Popular Baby Names: N. Ire
The top 10 baby names in 2009.
Jack and Katie were the most popular names given to babies born in Northern Ireland in 2009. Jack has been the most popular boy's baby name for the last 7 years, and Katie has been the most popular girl's baby name for the last 6 years. Not much change there then!
Boys' names increasing in popularity in 2009 were Jake andOliver which both entered the top 20; Aodhan rose from 110 to 59; and Lucas moved up 30 places to number 54. The biggest fallers were Harvey, Padraig and Daire.
Baby girls' names increasing in popularity included Erin which mved from number 11 to number 5; and Aimee which climbed 10 places to number 20. Fallers included Rebekah, Eabha and lydia.
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Girl's Names |
Position | Boy's Names |
| Katie |
1 |
Jack |
| Sophie |
2 |
Matthew |
| Grace |
3 |
James |
| Lucy |
4 |
Daniel |
| Erin |
5 |
Ryan |
| Emily |
6 |
Adam |
| Emma |
7 |
Ethan |
| Eva |
8 |
Charlie |
| Chloe |
9 |
Thomas |
| Anna |
10 |
Conor |