Ireland Popularity Extremes

Computer-created analysis of the extremes in the Ireland top 100 names for the period 1964 to 2023.

Most Consistently Popular

Boys

1.	James
2.	Michael
3.	Patrick
4.	John
5.	David
6.	Thomas
7.	Daniel
8.	Conor
9.	Joseph
10.	Robert

Girls

1.	Sarah
2.	Anna
3.	Maria

Top Rises

Boys

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Seán (88)
2.	Oisín (86)
3.	Oliver (78)
4.	Rían (68)
5.	Caelan (51)
6.	Darren (48)
7.	Wesley (39)
8.	Dylan (37)
9.	Jakub (37)
10.	Kian (36)

1.	Oisín (88)
2.	Seán (88)
3.	Rían (86)
4.	Oliver (82)
5.	Dylan (68)
6.	Páidí (67)
7.	Darren (66)
8.	Jason (64)
9.	Ryan (62)
10.	Mason (61)

1.	Rían (97)
2.	Oisín (95)
3.	Dylan (88)
4.	Seán (88)
5.	Ryan (85)
6.	Jason (80)
7.	Oliver (78)
8.	Theo (77)
9.	Jordan (74)
10.	Luca (71)

1.	Jack (98)
2.	Rían (97)
3.	Oisín (96)
4.	Dylan (94)
5.	Noah (91)
6.	Ryan (88)
7.	Seán (88)
8.	Ben (86)
9.	Joshua (84)
10.	Theo (84)

1.	Jack (100)
2.	Noah (99)
3.	Adam (97)
4.	Rían (97)
5.	Oisín (96)
6.	Aaron (95)
7.	Cian (95)
8.	Finn (95)
9.	Ryan (95)
10.	Charlie (94)

Girls

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Shauna (71)
2.	Olivia (69)
3.	Olive (67)
4.	Róisín (63)
5.	Sabrina (62)
6.	Éabha (53)
7.	Pamela (52)
8.	Shannon (49)
9.	Charlene (46)
10.	Fiadh (45)

1.	Olivia (97)
2.	Shauna (93)
3.	Shannon (90)
4.	Éabha (85)
5.	Croía (72)
6.	Pamela (71)
7.	Michelle (70)
8.	Róisín (69)
9.	Sadie (69)
10.	Olive (67)

1.	Olivia (97)
2.	Éabha (96)
3.	Shauna (95)
4.	Shannon (90)
5.	Ruby (84)
6.	Megan (81)
7.	Ella (80)
8.	Fiadh (80)
9.	Michelle (80)
10.	Sadie (79)

1.	Chloe (100)
2.	Fiadh (100)
3.	Sinead (99)
4.	Ella (98)
5.	Olivia (97)
6.	Amelia (96)
7.	Éabha (96)
8.	Ava (95)
9.	Michelle (95)
10.	Shauna (95)

1.	Ava (100)
2.	Chloe (100)
3.	Fiadh (100)
4.	Sophie (100)
5.	Emma (99)
6.	Katie (99)
7.	Laura (99)
8.	Amelia (98)
9.	Ella (98)
10.	Lisa (98)

Top Falls

Boys

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Oisin (-90)
2.	Rian (-76)
3.	Sean (-69)
4.	Jordan (-37)
5.	Odhran (-37)
6.	Oliver (-35)
7.	Colin (-32)
8.	Wesley (-32)
9.	Connor (-30)
10.	Daithi (-30)

1.	Sean (-96)
2.	Oisin (-93)
3.	Rian (-70)
4.	Jordan (-69)
5.	Oliver (-67)
6.	Gareth (-49)
7.	Calum (-48)
8.	Kyle (-47)
9.	Jonathan (-45)
10.	Brian (-43)

1.	Sean (-96)
2.	Oisin (-93)
3.	Jordan (-81)
4.	Oliver (-80)
5.	Rian (-76)
6.	Kyle (-61)
7.	Gareth (-59)
8.	Tyler (-52)
9.	Calum (-51)
10.	Gary (-50)

1.	Sean (-99)
2.	Oisin (-87)
3.	Oliver (-87)
4.	Jordan (-81)
5.	Gary (-73)
6.	Shane (-71)
7.	Kyle (-69)
8.	Rian (-68)
9.	Darren (-66)
10.	Dean (-66)

1.	Sean (-100)
2.	Stephen (-93)
3.	Shane (-90)
4.	Paul (-88)
5.	Oliver (-87)
6.	Eoin (-85)
7.	Mark (-85)
8.	Barry (-84)
9.	Darren (-83)
10.	Brian (-82)

Girls

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Roisin (-64)
2.	Lauryn (-56)
3.	Olive (-54)
4.	Eabha (-51)
5.	Grainne (-44)
6.	Melissa (-43)
7.	Hayley (-42)
8.	Jessica (-39)
9.	Georgina (-38)
10.	Margaret (-38)

1.	Roisin (-76)
2.	Olive (-67)
3.	Rachel (-58)
4.	Eabha (-56)
5.	Lauryn (-56)
6.	Olivia (-56)
7.	Margaret (-55)
8.	Sabrina (-54)
9.	Hayley (-53)
10.	Linda (-52)

1.	Olivia (-85)
2.	Roisin (-76)
3.	Olive (-67)
4.	Paula (-66)
5.	Sabrina (-62)
6.	Jennifer (-61)
7.	Denise (-60)
8.	Jessica (-60)
9.	Linda (-60)
10.	Jade (-59)

1.	Olivia (-97)
2.	Elaine (-81)
3.	Amanda (-80)
4.	Karen (-80)
5.	Kayla (-80)
6.	Shauna (-79)
7.	Michelle (-78)
8.	Caroline (-77)
9.	Linda (-77)
10.	Paula (-77)

1.	Caroline (-98)
2.	Michelle (-98)
3.	Lisa (-97)
4.	Olivia (-97)
5.	Amy (-95)
6.	Elaine (-95)
7.	Shauna (-95)
8.	Rachel (-94)
9.	Sinead (-94)
10.	Deirdre (-93)

Most Steady

Boys

1.	James
2.	John
3.	Michael
4.	Patrick
5.	David
6.	Daniel
7.	Thomas
8.	Brian
9.	Conor
10.	Liam

Girls

1.	Sarah
2.	Emma
3.	Aoife
4.	Mary
5.	Ciara
6.	Niamh
7.	Aisling
8.	Anna
9.	Orla
10.	Rachel

Most Volatile

Boys

1.	Rory
2.	Oliver
3.	Cathal
4.	Cormac
5.	Ronan
6.	Matthew
7.	Eoghan
8.	Jason
9.	Padraig

Girls

1.	Ruth
2.	Maeve
3.	Olivia
4.	Emer
5.	Grainne
6.	Elizabeth
7.	Eimear
8.	Tara
9.	Edel
10.	Rebecca

Biggest Recoveries

Boys

1.	Oliver
2.	Mark
3.	Matthew

Girls

1.	Alice
2.	Rose
3.	Anna
4.	Maeve

Biggest Flash-in-the-Pans

Boys

1.	Oisin
2.	Darren
3.	Jason
4.	Jonathan
5.	Jordan
6.	Dean
7.	Rian
8.	Gavin
9.	Craig
10.	Eoghan

Girls

1.	Laura
2.	Michelle
3.	Sinead
4.	Lisa
5.	Amy
6.	Rachel
7.	Shauna
8.	Rebecca
9.	Aisling
10.	Megan