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Most popular baby names last year

Friday, 29 August 2008

Jack and Sarah were the most popular babies' names in Ireland last year.

Sean, Conor, Daniel and James also made it into the top five boys' names.

Emma, Ella, Katie and Sophie were in the top five for girls.

There were six first-time entries to the top 100 boys' names - Rhys, Oliver, Jayden, Louis, Lucas and Jacob.

Six new names also appeared in the top 100 list for girls - Brooke, Millie, Taylor, Muireann, Freya and Maya.

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