Country Name Rankings
Most Popular Baby Names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Official birth-registry rankings โ Grace and Noah take the top spots. Every name links to its full meaning, origin, and popularity history.
Grace#1 Girl Name
Noah#1 Boy Name
2025Data Year
Top 100 Girl Names
| # | Name | Trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace | — | Grace derives from the Latin word "gratia," meaning favor, goodwill, or divine blessing, and entered English โฆ |
| 2 | Fiadh | ▲ 1 | Fiadh is an Irish name meaning "wild" or "deer," derived from the Old Irish word "fรญad" which refers to wildlโฆ |
| 3 | Olivia | ▼ 1 | Olivia is the feminine form of the Latin name Olivius, derived from "oliva," meaning olive tree, symbolizing โฆ |
| 4 | Isla | ▲ 4 | The given name 'Isla' is derived from the Old Norse word 'ey', meaning 'island', and is also related to the Gโฆ |
| 5 | Lily | ▲ 1 | Lily derives from the Latin word "lilium," referring to the flower of the same name, symbolizing purity and iโฆ |
| 6 | Emily | ▼ 1 | Emily derives from the Roman family name Aemilius, which likely comes from the Latin word "aemulus" meaning rโฆ |
| 7 | Annie | ▲ 4 | The given name 'Annie' is derived from the Hebrew name 'Hannah', meaning 'gracious' or 'favored', and is lingโฆ |
| 8 | Aoife | ▼ 4 | Aoife means "radiant" or "beautiful" and derives from the Old Irish element "รณenfhir" or possibly from "aoi" โฆ |
| 9 | Meabh | ▲ 8 | Meabh (also spelled Medb or Maeve) means "intoxicating" or "she who intoxicates" and derives from Old Irish, โฆ |
| 10 | Freya | — | Freya derives from Old Norse and means "lady" or "noblewoman," stemming from the Proto-Germanic root *frawjลn. |
| 11 | Anna | ▲ 8 | The name Anna means "grace" or "favor" and derives from the Hebrew name Channah (ืื ื), related to the root woโฆ |
| 11 | Sadie | ▲ 31 | Sadie is a diminutive form of Sarah, derived from the Hebrew name ืฉึธืืจึธื (Sarah), meaning "princess" or "noblโฆ |
| 13 | Eabha | — | The name 'Eabha' is the Irish Gaelic form of 'Eve,' meaning "life" or "living one," derived from the Hebrew nโฆ |
| 14 | Rosie | ▲ 8 | Rosie is a diminutive of Rose, derived from the Latin word "rosa" meaning the flower, though it may also refeโฆ |
| 15 | Charlotte | ▼ 9 | Charlotte is the feminine form of Charles, derived from the Old Germanic name Karl, which means "free man" orโฆ |
| 15 | Sophia | ▼ 7 | Sophia derives from the Greek word "sophia" (ฯฮฟฯฮฏฮฑ), meaning "wisdom." The name has its linguistic root in anโฆ |
| 15 | Sophie | ▼ 1 | The name 'Sophie' is derived from the Greek word 'ฮฃฮฟฯฮฏฮฑ' (Sophia), meaning 'wisdom' or 'intelligence', and isโฆ |
| 18 | Amelia | ▼ 4 | Amelia derives from the Germanic name Amalia, which comes from the root "amal" meaning "work" or "industriousโฆ |
| 19 | Croia | ▲ 7 | The name 'Croia' is a modern Irish feminine name, likely derived from the Irish word *croรญ* meaning "heart." โฆ |
| 20 | Ava | ▲ 12 | The name Ava derives from the Latin "avis," meaning "bird," though some sources link it to the Germanic "avi"โฆ |
| 21 | Ellie | ▼ 3 | |
| 21 | Erin | ▲ 4 | |
| 23 | Elsie | ▲ 4 | |
| 23 | Ruby | ▲ 15 | |
| 25 | Phoebe | ▲ 5 | |
| 25 | Ella | ▼ 13 | |
| 25 | Cara | ▲ 8 | |
| 28 | Lottie | ▲ 27 | |
| 28 | Mia | ▼ 8 | |
| 30 | Evie | ▼ 14 | |
| 30 | Isabella | ▲ 14 | |
| 32 | Molly | ▼ 4 | |
| 32 | Sofia | ▲ 38 | |
| 34 | Lucy | ▲ 4 | |
| 35 | Rhea | ▲ 17 | |
| 35 | Maisie | ▼ 13 | |
| 35 | Clodagh | ▼ 15 | |
| 38 | Mollie | ▲ 14 | |
| 39 | Clara | ▼ 3 | |
| 39 | Harper | ▲ 45 | |
| 39 | Ivy | ▼ 4 | |
| 42 | Hannah | ▲ 15 | |
| 43 | Nora | ▲ 1 | |
| 44 | Saoirse | ▼ 7 | |
| 44 | Daisy | ▼ 11 | |
| 46 | Sienna | ▼ 16 | |
| 47 | Ada | — | |
| 47 | Cora | ▼ 7 | |
| 49 | Aria | ▼ 27 | |
| 49 | Gracie | ▲ 8 | |
| 51 | Poppy | ▼ 4 | |
| 52 | Margot | ▲ 3 | |
| 52 | Katie | ▼ 5 | |
| 52 | Eden | ▲ 5 | |
| 55 | Maeve | ▲ 2 | |
| 55 | Zara | ▲ 9 | |
| 57 | Georgia | ▼ 5 | |
| 57 | Hallie | ▲ 10 | |
| 57 | Heidi | ▲ 8 | |
| 57 | Rose | ▼ 16 | |
| 61 | Robyn | ▲ 6 | |
| 62 | Eva | ▼ 20 | |
| 62 | Mabel | ▲ 31 | |
| 62 | Rosa | ▲ 13 | |
| 65 | Alice | ▼ 8 | |
| 65 | Bonnie | ▼ 37 | |
| 65 | Esme | ▼ 8 | |
| 68 | Willow | ▼ 24 | |
| 68 | Layla | ▲ 23 | |
| 68 | Chloe | ▲ 37 | |
| 71 | Cassie | ▲ 48 | |
| 71 | Lucia | ▲ 16 | |
| 71 | Lyla | ▲ 39 | |
| 71 | Eala | ▲ 34 | |
| 74 | Caoimhe | ▼ 4 | |
| 74 | Nina | ▼ 11 | |
| 77 | Saorlaith | ▲ 14 | |
| 77 | Niamh | ▼ 30 | |
| 77 | Emma | ▲ 7 | |
| 77 | Connie | ▼ 12 | |
| 77 | Cadhla | ▲ 3 | |
| 82 | Ayla | ▼ 7 | |
| 82 | Raya | ▼ 12 | |
| 84 | Maya | ▼ 37 | |
| 84 | Martha | ▲ 26 | |
| 84 | Florence | ▲ 17 | |
| 87 | Arabella | ▲ 6 | |
| 87 | Aurora | ▲ 6 | |
| 87 | Eireann | ▲ 40 | |
| 87 | Holly | ▲ 18 | |
| 87 | Lainey | ▲ 57 | |
| 92 | Eimear | ▲ 18 | |
| 92 | Callie | ▼ 12 | |
| 94 | Emilia | ▲ 11 | |
| 94 | Maria | ▲ 3 | |
| 96 | Ailbhe | ▲ 1 | |
| 96 | Thea | ▼ 21 | |
| 96 | Roise | ▲ 1 | |
| 96 | Nancy | ▲ 31 | |
| 96 | Millie | ▲ 54 |
Top 100 Boy Names
| # | Name | Trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | ▲ 2 | The name Noah derives from the Hebrew name ื ึนืึท (Noach), meaning "rest" or "comfort," from the root ื ืื (nuacโฆ |
| 2 | Jack | ▲ 2 | The name Jack is a diminutive form of John, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (ืืึนืึธื ึธื), meaning "God isโฆ |
| 3 | James | ▼ 2 | James derives from the Hebrew name Yaakov (Jacob), meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows," and entered Engโฆ |
| 4 | Charlie | ▲ 4 | Charlie is a diminutive form of Charles, derived from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "free man" or "strong mโฆ |
| 5 | Leo | ▲ 7 | Leo derives from the Latin word "leo," meaning "lion," and is rooted in Indo-European languages through Latinโฆ |
| 6 | Oisin | ▲ 3 | Oisรญn (also anglicized as Ossian) derives from Old Irish "os" meaning "deer" and the diminutive suffix "-รญn,"โฆ |
| 7 | Theo | ▼ 2 | Theo means "God" or "divine" and derives from the Greek word "theos" (ฮธฮตฯฯ), often used as a prefix or standaโฆ |
| 8 | Luca | ▼ 1 | Luca means "from Lucania" or "light-giving" and derives from the Latin name Lucanus, itself connected to the โฆ |
| 9 | Jude | ▼ 3 | Jude derives from the Hebrew name Judah (Yehudah), meaning "praised" or "one who is praised," rooted in the vโฆ |
| 9 | Arthur | ▲ 7 | The name Arthur likely derives from the Celtic root "art" meaning "bear," though some scholars propose a connโฆ |
| 11 | Cillian | ▼ 9 | Cillian derives from the Irish name Cillรญรกn, a diminutive form of Ceallach, which means "war" or "strife" froโฆ |
| 12 | Oliver | ▼ 2 | Oliver derives from the Old French name Olivier, which likely comes from the Latin "oliva" (olive tree), symbโฆ |
| 13 | Harry | — | Harry means "estate ruler" or "home ruler," derived from the Germanic name Henry, which combines "heim" (homeโฆ |
| 14 | Tommy | ▲ 6 | Tommy is a diminutive form of Thomas, derived from the Aramaic name Toma, meaning "twin." The name entered Enโฆ |
| 15 | Archie | ▲ 5 | Archie is a diminutive of Archibald, derived from Germanic elements "arch" (genuine/bold) and "bald" (bold/brโฆ |
| 16 | Ronan | ▲ 9 | Ronan comes from the Irish name Ronรกn, derived from the Old Irish "ron" meaning "seal" (the animal), with theโฆ |
| 16 | Finn | ▼ 1 | Finn means "fair" or "white" and derives from the Irish/Gaelic name Fionn, rooted in Old Irish fionn meaning โฆ |
| 18 | Thomas | ▼ 7 | Thomas derives from the Aramaic name Toma (ืชืืื), meaning "twin," from the root word for duality or twoness. |
| 19 | Rian | ▲ 3 | Rian is an Irish name derived from the Old Irish name Rรญaghan, meaning "king" or "little king," rooted in theโฆ |
| 20 | Rory | ▲ 13 | Rory derives from the Irish name Ruaidhrรญ, composed of "ruadh" (red) and "rรญ" (king), literally meaning "red โฆ |
| 21 | Freddie | ▼ 4 | |
| 22 | Shea | ▲ 29 | |
| 23 | Alfie | ▼ 6 | |
| 24 | Henry | ▲ 21 | |
| 25 | Oscar | ▲ 9 | |
| 26 | Patrick | — | |
| 27 | Jacob | ▼ 14 | |
| 28 | Daithi | ▼ 11 | |
| 29 | Reuben | ▲ 5 | |
| 30 | Rowan | ▲ 24 | |
| 31 | Isaac | ▼ 5 | |
| 32 | Darragh | ▲ 19 | |
| 32 | Ethan | ▲ 25 | |
| 34 | Daniel | ▲ 3 | |
| 34 | George | ▲ 6 | |
| 36 | Caleb | ▼ 10 | |
| 36 | Daire | ▲ 12 | |
| 38 | Ruairi | ▲ 23 | |
| 38 | Michael | ▲ 28 | |
| 40 | Ollie | ▼ 17 | |
| 40 | Theodore | ▼ 8 | |
| 42 | Ezra | — | |
| 43 | Lucas | ▼ 13 | |
| 44 | Liam | ▼ 2 | |
| 44 | Kai | ▲ 25 | |
| 44 | Fionn | ▼ 18 | |
| 44 | Conor | ▲ 7 | |
| 48 | Alexander | ▼ 10 | |
| 48 | Arlo | ▼ 3 | |
| 48 | Hugo | ▲ 33 | |
| 48 | Lorcan | ▲ 6 | |
| 52 | Levi | ▲ 32 | |
| 52 | Sonny | ▲ 22 | |
| 54 | Joseph | ▼ 20 | |
| 55 | Albie | ▲ 16 | |
| 55 | Joshua | ▲ 8 | |
| 55 | Mason | ▲ 6 | |
| 55 | Odhran | ▼ 15 | |
| 59 | Elijah | ▼ 2 | |
| 59 | William | ▲ 5 | |
| 61 | Matthew | ▼ 19 | |
| 61 | Conan | ▼ 37 | |
| 61 | Benjamin | ▲ 15 | |
| 64 | Hudson | ▲ 35 | |
| 64 | Jonah | ▼ 16 | |
| 64 | Max | ▼ 34 | |
| 67 | John | — | |
| 67 | Sean | ▼ 19 | |
| 69 | Samuel | ▼ 5 | |
| 69 | Reggie | ▲ 75 | |
| 69 | Logan | ▼ 2 | |
| 72 | Aodhan | ▲ 36 | |
| 72 | Cian | ▼ 27 | |
| 72 | Joey | ▲ 46 | |
| 75 | Senan | ▲ 29 | |
| 75 | Paidi | ▲ 9 | |
| 77 | Riley | ▲ 31 | |
| 77 | Cody | ▲ 4 | |
| 79 | Adam | ▼ 41 | |
| 79 | Frankie | ▲ 14 | |
| 79 | Harrison | ▲ 10 | |
| 79 | Tom | ▼ 19 | |
| 83 | Louie | ▼ 9 | |
| 83 | Luke | ▼ 26 | |
| 85 | Tadhg | ▲ 14 | |
| 86 | Eoin | ▼ 15 | |
| 86 | Micah | ▲ 32 | |
| 86 | Micheal | ▲ 58 | |
| 86 | Myles | ▲ 32 | |
| 90 | Cuan | ▲ 12 | |
| 90 | Padraig | ▲ 3 | |
| 90 | Hunter | ▲ 3 | |
| 90 | Eli | ▼ 17 | |
| 90 | Conn | ▲ 112 | |
| 95 | Aidan | ▲ 41 | |
| 95 | Cahir | ▲ 41 | |
| 95 | Naoise | ▲ 183 | |
| 95 | Ruadhan | ▼ 14 | |
| 99 | Tiernan | ▲ 26 | |
| 99 | Ryan | ▲ 5 |
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025. Trend arrows compare each name’s rank with the previous available year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the most popular girl name in Northern Ireland in 2025?
The most popular girl name in Northern Ireland in 2025 was Grace, given to 127 newborn girls.
What was the most popular boy name in Northern Ireland in 2025?
The most popular boy name in Northern Ireland in 2025 was Noah, given to 170 newborn boys.
Which baby names are rising fastest in Northern Ireland?
Compared with the previous rankings, the fastest-rising names in the 2025 top 100 were Lainey (+57), Millie (+54), Cassie (+48), Naoise (+183), Conn (+112), Reggie (+75).
Where does this data come from?
Rankings are from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).