Top Fifty Names for Irish Girls, by Year
1998-2003

  1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

 2002

 2003

  
1

 Chloe

Chloe

Aoife

 Sarah

Sarah

 Emma

 1
2

 Ciara

Aoife

 Sarah

Aoife

 Aoife

 Sarah

 2
3

 Sarah

Sarah

Ciara

Emma

Ciara

 Aoife

 3
4

 Aoife

Ciara

Emma

Chloe

Emma

 Ciara

 4
5

 Emma

Niamh

Chloe

Ciara

Chloe

 Katie

 5
6

 Niamh

Emma

 Niamh

Lauren

Amy

 Sophie

 6
7

 Rachel

Rachel

 Rebecca

Niamh

Katie

 Rachel

 7
8

 Megan

Rebecca

Lauren

Amy

Niamh

 Chloe

 8
9

 Rebecca

Lauren

Amy

Katie

Sophie

 Amy

 9
10

 Lauren

Megan

Megan

Megan

Lauren

 Leah

 10
11

 Laura

Amy

Rachel

 Rachel

 Megan

 Niamh

 11
12

 Amy

Laura

Katie

Leah

Hannah

 Caoimhe

 12
13

 Katie

Katie

Laura

Laura

Rachel

 Hannah

 13
14

 Shauna

Emily

Leah

Rebecca

Rebecca

 Ella

 14
15

 Shannon

Shauna

Hannah

Hannah

Leah

 Lauren

 15
16

 Nicole

Nicole

Shauna

Sophie

Laura

 Megan

 16
17

 Sophie

Roisin

 Sophie

Shauna

Jessica

 Kate

 17
18

 Hannah

Sophie

Kate

 Emily

Kate

 Rebecca

 18
19

 Jessica

Kate

 Emily

Caoimhe

 Emily

 Jessica

 19
20

 Roisin

 Shannon

Nicole

Jessica

Caoimhe

 Emily

 20
21

 Aisling

Hannah

Jessica

Nicole

Anna

 Laura

 21
22

 Kate

 Caoimhe

 Caoimhe

 Kate

 Shauna

 Anna

 22
23

 Sinead

 Jessica

Roisin

 Aisling

Ellen

 Grace

 23
24

 Caoimhe

 Ellen

Ellen

Ellen

Roisin

 Ava

 24
25

 Emily

Aisling

Aisling

Roisin

 Nicole

 Ellen

 25


26

 Ellen

Sinead

 Shannon

Anna

Ava

 Shauna

 26
27

 Leah

Leah

Aine

Grace

Aisling

 Roisin

 27
28

 Jennifer

Anna

Anna

Saoirse

 Ella

 Holly

 28
29

 Eimear

 Tara

Sinead

 Shannon

Grace

 Aisling

 29
30

 Aine

Grace

Saoirse

 Jade

 Sinead

 Lucy

 30
31

 Orla

Saoirse

 Jade

 Molly

 Saoirse

 Caitlin

 31
32

 Grace

Aine

Grace

Tara

Tara

 Aine

 32
33

 Anna

Jennifer

Eimear

 Sinead

 Molly

 Abbie

 33
34

 Mary

 Jade

 Orla

Caitlin

 Jennifer

 Nicole

 34
35

 Jade

 Eimear

 Tara

Lucy

 Holly

 Katelyn

 35
36

 Louise

 Orla

Jennifer

Aine

Lucy

 Saoirse

 36
37

 Saoirse

 Mary

 Mary

 Mary

 Shannon

 Molly

 37
38

 Claire

 Clodagh

 Lucy

 Orla

Caitlin

 Ellie

 38
39

 Clodagh

 Claire

 Clodagh

 Jennifer

Aine

 Sinead

 39
40

 Tara

Michelle

 Caitlin

 Eimear

 Orla

 Tara

 40
41

 Danielle

 Caitlin

 Claire

 Ava

 Mary

 Zoe

 41
42

 Michelle

 Olivia

 Zoe

 Clodagh

 Jade

 Erin

 42
43

 Courtney

 Lucy

 Molly

 Zoe

 Zoe

 Jennifer

 43
44

 Leanne

 Courtney

 Ava

 Claire

 Eimear

 Mia

 44
45

 Alison

 Louise

 Louise

 Eva

 Clodagh

 Mary

 45
46

 Lucy

 Holly

 Katelyn

 Eve

 Ellie

 Clodagh

 46
47

 Lisa

 Lisa

 Lisa

 Erin

 Mia

 Eimear

 47
48

 Kayleigh

 Danielle

 Michelle

 Ella

 Erin

 Aimee

 48
49

 Michaela

 Grainne

 Erin

 Holly

 Louise

 Alannah

 49
50

 Siobhan

 Kelly

 Kelly

 Louise

 Eva

 Robyn

 50


Irish Names of the late 20th century/early 21st century reflect an eclectic mix of traditional Irish Gaelic names like Aoife, Ciara, Clodagh, Saoirse, Niamh, and Caoimhe; traditional Irish favorites like Katie, Kate, Ellen, and Mary; and Old Testament Hebrew names like Rebecca, Leah, Rachel, Hannah, and Sarah.


Last updated May, 2004. Edgar’s Name Pages