60	60Patricia	119
61	61Stacey	118
62	62Mairead	114
63	63Joanne	111
64	64Lorraine	110
65	65Samantha	110
66	66Tracey	105
67	67Helen	103
68	68Kathleen	103
69	69Melissa	103
70	70Kim	99
71	71Deborah	97
72	72Rachael	92
73	73Bridget	89
74	74Emer	89
75	75Lauren	87
76	76Martina	87
77	77Nicole	86
78	78Natalie	85
79	79Gemma	84
80	80Charlene	83
81	81Sandra	83
82	82Jane	82
83	83Julie	80
84	84Suzanne	80
85	85Yvonne	80
86	86Maeve	79
87	87Carol	78
88	88Jacqueline	78
89	89Megan	77
90	90Lorna	76
91	91Natasha	76
92	92Paula	75
93	93Ellen	74
94	94Hannah	74
95	95Caitriona	73
96	96Caoimhe	73
97	97Chloe	72
98	98Hazel	72
99	99Eileen	71
100	100Emily	71

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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