British Baby Names: Etymology and Meanings

According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the #1 names in 2021 in Northern Ireland were Jack (replacing longstanding James), and Grace (#1 since 2018).

As with previous years, a greater variety of girls’ names (2,263) than boys’ names (1,818) were registered in 2021. There were 389 new boys’ names and 540 new girls’ names registered in 2021 that had not been registered since the reporting of baby names began in 1997.

Caoimhin, Donnacha, Sonny, Ayla, Callie, Eireann, Evelyn, Hope, Lyla, Millie, Remi and Saorlaith made the top 100 for the first time since the recording of baby names began in 1997.

Also according to NISRA: "Of those registrations containing details of the father, 1,512 boys were given their fathers’ first name as a first or additional name. Only 226 girls were given their mothers’ name."

The top 100 names in Northern Ireland in 2021:

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Jack

Noah

James

Charlie

Oliver

Theo

Leo

Cillian

Finn

Harry

Oisin

Thomas

Daniel

Tommy

Freddie

Jacob

Jude

Arthur

Daithi

Darragh

Ethan

Ronan

Jonah

Alfie

Archie

Caleb

Shea

Conor

Alexander

Patrick

George

Isaac

Mason

Matthew

Reuben

Conan

Fionn

Luke

Ollie

Jake

Joseph

Logan

Odhran

Oscar

Liam

Lucas

Max

John

Rory

Joshua

Theodore

Kai

Aodhan

Daire

Henry

Michael

Elijah

Lorcan

Adam

Jaxon

William

Arlo

Ezra

Luca

Sean

Teddy

Cian

Ryan

Jamie

Aidan

Eoin

Tom

Benjamin

Hunter

Blake

Eli

Rowan

Samuel

Alex

Brodie

Dylan

Carter

Ruairi

Brody

Caolan

Riley

Callum

Seth

Danny

Donnacha

Levi

Bobby

Frankie

Cody

Ben

Louie

Rian

Senan

Aaron

Caoimhin

Conall

David

Sonny

Zach

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Grace

Emily

Fiadh

Olivia

Isla

Sophie

Aoife

Ella

Anna

Sophia

Amelia

Lucy

Charlotte

Lily

Evie

Freya

Ava

Annie

Mia

Ellie

Erin

Molly

Rosie

Willow

Eabha

Ruby

Poppy

Meabh

Niamh

Eva

Maisie

Katie

Cora

Hannah

Ivy

Cara

Clodagh

Georgia

Harper

Jessica

Zara

Chloe

Rose

Aria

Alice

Daisy

Mollie

Heidi

Saoirse

Sienna

Caoimhe

Clara

Elsie

Scarlett

Ada

Emma

Isabella

Sofia

Lottie

Phoebe

Zoe

Bella

Sarah

Nora

Robyn

Layla

Sadie

Bonnie

Emilia

Thea

Gracie

Penny

Eimear

Myla

Ayla

Eden

Esme

Faye

Rosa

Roise

Amber

Aoibheann

Callie

Maya

Mya

Abbie

Cadhla

Leah

Ayda

Eireann

Eve

Evelyn

Faith

Fianna

Lyla

Remi

Lara

Mila

Millie

Cassie

Hope

Lydia

Saorlaith

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