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2018's Most Popular Baby Names Have Been Revealed

2018's most popular baby names have been revealed by the Central Statistics Office. Jack and Emily r...
Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

11:52 AM - 28 Feb 2019



2018's Most Popular Baby Names...

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2018's Most Popular Baby Names Have Been Revealed

Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

11:52 AM - 28 Feb 2019



2018's most popular baby names have been revealed by the Central Statistics Office.

Jack and Emily remain the most popular names for newborn babies in Ireland.

New CSO figures shows 686 Jack's were born last year.

For the eight consecutive year most parents (460) chose to name their newborn baby girl Emily.

There were 7 new entrants to the top 100 for both sexes - Frankie, Freddie, Theodore, Ada, Bella, Bonnie and Ivy.

Here's the top 10 names last year:

None of the top 10 most popular names for girls' in 2018 appeared anywhere in the top 100 girls' names in 1968.



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