
According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the #1 names in 2020 in Northern Ireland were James (#1 since 2015), and Grace (#1 since 2018).
In Northern Ireland in 2020, there were 2,158 different first names given to girls and 1,719 different first names given to boys which are based on the birth registrations of 10,100 girls and 10,840 boys. This is a record number of individual first names with 866 new names registered.
Finley, Frankie, Levi, Rowan, Arabella, Ayda, Bonnie, Hallie, and Nancy made the top 100 for the first time since the recording of baby names began in 1997.
The top 100 names in Northern Ireland in 2020:
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4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
32 |
32 |
34 |
34 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
52 |
52 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
57 |
57 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
71 |
73 |
73 |
75 |
75 |
77 |
77 |
77 |
80 |
80 |
82 |
82 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
89 |
89 |
89 |
93 |
93 |
95 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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James |
Jack |
Noah |
Charlie |
Oliver |
Thomas |
Finn |
Theo |
Cillian |
Harry |
Leo |
Oisin |
Jacob |
Daniel |
Alfie |
Ethan |
Tommy |
Archie |
Conor |
Isaac |
Arthur |
Darragh |
Lucas |
Adam |
Matthew |
Ronan |
George |
Luke |
Mason |
Caleb |
Ollie |
Freddie |
Patrick |
Joshua |
Jude |
Joseph |
Michael |
Oscar |
Daithi |
Fionn |
Jamie |
Max |
Shea |
Conan |
Jaxon |
Eoin |
Reuben |
Alexander |
Lorcan |
Odhran |
Ryan |
Aodhan |
Logan |
Henry |
Jake |
Luca |
Ezra |
Theodore |
Callum |
Eli |
Liam |
Jonah |
Tom |
Kai |
Ben |
Rory |
Senan |
Dylan |
Sean |
William |
Benjamin |
Elijah |
Brody |
Riley |
Bobby |
Daire |
Aidan |
Caolan |
John |
Arlo |
Hunter |
Danny |
Samuel |
Alex |
Cian |
Harrison |
Blake |
Ruairi |
Cormac |
David |
Nathan |
Teddy |
Aaron |
Louis |
Zach |
Carter |
Ciaran |
Frankie |
Lewis |
Finley |
Levi |
Rowan |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
+2 |
+4 |
+6 |
+5 |
-4 |
0 |
+2 |
-6 |
-5 |
-5 |
0 |
+1+7 |
+9 |
+3 |
+3 |
-2 |
+9 |
+12 |
0 |
-9 |
-5 |
+1 |
+36 |
-3 |
+6 |
-9 |
-6 |
+16 |
-16 |
+4 |
+7 |
-9 |
+1 |
+2 |
+9 |
+24 |
0 |
+7 |
+10 |
-9 |
0 |
+5 |
-18 |
-4 |
-10 |
-4 |
+15 |
-18 |
+22 |
+2 |
+30 |
+13 |
+27 |
+27 |
+15 |
+6 |
-8 |
+5 |
+43 |
-5 |
-33 |
+47 |
-17 |
-22 |
-15 |
-14 |
-14 |
+39 |
3 |
-8 |
-12 |
+9 |
+20 |
-7 |
-7 |
-10 |
-1 |
-6 |
-27 |
-24 |
-10 |
-2 |
-12 |
+5 |
-13 |
+12 |
+11 |
-12 |
-3 |
-6 |
-36 |
+31 |
+20 |
+26 |
+27 |
+38 |
+27 |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
40 |
40 |
42 |
43 |
43 |
45 |
45 |
47 |
47 |
49 |
49 |
51 |
51 |
53 |
53 |
55 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
59 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
74 |
76 |
76 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
82 |
82 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
88 |
88 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
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|
Grace |
Emily |
Isla |
Fiadh |
Olivia |
Sophia |
Sophie |
Amelia |
Lucy |
Ella |
Freya |
Charlotte |
Ava |
Anna |
Lily |
Aoife |
Ellie |
Erin |
Evie |
Ruby |
Annie |
Molly |
Mia |
Eva |
Katie |
Hannah |
Niamh |
Eabha |
Maisie |
Ivy |
Cara |
Chloe |
Rosie |
Sienna |
Willow |
Clara |
Jessica |
Meabh |
Alice |
Emma |
Georgia |
Mollie |
Cora |
Daisy |
Zara |
Zoe |
Clodagh |
Saoirse |
Elsie |
Poppy |
Isabella |
Sadie |
Aria |
Scarlett |
Sofia |
Caoimhe |
Harper |
Rosa |
Abigail |
Leah |
Lottie |
Sarah |
Emilia |
Heidi |
Layla |
Myla |
Rose |
Thea |
Eimear |
Holly |
Bonnie |
Connie |
Kate |
Phoebe |
Robyn |
Bella |
Faye |
Ada |
Faith |
Gracie |
Maya |
Ayda |
Cassie |
Arabella |
Darcie |
Esme |
Maria |
Aoibheann |
Eve |
Eden |
Eliza |
Mila |
Orla |
Savannah |
Hallie |
Matilda |
Nancy |
Orlaith |
Penny |
Roise |
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0 |
0 |
+1 |
+14 |
0 |
+4 |
+2 |
0 |
+5 |
-7 |
+6 |
+4 |
+2 |
-8 |
-2 |
-4 |
-6 |
+5 |
-12 |
0 |
-1 |
+9 |
-1 |
+8 |
-5 |
-2 |
-3 |
+42 |
+19 |
+11 |
-5 |
+7 |
-4 |
+44 |
-4 |
+5 |
-9 |
+8 |
-4 |
-6 |
-7 |
+20 |
+4 |
+30 |
+5 |
+17 |
+8 |
-6 |
+8 |
+1 |
-24 |
+5 |
-17 |
-12 |
+21 |
-2 |
-10 |
+10 |
+14 |
-8 |
+18 |
-23 |
+20 |
-6 |
-1 |
+7 |
-3 |
-28 |
-8 |
-17 |
+36 |
-9 |
+10 |
-27 |
-17 |
-39 |
-10 |
-12 |
-12 |
+11 |
+16 |
+31 |
+12 |
+94 |
+29 |
+2 |
+5 |
+50 |
-10 |
-10 |
-1 |
-7 |
+8 |
+41 |
+43 |
+49 |
+24 |
-6 |
+3 |
-1 |
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Even though NISRA didn't release their 2019 data last year, it has now been released with the 2020 data, enabling me to calculate the change in ranks above. |
Middle Names:
The list of the top 20 second names is below:
|
James |
John |
Patrick |
William |
Thomas |
Joseph |
Michael |
David |
Robert |
Alexander |
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973 |
541 |
444 |
362 |
331 |
312 |
269 |
267 |
262 |
196 |
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|
Rose |
Grace |
Mary |
Elizabeth |
Marie |
Margaret |
Anne |
Jane |
Louise |
Ann |
|
756 |
521 |
311 |
305 |
237 |
198 |
167 |
164 |
162 |
154 |
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Notable Risers Below the Top 100:
Grayson, Ronan, Colton, Conall, Brian and Kobe were notable risers for boys, while Millie, Paige, Quinn, Ella-Rose, Mabel, Arianna and Delilah made large leaps for girls.
The statistics on this page are supplied by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
These tables were coded and formatted by me.