These were the most popular baby names in Ireland in 2017

A number of new names made it into the top 100 this year.

The Central Statistics Office has revealed the most popular monikers for babies in Ireland last year. For the second year in a row, Emily was ranked as the most popular girls name in Ireland, with Emma and Amelia rounding out the top three. Meanwhile, Jack moved up a spot on the list to claim the top rank for boys in 2017, followed by James and Daniel. And there were a few new names to make it into the top 100 last year. Theo and Jackson were among the newer monikers that parents were picking for boys, while Aoibhin, Nina, Pippa and Esma were the new go-tos for girls. Girls were given a wider variety of names than boys over the last 12 months, with 4,493 girls' names registered compared to  3,472 boys' names. Here are the 25 most popular names for boys and girls in Ireland last year - you can check out the top 100 here.

Boys names:

1. Jack
2. James
3. Daniel
4. Conor
5. Sean
6. Noah
7. Luke
8. Harry
9. Adam
10. Michael
11. Oisin
12. Alex
13. Charlie
14. Fionn
15. Liam
16. Cillian
17. Patrick
18. Darragh
19. Thomas
20. Jamie
21. Cian
22. John
23. Finn
24. Ryan
25. Rian

Girls names:

1. Emily
2. Emma
3. Amelia
4. Grace
5. Sophie
6. Lucy
7. Hannah
8. Mia
9. Ava
10. Chloe
11. Olivia
12. Anna
13. Lily
14. Ella
15. Soiree
16. Kate
17. Aoife
18. Sophia
19. Sarah
20. Ellie
21. Faith
22. Sadie
23. Caoimhe
24. Evie
25. Robyn