
Here are the official statistics for the top 100 names in Northern Ireland in 2018.
A total of 23,248 births were registered in Northern Ireland during 2017 and of those 50.9 per cent were male and 49.1 per female. However, there was a much greater variety of girls’ names registered than boys’ names.

According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, James was the #1 name for the fourth year in a row, but this time it shared its title with Noah. In the biggest shake-up, Grace took Emily's fifth-year crown for the top spot, having been at #2 for several years.
Top 100 Boys' Names 2018
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Top 100 Girls' Names 2018
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James |
Noah |
Jack |
Charlie |
Daniel |
Jacob |
Oliver |
Harry |
Thomas |
Leo |
Matthew |
Logan |
Cillian |
Alfie |
Oisin |
Ethan |
Joshua |
Finn |
Theo |
Conor |
Arthur |
Ronan |
Adam |
Jude |
Mason |
Alexander |
Joseph |
Caleb |
Michael |
Jake |
Ollie |
Archie |
Freddie |
Isaac |
Luke |
Max |
Patrick |
Ryan |
Lucas |
Daire |
Dylan |
Oscar |
Reuben |
Daithi |
Odhran |
Sean |
Shea |
Jamie |
Darragh |
George |
Tom |
Eoin |
Rory |
Henry |
Lorcan |
Conan |
Liam |
Alex |
Tommy |
Carter |
Fionn |
John |
William |
Ben |
Jaxon |
Callum |
Aodhan |
Luca |
Benjamin |
David |
Samuel |
Ezra |
Jonah |
Hunter |
Cian |
Elijah |
Riley |
Brody |
Eli |
Bobby |
Joel |
Zach |
Aidan |
Nathan |
Niall |
Harrison |
Aaron |
Jayden |
Ruairi |
Caolan |
Padraig |
Robert |
Dara |
Lewis |
Seth |
Cohen |
Cormac |
Kai |
Tyler |
Brodie |
Danny |
Frankie |
Sam |
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Grace |
Emily |
Olivia |
Sophie |
Ella |
Amelia |
Isla |
Anna |
Lily |
Lucy |
Aoife |
Sophia |
Charlotte |
Ava |
Evie |
Erin |
Eva |
Jessica |
Niamh |
Fiadh |
Hannah |
Katie |
Mia |
Annie |
Ellie |
Freya |
Emma |
Cara |
Ruby |
Aria |
Chloe |
Willow |
Rosie |
Holly |
Isabella |
Molly |
Zara |
Clara |
Alice |
Georgia |
Maisie |
Sofia |
Caoimhe |
Clodagh |
Meabh |
Abigail |
Harper |
Poppy |
Saoirse |
Ivy |
Daisy |
Eabha |
Phoebe |
Leah |
Sarah |
Scarlett |
Eimear |
Connie |
Faye |
Cora |
Faith |
Rosa |
Amber |
Elsie |
Sadie |
Zoe |
Myla |
Rose |
Mollie |
Sienna |
Thea |
Heidi |
Lottie |
Mila |
Lara |
Maria |
Caitlin |
Eve |
Layla |
Amy |
Farrah |
Gracie |
Hollie |
Pippa |
Robyn |
Aine |
Cassie |
Darcy |
Emilia |
Lola |
Rebecca |
Ada |
Fianna |
Julia |
Annabelle |
Maya |
Mya |
Eden |
Penny |
Savannah |
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The following infographics from NISRA give a further picture, including the top 5 additional (middle) names):


Check out the top 500 names in Northern Ireland 2018 here.
The statistics on this page are supplied by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
These tables were coded and formatted by me.