Top 100 baby girl names for births in Ireland during year 2001

Year

Rank	Name	Births
1	1Sarah	650
2	2Aoife	601
3	3Emma	592
4	4Chloe	556
5	5Ciara	552
6	6Lauren	477
7	7Niamh	477
8	8Amy	447
9	9Katie	422
10	10Megan	401
11	11Rachel	400
12	12Leah	374
13	13Laura	361
14	14Rebecca	350
15	15Hannah	343
16	16Sophie	303
17	17Shauna	299
18	18Emily	287
19	19Caoimhe	274
20	20Jessica	262
21	21Nicole	259
22	22Kate	258
23	23Aisling	248
24	24Ellen	241
25	25Roisin	239
26	26Anna	232
27	27Grace	200
28	28Saoirse	192
29	29Shannon	191
30	30Jade	175
31	31Molly	172
32	32Tara	168
33	33Sinead	162
34	34Caitlin	160
35	35Lucy	157
36	36Aine	156
37	37Mary	153
38	38Orla	149
39	39Jennifer	147
40	40Eimear	146
41	41Ava	137
42	42Clodagh	129
43	43Zoe	129
44	44Claire	127
45	45Eva	127
46	46Eve	126
47	47Erin	120
48	48Ella	112
49	49Holly	107
50	50Louise	103
51	51Robyn	100
52	52Alannah	96
53	53Katelyn	96
54	54Catherine	94
55	55Lisa	93
56	56Leanne	88
57	57Ruth	88
58	58Danielle	87
59	59Maria	87
60	60Elizabeth	86
61	61Olivia	84
62	62Alison	82
63	63Michelle	82
64	64Abbie	81
65	65Siobhan	78
66	66Abigail	77
67	67Grainne	77
68	68Alexandra	76
69	69Kelly	75
70	70Maeve	74
71	71Michaela	74
72	72Jodie	73
73	73Mia	73
74	74Aimee	72
75	75Fiona	72
76	76Kayleigh	72
77	77Abby	70
78	78Jane	68
79	79Rachael	66
80	80Emer	65
81	81Georgia	64
82	82Courtney	60
83	83Zara	59
84	84Sara	58
85	85Andrea	57
86	86Alanna	56
87	87Alice	55
88	88Charlotte	55
89	89Ellie	54
90	90Hazel	54
91	91Cara	53
92	92Kellie	53
93	93Lily	53
94	94Stephanie	53
95	95Margaret	52
96	96Alana	50
97	97Claudia	49
98	98Gemma	49
99	99Isobel	49
100	100Amber	48

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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