Top 100 baby girl names for births in Northern Ireland during year 1998

Year

Rank	Name	Births
1	1Chloe	434
2	2Emma	307
3	3Rebecca	254
4	4Amy	245
5	5Lauren	235
6	6Hannah	233
7	7Sarah	228
8	8Shannon	228
9	9Rachel	219
10	10Megan	218
11	11Caitlin	207
12	12Niamh	181
13	13Courtney	177
14	14Nicole	161
15	15Laura	157
16	16Sophie	157
17	17Katie	134
18	18Jessica	124
19	19Aoife	120
20	20Anna	115
21	21Ciara	114
22	22Lucy	113
23	23Aimee	111
24	24Erin	110
25	25Emily	105
26	26Caoimhe	94
27	27Claire	94
28	28Catherine	93
29	29Ellen	80
30	30Leah	76
31	31Eimear	75
32	32Bethany	72
33	33Victoria	72
34	34Natasha	67
35	35Chelsea	66
36	36Danielle	66
37	37Jade	65
38	38Aine	64
39	39Olivia	64
40	40Orla	63
41	41Rachael	63
42	42Holly	62
43	43Zoe	61
44	44Charlotte	59
45	45Naomi	58
46	46Kirsty	56
47	47Molly	54
48	48Shauna	54
49	49Grace	53
50	50Kathryn	50
51	51Louise	50
52	52Rebekah	50
53	53Gemma	49
54	54Alexandra	48
55	55Sinead	48
56	56Katherine	45
57	57Tara	45
58	58Melissa	44
59	59Roisin	42
60	60Aisling	38
61	61Bronagh	38
62	62Cliodhna	38
63	63Grainne	38
64	64Georgia	37
65	65Maria	37
66	66Samantha	37
67	67Alice	36
68	68Robyn	36
69	69Beth	35
70	70Kate	35
71	71Clodagh	34
72	72Jennifer	34
73	73Mary	34
74	74Jordan	33
75	75Kirsten	32
76	76Ruth	32
77	77Stephanie	32
78	78Cara	31
79	79Clare	31
80	80Lisa	31
81	81Abigail	30
82	82Morgan	30
83	83Lydia	29
84	84Leanne	28
85	85Chantelle	27
86	86Elizabeth	27
87	87Emer	27
88	88Eve	27
89	89Jane	27
90	90Natalie	27
91	91Alana	26
92	92Amber	26
93	93Kerry	26
94	94Nicola	25
95	95Taylor	25
96	96Abbie	24
97	97Michaela	24
98	98Dearbhla	23
99	99Eva	23
100	100Maeve	23

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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