Baby Names of Ireland

Top Irish Girl Names 2025

The 100 most popular names for baby girls registered in Ireland in 2025, ranked by the Central Statistics Office, with how many babies got each one and how it has moved since 2015.

Updated October 2026

The top 100 girls’ names in Ireland, 2025

No.NameBabiesSince 2015
1Lily302up 10
2Éabha294up 50
3Fiadh273up 32
4Grace265up 4
5Sadie258up 27
6Emily246down 5
6Sophie246down 2
8Olivia224up 6
9Croía211up 572
10Éala209up 886
11Mia207down 1
12Amelia206down 7
13Isla203up 60
14Sophia201up 7
15Ellie193up 9
16Lucy179down 9
17Ella176down 11
17Saoirse176up 1
19Robyn175up 4
20Molly169up 11
21Hannah168down 9
22Chloe158down 13
23Rosie145up 68
23Sofia145up 18
25Freya144up 8
26Anna143down 12
26Ava143down 23
28Emma137down 26
29Evie135up 25
29Róisín135down 4
31Caoimhe130down 11
32Sadhbh129up 21
33Annie127up 50
34Aoife121down 21
34Isabelle121down 8
36Millie119up 26
36Ruby119down 9
38Méabh116up 45
39Ayla112up 225
40Maya108up 26
41Alice107down 1
41Katie107down 19
43Charlotte105up 15
43Daisy105up 70
45Ada104up 135
46Zoe102down 16
47Clodagh100up 3
48Isabella99down 2
49Maisie98up 33
50Ailbhe95up 56
50Ivy95up 110
52Cara94down 16
52Kate94down 35
54Harper90up 48
55Elsie88up 105
55Hazel88up 46
55Leah88down 21
58Willow85up 63
59Rose84up 16
60Layla83down 14
60Maeve83up 67
62Aoibhín82up 94
62Sienna82up 9
64Bonnie80up 69
65Fíadh79down 30
66Emilia78down 2
66Sarah78down 52
66Zara78up 3
69Eva77down 30
69Holly77down 41
71Erin75down 26
72Aria72up 41
73Clara70down 2
74Maria68down 20
75Eve66down 27
76Aurora65up 326
76Elizabeth65down 16
76Nora65up 123
79Hailey62up 125
80Caragh61up 184
80Faye61down 36
80Mila61up 8
80Ríadh61new
84Luna60up 261
85Rhea59up 159
86Cora58up 86
86Mollie58up 23
88Gracie57up 134
89Cadhla55up 187
90Niamh54down 48
91Áine53down 30
91Georgia53up 9
91Heidi53up 18
94Evelyn52up 33
94Mabel52up 400
96Arabella51up 436
97Lottie49up 194
97Phoebe49up 22
99Hallie48up 177
99Nancy48up 177
99Raya48up 561

Since 2015: places up or down the ranking; “new” means fewer than three babies had the name in 2015. Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies’ Names 2025 (girls' names table, CC BY 4.0).

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Girls' names in the 2025 top 100 with a page here

Anna in Irish is Aine, meaning “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Say it AWN-ye.

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Ava in Irish is Aoife, meaning “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Say it EE-fa.

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Caoimhe

pronounced KEE-va

Caoimhe means “gentle, beautiful, precious.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Aoife

pronounced EE-fa

Aoife means “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Clodagh

pronounced CLO-da

Clodagh is an Irish girl's name taken from the River Clody, which runs through counties Tipperary and Wexford. Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Cara

pronounced CAR-a

Cara means “friend.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Eva in Irish is Aoife, meaning “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Say it EE-fa.

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Nora

pronounced NOR-a

Nora means “honour, reputation.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Riadh

pronounced REE-a

Ríadh is a modern Irish girl’s name with no settled meaning. Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Niamh

pronounced NEE-iv

Niamh means “radiance, lustre, brightness.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Aine

pronounced AWN-ye

Aine means “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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