Top 100 baby girl names for births in Northern Ireland during year 1997

Year

Rank	Name	Births
1	1Chloe	361
2	2Shannon	313
3	3Rebecca	297
4	4Emma	291
5	5Lauren	255
6	6Megan	251
7	7Sarah	240
8	8Hannah	229
9	9Amy	228
10	10Rachel	223
11	11Niamh	215
12	12Courtney	185
13	13Laura	163
14	14Sophie	153
15	15Jessica	130
16	16Nicole	128
17	17Aoife	117
18	18Ciara	116
19	19Anna	113
20	20Katie	109
21	21Caitlin	102
22	22Catherine	101
23	23Aimee	98
24	24Danielle	89
25	25Erin	87
26	26Rachael	87
27	27Victoria	84
28	28Claire	83
29	29Ellen	83
30	30Caoimhe	77
31	31Eimear	75
32	32Emily	73
33	33Louise	72
34	34Naomi	71
35	35Gemma	68
36	36Leah	68
37	37Lucy	67
38	38Zoe	67
39	39Kirsty	64
40	40Kathryn	61
41	41Aine	57
42	42Natasha	57
43	43Melissa	55
44	44Rebekah	54
45	45Alexandra	52
46	46Holly	51
47	47Olivia	51
48	48Shauna	51
49	49Jade	49
50	50Chelsea	46
51	51Stephanie	46
52	52Tara	46
53	53Bethany	45
54	54Mary	45
55	55Elizabeth	44
56	56Jennifer	44
57	57Grace	43
58	58Hayley	43
59	59Katherine	43
60	60Sinead	43
61	61Maria	42
62	62Samantha	42
63	63Alice	40
64	64Lisa	40
65	65Orla	40
66	66Bronagh	39
67	67Clare	39
68	68Fiona	39
69	69Natalie	39
70	70Aisling	38
71	71Georgia	38
72	72Abigail	36
73	73Charlotte	36
74	74Nicola	36
75	75Roisin	34
76	76Sara	34
77	77Jodie	33
78	78Robyn	33
79	79Carla	31
80	80Taylor	31
81	81Hollie	30
82	82Ruth	30
83	83Kerry	29
84	84Maeve	29
85	85Cara	28
86	86Demi	28
87	87Ashleigh	27
88	88Clodagh	27
89	89Alana	26
90	90Beth	26
91	91Jane	26
92	92Molly	26
93	93Abbie	25
94	94Cliodhna	25
95	95Leanne	25
96	96Orlaith	25
97	97Chantelle	24
98	98Clara	24
99	99Emer	24
100	100Grainne	24

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Coverage: Names given 3 or more times in a year; NISRA records names without accents. Original data · Licence

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