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Most popular baby names in Northern Ireland (1997)

The rankings exactly as NISRA published them for 1997. Northern Irelandpublishes a girls' list and a boys' list separately, so they are shown separately — there is no official combined ranking, and Namewise does not invent one.

This source has published 28 complete rankings, from 1997 to 2024. Data sources

Girls' names

Top 100 in Northern Ireland, 1997

  1. 1Chloe
  2. 2Shannon
  3. 3Rebecca
  4. 4Emma
  5. 5Lauren
  6. 6Megan
  7. 7Sarah
  8. 8Hannah
  9. 9Amy
  10. 10Rachel
  11. 11Niamh
  12. 12Courtney
  13. 13Laura
  14. 14Sophie
  15. 15Jessica
  16. 16Nicole
  17. 17Aoife
  18. 18Ciara
  19. 19Anna
  20. 20Katie
  21. 21Caitlin
  22. 22Catherine
  23. 23Aimee
  24. 24Danielle
  25. 25Erin
  26. 25Rachael
  27. 27Victoria
  28. 28Claire
  29. 28Ellen
  30. 30Caoimhe
  31. 31Eimear
  32. 32Emily
  33. 33Louise
  34. 34Naomi
  35. 35Gemma
  36. 35Leah
  37. 37Lucy
  38. 37Zoe
  39. 39Kirsty
  40. 40Kathryn
  41. 41Aine
  42. 41Natasha
  43. 43Melissa
  44. 44Rebekah
  45. 45Alexandra
  46. 46Holly
  47. 46Olivia
  48. 46Shauna
  49. 49Jade
  50. 50Chelsea
  51. 50Stephanie
  52. 50Tara
  53. 53Bethany
  54. 53Mary
  55. 55Elizabeth
  56. 55Jennifer
  57. 57Grace
  58. 57Hayley
  59. 57Katherine
  60. 57Sinead
  61. 61Maria
  62. 61Samantha
  63. 63Alice
  64. 63Lisa
  65. 63Orla
  66. 66Bronagh
  67. 66Clare
  68. 66Fiona
  69. 66Natalie
  70. 70Aisling
  71. 70Georgia
  72. 72Abigail
  73. 72Charlotte
  74. 72Nicola
  75. 75Roisin
  76. 75Sara
  77. 77Jodie
  78. 77Robyn
  79. 79Carla
  80. 79Taylor
  81. 81Hollie
  82. 81Ruth
  83. 83Kerry
  84. 83Maeve
  85. 85Cara
  86. 85Demi
  87. 87Ashleigh
  88. 87Clodagh
  89. 89Alana
  90. 89Beth
  91. 89Jane
  92. 89Molly
  93. 93Abbie
  94. 93Cliodhna
  95. 93Leanne
  96. 93Orlaith
  97. 97Chantelle
  98. 97Clara
  99. 97Emer
  100. 97Grainne

Boys' names

Top 100 in Northern Ireland, 1997

  1. 1Matthew
  2. 2Ryan
  3. 3James
  4. 4Conor
  5. 5Andrew
  6. 6Jordan
  7. 7Michael
  8. 8Jack
  9. 9David
  10. 10Adam
  11. 11Aaron
  12. 12Daniel
  13. 13Christopher
  14. 14Mark
  15. 15Sean
  16. 15Thomas
  17. 17John
  18. 18Jamie
  19. 19Patrick
  20. 20Nathan
  21. 21Jonathan
  22. 22Joshua
  23. 23Dylan
  24. 23Peter
  25. 23Stephen
  26. 26William
  27. 27Paul
  28. 28Caolan
  29. 29Ciaran
  30. 30Ross
  31. 31Luke
  32. 32Kyle
  33. 32Niall
  34. 34Callum
  35. 35Robert
  36. 36Joseph
  37. 37Benjamin
  38. 38Scott
  39. 39Samuel
  40. 40Connor
  41. 41Ben
  42. 42Jason
  43. 42Lee
  44. 44Curtis
  45. 45Dean
  46. 45Shane
  47. 47Gareth
  48. 48Liam
  49. 49Martin
  50. 50Ronan
  51. 51Philip
  52. 52Darren
  53. 53Rory
  54. 54Declan
  55. 55Eoin
  56. 56Ruairi
  57. 57Gary
  58. 57Gerard
  59. 59Steven
  60. 60Alexander
  61. 60Brandon
  62. 62Aidan
  63. 62Ethan
  64. 64Jake
  65. 64Stuart
  66. 66Cameron
  67. 66Gavin
  68. 68Corey
  69. 68Craig
  70. 70Anthony
  71. 70Kevin
  72. 70Shea
  73. 73Brendan
  74. 73Cormac
  75. 75Brian
  76. 75Lewis
  77. 75Reece
  78. 78Cathal
  79. 78Owen
  80. 78Tiarnan
  81. 81Oisin
  82. 81Richard
  83. 83Timothy
  84. 84Joel
  85. 84Neil
  86. 84Rhys
  87. 87Harry
  88. 88Darragh
  89. 88Padraig
  90. 90Barry
  91. 90Marc
  92. 92Conall
  93. 93Karl
  94. 94Jacob
  95. 94Kieran
  96. 96Colin
  97. 96Colm
  98. 96Daire
  99. 96Simon
  100. 100Calum