Most popular baby names in Northern Ireland

The official top 100 baby names in Northern Ireland for 2025: Grace and Noah lead. Each name's count and how it moved since the year before.

The most popular names given to babies in Northern Ireland in 2025 were Grace for girls (127 babies) and Noah for boys (170 babies).

2025 is the newest list Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) has published. The 2026 list usually comes out around April 2027, and this page is updated when it does.

How this list is counted. Births registered in Northern Ireland in the year. Every spelling is its own name, but accents are removed (Séan is counted as Sean), and names given to fewer than 3 babies are left out.

Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Top girls' names 2025

  • 1. Grace (127)
  • 2. Fiadh (105)
  • 3. Olivia (101)
  • 4. Isla (97)
  • 5. Lily (96)
  • 6. Emily (94)
  • 7. Annie (91)
  • 8. Aoife (85)
  • 9. Meabh (81)
  • 10. Freya (78)
  • 11. Anna (77)
  • 11. Sadie (77)
  • 13. Eabha (72)
  • 14. Rosie (69)
  • 15. Charlotte (68)
  • 15. Sophia (68)
  • 15. Sophie (68)
  • 18. Amelia (64)
  • 19. Croia (62)
  • 20. Ava (59)
  • 21. Ellie (57)
  • 21. Erin (57)
  • 23. Elsie (55)
  • 23. Ruby (55)
  • 25. Cara (52)
  • 25. Ella (52)
  • 25. Phoebe (52)
  • 28. Lottie (51)
  • 28. Mia (51)
  • 30. Evie (50)
  • 30. Isabella (50)
  • 32. Molly (49)
  • 32. Sofia (49)
  • 34. Lucy (48)
  • 35. Clodagh (47)
  • 35. Maisie (47)
  • 35. Rhea (47)
  • 38. Mollie (45)
  • 39. Clara (44)
  • 39. Harper (44)
  • 39. Ivy (44)
  • 42. Hannah (43)
  • 43. Nora (42)
  • 44. Daisy (41)
  • 44. Saoirse (41)
  • 46. Sienna (40)
  • 47. Ada (39)
  • 47. Cora (39)
  • 49. Aria (38)
  • 49. Gracie (38)
  • 51. Poppy (37)
  • 52. Eden (36)
  • 52. Katie (36)
  • 52. Margot (36)
  • 55. Maeve (35)
  • 55. Zara (35)
  • 57. Georgia (34)
  • 57. Hallie (34)
  • 57. Heidi (34)
  • 57. Rose (34)

Top boys' names 2025

  • 1. Noah (170)
  • 2. Jack (150)
  • 3. James (135)
  • 4. Charlie (123)
  • 5. Leo (115)
  • 6. Oisin (108)
  • 7. Theo (106)
  • 8. Luca (104)
  • 9. Arthur (101)
  • 9. Jude (101)
  • 11. Cillian (95)
  • 12. Oliver (91)
  • 13. Harry (90)
  • 14. Tommy (84)
  • 15. Archie (81)
  • 16. Finn (80)
  • 16. Ronan (80)
  • 18. Thomas (74)
  • 19. Rian (73)
  • 20. Rory (71)
  • 21. Freddie (70)
  • 22. Shea (67)
  • 23. Alfie (66)
  • 24. Henry (64)
  • 25. Oscar (63)
  • 26. Patrick (62)
  • 27. Jacob (61)
  • 28. Daithi (60)
  • 29. Reuben (57)
  • 30. Rowan (56)
  • 31. Isaac (55)
  • 32. Darragh (54)
  • 32. Ethan (54)
  • 34. Daniel (53)
  • 34. George (53)
  • 36. Caleb (51)
  • 36. Daire (51)
  • 38. Michael (50)
  • 38. Ruairi (50)
  • 40. Ollie (49)
  • 40. Theodore (49)
  • 42. Ezra (47)
  • 43. Lucas (46)
  • 44. Conor (43)
  • 44. Fionn (43)
  • 44. Kai (43)
  • 44. Liam (43)
  • 48. Alexander (42)
  • 48. Arlo (42)
  • 48. Hugo (42)
  • 48. Lorcan (42)
  • 52. Levi (41)
  • 52. Sonny (41)
  • 54. Joseph (40)
  • 55. Albie (39)
  • 55. Joshua (39)
  • 55. Mason (39)
  • 55. Odhran (39)
  • 59. Elijah (38)
  • 59. William (38)