Jack and Emily Still The Most Popular Names For Newborn Babies In Ireland

However there were 7 new entrants to the top 100 for both sexes


 

New CSO figures shows 686 boys called Jack were born last year - it's held the top spot every year since 2007 except for 2016.

For the eighth consecutive year, Emily tops the list of girls names. 

There were 7 new entrants to the top 100 for both sexes - Frankie, Freddie, Theodore, Ada, Bella, Bonnie and Ivy.

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