Popularity in Ireland
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #3 | 369 | |
| 2022 | #3 | 412 | |
| 2021 | #3 | 442 | |
| 2020 | #2 | 495 | |
| 2019 | #2 | 534 | |
| 2018 | #2 | 589 | |
| 2017 | #2 | 619 | |
| 2016 | #1 | 688 | |
| 2015 | #2 | 697 | |
| 2014 | #2 | 695 | |
| 2013 | #2 | 746 | |
| 2012 | #2 | 773 | |
| 2011 | #2 | 796 | |
| 2010 | #4 | 746 | |
| 2009 | #5 | 711 | |
| 2008 | #5 | 737 | |
| 2007 | #5 | 713 | |
| 2006 | #5 | 678 | |
| 2005 | #5 | 699 | |
| 2004 | #4 | 688 | |
| 2003 | #5 | 626 | |
| 2002 | #5 | 581 | |
| 2001 | #5 | 613 | |
| 2000 | #5 | 594 | |
| 1999 | #4 | 629 | |
| 1998 | #4 | 472 | |
| 1997 | #3 | 757 | |
| 1996 | #7 | 667 | |
| 1995 | #2 | 766 | |
| 1994 | #1 | 859 | |
| 1993 | #3 | 747 | |
| 1992 | #3 | 781 | |
| 1991 | #3 | 866 | |
| 1990 | #5 | 785 | |
| 1989 | #4 | 854 | |
| 1988 | #6 | 824 | |
| 1987 | #4 | 940 | |
| 1986 | #4 | 982 | |
| 1985 | #5 | 944 | |
| 1984 | #6 | 955 | |
| 1983 | #6 | 993 | |
| 1982 | #6 | 1034 | |
| 1981 | #6 | 1098 | |
| 1980 | #6 | 1087 | |
| 1979 | #6 | 1023 | |
| 1978 | #6 | 949 | |
| 1977 | #6 | 927 | |
| 1976 | #6 | 1010 | |
| 1975 | #6 | 1033 | |
| 1974 | #6 | 1059 | |
| 1973 | #6 | 1002 | |
| 1972 | #5 | 1128 | |
| 1971 | #5 | 1190 | |
| 1970 | #5 | 1130 | |
| 1969 | #4 | 1186 | |
| 1968 | #4 | 1275 | |
| 1967 | #4 | 1349 | |
| 1966 | #4 | 1446 | |
| 1965 | #4 | 1464 | |
| 1964 | #5 | 1554 | |
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