Baby names more popular in Northern Ireland
Names at least three times as popular in Northern Ireland as in England and Wales.
In the UK
268 names in the UK's 2025 records.
Girls
- Grace #16 in 2025
- Emily #36 in 2025
- Annie #92 in 2025
- Ellie #94 in 2025
- Hannah #99 in 2025
- Molly #102 in 2025
- Sadie #105 in 2025
- Anna #108 in 2025
- Lucy #109 in 2025
- Cora #116 in 2025
- Georgia #138 in 2025
- Aoife #144 in 2025
- Lucia #155 in 2025
- Fiadh #163 in 2025
- Niamh #181 in 2025
- Mollie #197 in 2025
- Lainey #209 in 2025
- Penny #216 in 2025
- Eve #250 in 2025
- Faith #254 in 2025
- Rhea #263 in 2025
- Saoirse #296 in 2025
- Faye #300 in 2025
- Cara #311 in 2025
- Hailey #316 in 2025
- Eilidh #335 in 2025
- Katie #361 in 2025
- Hollie #372 in 2025
- Cassie #387 in 2025
- Hayley #407 in 2025
- and 95 more
Boys
- James #33 in 2025
- Finn #57 in 2025
- Ollie #109 in 2025
- Patrick #120 in 2025
- Luke #122 in 2025
- Matthew #127 in 2025
- Jonah #133 in 2025
- Ronan #150 in 2025
- John #156 in 2025
- Cillian #162 in 2025
- Jamie #201 in 2025
- Callum #203 in 2025
- Jake #224 in 2025
- Aidan #235 in 2025
- Rian #235 in 2025
- Oisin #261 in 2025
- Cian #265 in 2025
- Seth #281 in 2025
- Callan #291 in 2025
- Sam #311 in 2025
- Ruairi #318 in 2025
- Robbie #343 in 2025
- Zach #345 in 2025
- Cohen #347 in 2025
- Conor #353 in 2025
- Tadhg #353 in 2025
- Ben #383 in 2025
- Judah #395 in 2025
- Danny #401 in 2025
- Dawson #401 in 2025
- and 120 more
More ideas
Baby names on the rise, Vintage baby names back in fashion, Old-fashioned baby names due a comeback, Classic baby names, New baby names, Uncommon baby names on the rise, Unisex baby names, Short baby names, Baby names more popular in Scotland, Baby names going out of fashion
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Baby names more popular in Northern Ireland”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ideas/ni, updated 20 October 2026.