Jack and Grace have been named as the most popular baby names in Ireland for 2023, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
After Jack, the next most popular names for boys was Noah, James, Rían and Oisín. Jack has been the most popular boys name since 2007 apart from 2016, when James was the most popular.
For girls, the next most popular names after Grace are Fiadh, Emily, Sophie and Lily.
It is the first year since 2020 that Grace has been named as the most popular name for girls.
The name Caelan rose in popularity for boys last year, the 50th-most popular name, up 58 places from 2022.
Siofra also rose in popularity in girls, as it was named the 100th most popular name, up 57 places from the previous year.
Jude, Paddy, Éanna, Dáithí, Lucia and Cadhla were new entrants to the top 100 names last year.
Jack was the top or joint top boys’ name in 15 locations around the country including Kildare and Leitrim. While Tom was ranked 39th nationally in 2023 with a total of 135 births registered, in Roscommon it was the most favoured.
Grace was the most chosen girls’ name in 11 areas which includes areas such as Donegal, Tipperary, and Offaly.
Grace and Annie were joint first choice in Donegal. While Grace was the top name for girls, Annie was ranked 48th with 112 births nationally.
There were 9,172 distinct new-born names registered in 2023.
For surnames, Murphy, Kelly, O'Brien, Ryan, and Walsh were the most common surnames for 2023 births.
