Top Boys and Girls names for 2007

mike65

Jack and Sarah were the most popular babies' names registered last year, according to CSO figures released this morning.

Top5 boys
Jack, Sean, Conor, Daniel, James

Top 5 girls
Sarah, Emma, Ella, Katie, Sophie

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

The highest new entries into the list at number 76 were Rhys and Oliver.

first-time entries to the top 100 for girls Brooke, Millie, Taylor, Muireann, Freya and Maya.

Results are based on an analysis of the first names recorded on birth returns for registration and vital statistics, begun by CSO in 1998.

By way of comparison

UK top 5 boys
JACK, THOMAS, OLIVER, JOSHUA, HARRY

UK top 5 grils
GRACE, RUBY,OLIVIA, EMILY, JESSICA

Those lists are almost interchangable in terms of name "types" I reckon.

Mike

Kiera

Think someone took a wrong turn. Parenting is that way

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Quazzie

Is this thread serious?

UnitedIrishman

It's brave, I'll give him that.

humanji

Kiera wrote: »

Think someone took a wrong turn. Patenting is that way

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Patenting?

Kiera

humanji wrote: »

Patenting?

Ah damn you to hell!!

Quazzie

humanji wrote: »

Patenting?

He must have a new name he wants no one else to use

Heisenberg.

This post has been deleted.

Mossy Monk

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Is this thread serious?

Yes, I believe it is of a very high importance.

metalgear2k2

Are u ****ing serious??? U can’t be, I mean really who gives a **** about that!!!

GTFO!

Kiera

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

Are u ****ing serious??? U can’t be, I mean really who gives a **** about that!!!

GTFO!

Wow! Dont hold back there

funk-you

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

Are u ****ing serious??? U can’t be, I mean really who gives a **** about that!!!

GTFO!

You? I mean you did open the thread, read it and also reply.

-Funk

Steve_o

Who makes up these lists??

javaboy

Why the hell is Jack up there all the time? In my day Jack was just something people named John were known as.

Every Jack I've ever met was really named John.

KnifeWRENCH

The Scientist wrote: »

Ella: you can stand under my umbrella
Rhys: Too welsh
Oliver: Too Orphan-ish
Jayden: This is Ireland, nobody should be calling a child Jayden.
Lucas: Too Polish
Jacob: Too bible-ish
Brooke: This is what you call a sheepdog
Taylor: too american
Muireann: Too Irish
Freya: Sounds like non-stick frying product.
Maya: very likely to be a hottie

Brooke the sheepdog? Doesn't sound right to me.
I think Brooke is actually quite a nice name, compared to some of the others.

(Jayden and Freya?!! This is IRELAND ffs....)

Also, I'm surprised Ella is so poular. I don't like that name. (Apologies to all Ella's out there)

mike65

I did think about parenting as they are responsible for this state of affairs, but I reckoned this dismal list of cappacino/fair-trade/notting hill/"my 4x4 is bigger than your 4x4"/Dundrum Retail Therapy induced crap needed serious discussion!

Mike

javaboy

Steve_o wrote: »

Who makes up these lists??

People with left over Jack and Sarah personalised Santa stockings and keyrings that need shifting.

javaboy

mike65 wrote: »

I did think about parenting as they are responsible for this state of affairs, but I reckoned this dismal list of cappacino/fair-trade/notting hill/"my 4x4 is bigger than your 4x4"/Dundrum Retail Therapy induced crap needed serious discussion!

Mike

I'm not really sure what you're point is but since you seem to dislike the same things I dislike, I'll give this motion my full support.

mike65

Whatever happened to proper names like Michael?

Mike.

Dragan

To the folk talking about names not being Irish enough....Ireland = multicultural now.

Besides, it could be **** like Chelsea and Britney and what have you.

biko

Broken down by region, Jack was the most popular boy's name in seven of the eight regional authority areas. The exception was Dublin, where Seán was top of the list.

For girls' names, Sara was most popular in the Border and south-west regions. Emma was the top pick for parents in the west and mid-west regions; Ella was most popular in the mid-east and south-east and Katie was the top of the list in the midlands.

In Dublin, Sophie was the most popular girl's name.

metalgear2k2

funk-you wrote: »

You? I mean you did open the thread, read it and also reply.

-Funk

Dam u Funk!!! its a classic case of "catch 22"

Steve_o

javaboy wrote: »

People with left over Jack and Sarah personalised Santa stockings and keyrings that need shifting.

I see.... crafty buggers!!!:D

Turd Ferguson

2007? You're living in the past
Quit living in the past...

KnifeWRENCH

mike65 wrote: »

Whatever happened to proper names like Michael?

Mike.

People got sick of that name after seeing it at the end of every bloody post you write :mad:

chin_grin

mike65 wrote: »

Whatever happened to proper names like Michael?

Mike.

Or Brendan? CRAP, I see what you did there.........dotdotdot...etc.


¬_¬

Soon the whole planet will just be called Marklar.

"Hey Marklar! What'cha doin?"
"Well Marklar, I'm just going to head down to the Marklar to do a bit of Marklaring"


Or something.

javaboy

square_igloo wrote: »

People got sick of that name after seeing it at the end of every bloody post you write :mad:

Zing!


(all 36 thousand of them)

KnifeWRENCH

chin_grin wrote: »

Or Brendan?

Yes?

chin_grin

square_igloo wrote: »

Yes?

I was following on from Mikes 'proper names' point.

Jay P

Woo! Number 5! I rule!

square_igloo

square_igloo wrote: »

Also, I'm surprised Ella is so poular. I don't like that name. (Apologies to all Ella's out there)

Speaking as someone who is going to name her first superheros childer Lena and Blaze.

If you have a personal dislike for a name, keep it to yourself.

Turd Ferguson

I'm gonna name my children in the order they are born

Number 1
Number 2
etc...

Is that allowed? Also can you put silent numbers in peoples names? For example it would be pronounced Mike but spelled M274i87934k08934098e3333 (the numbers being silent you see!)

mike65

square_igloo OUCH!

Mike.

Kiera

Moonbaby wrote: »

Speaking as someone who is going to name her first superheros childer Lena and Blaze.

If you have a personal dislike for a name, keep it to yourself.

I dont see a smiley but i know you're taking the piss right? Right?

Terry

Hmm. Two of my friends who had children last year named the kids Daniel and Sophie.
Unoriginal jackasses who I hope are not reading this.

Kiera

Kiera wrote: »

I dont see a smiley but i know you're taking the piss right? Right?

What are you trying to imply?

fonpokno

Ah Sarah once again top of the list. *sigh*


We're as common as muck...

chin_grin

Well it's a well-known fact that young 'uns today pop out a little cabbage-head sprog. And also that Rihanna has had a song with that word repeating in the chorus. Coincidence? Over to you.

Kiera

Moonbaby wrote: »

What are you trying to imply?

That frogs dont have teeth!

KnifeWRENCH

chin_grin wrote: »

I was following on from Mikes 'proper names' point.

Aww I thought someone wanted to talk to me

Moonbaby wrote:

Speaking as someone who is going to name her first superheros childer Lena and Blaze.

If you have a personal dislike for a name, keep it to yourself.

We all have names that we don't like, there was even a thread on it not so long ago. Don't see why it should bother you that I don't like that particular name.

(And for the record, I think Lena is actually quite a nice name.)

square_igloo

square_igloo wrote: »

We all have names that we don't like, there was even a thread on it not so long ago. Don't see why it should bother you that I don't like that particular name.

(And for the record, I think Lena is actually quite a nice name.)

My name appears in that thread.
I don'thave a problem with people not liking names, it is the thinking other people appreciate hearing about that bothers me.

(Blaze is a legend name for a ginger kid and male gigilo)

javaboy

square_igloo wrote: »

And for the record, I think Lena is actually quite a nice name.

I knew a Lena once. She used to eat a lot of mayonnaise. Bear that in mind.

javaboy

javaboy wrote: »

I knew a Lena once. She used to eat a lot of mayonnaise. Bear that in mind.

Mayonnaise turns my stomach.

KnifeWRENCH

mike65 wrote: »

square_igloo OUCH!

Mike.

Sorry, had to be done! :P

Moonbaby wrote:

(Blaze is a legend name for a ginger kid and male gigilo)

Ah well, if the kid's ginger it doesn't matter what you call him. He's doomed anyway :pac:

javaboy wrote:

I knew a Lena once. She used to eat a lot of mayonnaise. Bear that in mind.

Um......ok then (Is this an obvious joke that I'm just not getting?)
I HATE mayonnaise......eugh!!

javaboy

square_igloo wrote: »

Um......ok then (Is this an obvious joke that I'm just not getting?)
I HATE mayonnaise......eugh!!

Nope I was just trying to help out Moonbaby with her name choices. It just happens that every single Lena I've ever known has been a mayonnaise addict. I'm glad I mentioned it because it turns out Moonbaby detests mayonnaise. At least she found out now before she went and named her kid Lena.

Drift

Names are over-rated. People should be assigned a number at birth. It should be the date followed by the order you were born on that day. e.g. 20080829-001 for the first child born today 20080829-002 for the second etc. This number can then double up as their phone number later in life and their email address.

For the time being an optional f or m may be added to the end of the number to indicate the sex of the individual. Obviously once my plan for a unisex world is implemented in full this will no longer be needed.

This system also has the added advantage of no two people ever having the same name, unless they're from different countries* as different countries will use their access code with children:

353-20080829-538f: Now if that isn't a sexy name you're all ghey!

*This post was not made up as I went along

KnifeWRENCH

javaboy wrote: »

Nope I was just trying to help out Moonbaby with her name choices. It just happens that every single Lena I've ever known has been a mayonnaise addict. I'm glad I mentioned it because it turns out Moonbaby detests mayonnaise. At least she found out now before she went and named her kid Lena.

Oh OK. Well I most certainly won't be naming my child Lena then - clearly evidence has shown that she will grow up to eat vile egg-based condiments :mad:

I'll have to give her a non-mayonnasiey name, like.......I dunno........Brandy. Then she'll just be an alcoholic.

(I hope to avoid this dilemma by never ever having kids)

chin_grin

Drift wrote: »

Names are over-rated. People should be assigned a number at birth. It should be the date followed by the order you were born on that day. e.g. 20080829-001 for the first child born today 20080829-002 for the second etc. This number can then double up as their phone number later in life and their email address.

For the time being an optional f or m may be added to the end of the number to indicate the sex of the individual. Obviously once my plan for a unisex world is implemented in full this will no longer be needed.

This system also has the added advantage of no two people ever having the same name, unless they're from different countries* as different countries will use their access code with children:

353-20080829-538f: Now if that isn't a sexy name you're all ghey!

*This post was not made up as I went along

I think this makes perfect sense. Along with tattooing barcodes on us (lest we forget) and making us go to camps (former schools) where we all have to concentrate really hard (learn).


- Bren (this might catch on.....I'll give it a couple of posts.....)

KnifeWRENCH

chin_grin wrote: »

- Bren (this might catch on.....I'll give it a couple of posts.....)

Oi! Get your own damn name, stop stealing and abbreviating mine :mad:

chin_grin

square_igloo wrote: »

Oi! Get your own damn name, stop stealing and abbreviating mine :mad:

Eh, okay. It stops there.......feck.

(Other half's sis has the same name too.......it gets quite confusing! )

KnifeWRENCH

chin_grin wrote: »

Eh, okay. It stops there.......feck.

(Other half's sis has the same name too.......it gets quite confusing! )

Your OH's sister is called Brendan? God love her! :pac: