Most popular boy names in Northern Ireland 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Northern Ireland was Noah, followed by Jack and James. The list below ranks the region's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its UK-wide rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Northern Ireland

More common

Most distinctive Oisin 20x more common ▲255 #6 vs UK #261
James 3.2x more common ▲30 #3 vs UK #33 Jack 2.8x more common ▲17 #2 vs UK #19 Charlie 2.3x more common ▲14 #4 vs UK #18 Jude 1.5x more common ▲4 #9 vs UK #13

Less common

Most distinctive George 1.7x less common ▼27 #34 vs UK #7
Theodore 1.6x less common ▼30 #40 vs UK #10 Oscar 1.3x less common ▼17 #25 vs UK #8 Freddie 1.1x less common ▼12 #21 vs UK #9 Oliver 1.1x less common ▼7 #12 vs UK #5
Year
Spellings

Percentages are approximate

Boys

  1. 1
    Noah ▲1 vs UK #2
    170
  2. 2
    Jack ▲17 vs UK #19
    150
  3. 3
    James ▲30 vs UK #33
    135
  4. 4
    Charlie ▲14 vs UK #18
    123
  5. 5
    Leo ▼1 vs UK #4
    115
  6. 6
    Oisin ▲255 vs UK #261
    108
  7. 7
    Theo ▲5 vs UK #12
    106
  8. 8
    Luca ▼5 vs UK #3
    104
  9. 9
    Arthur ▼3 vs UK #6
    101
  10. 9
    Jude ▲4 vs UK #13
    101
  11. 11
    Cillian ▲151 vs UK #162
    95
  12. 12
    Oliver ▼7 vs UK #5
    91
  13. 13
    Harry ▲7 vs UK #20
    90
  14. 14
    Tommy ▲28 vs UK #42
    84
  15. 15
    Archie ▼4 vs UK #11
    81
  16. 16
    Finn ▲41 vs UK #57
    80
  17. 16
    Ronan ▲134 vs UK #150
    80
  18. 18
    Thomas ▲10 vs UK #28
    74
  19. 19
    Rian ▲216 vs UK #235
    73
  20. 20
    Rory ▼3 vs UK #17
    71
  21. 21
    Freddie ▼12 vs UK #9
    70
  22. 22
    Shea ▲425 vs UK #447
    67
  23. 23
    Alfie ▼7 vs UK #16
    66
  24. 24
    Henry ▼10 vs UK #14
    64
  25. 25
    Oscar ▼17 vs UK #8
    63
  26. 26
    Patrick ▲94 vs UK #120
    62
  27. 27
    Jacob ▲12 vs UK #39
    61
  28. 28
    Daithi ▲616 vs UK #644
    60
  29. 29
    Reuben ▼4 vs UK #25
    57
  30. 30
    Rowan ▲1 vs UK #31
    56
  31. 31
    Isaac ▲4 vs UK #35
    55
  32. 32
    Darragh ▲440 vs UK #472
    54
  33. 32
    Ethan ▲19 vs UK #51
    54
  34. 34
    Daniel ▲22 vs UK #56
    53
  35. 34
    George ▼27 vs UK #7
    53
  36. 36
    Caleb ▲40 vs UK #76
    51
  37. 36
    Daire ▲651 vs UK #687
    51
  38. 38
    Michael ▲42 vs UK #80
    50
  39. 38
    Ruairi ▲280 vs UK #318
    50
  40. 40
    Ollie ▲69 vs UK #109
    49
  41. 40
    Theodore ▼30 vs UK #10
    49
  42. 42
    Ezra ▼1 vs UK #41
    47
  43. 43
    Lucas ▼14 vs UK #29
    46
  44. 44
    Conor ▲309 vs UK #353
    43
  45. 44
    Fionn ▲368 vs UK #412
    43
  46. 44
    Kai ▲26 vs UK #70
    43
  47. 44
    Liam ▲19 vs UK #63
    43
  48. 48
    Alexander ▼14 vs UK #34
    42
  49. 48
    Arlo ▼33 vs UK #15
    42
  50. 48
    Hugo ▼1 vs UK #47
    42
  51. 48
    Lorcan ▲388 vs UK #436
    42
  52. 52
    Levi ▲50 vs UK #102
    41
  53. 52
    Sonny ▼7 vs UK #45
    41
  54. 54
    Joseph ▲5 vs UK #59
    40
  55. 55
    Albie ▼34 vs UK #21
    39
  56. 55
    Joshua ▼3 vs UK #52
    39
  57. 55
    Mason ▲16 vs UK #71
    39
  58. 55
    Odhran ▲542 vs UK #597
    39
  59. 59
    Elijah ▼36 vs UK #23
    38
  60. 59
    William ▼32 vs UK #27
    38
  61. 61
    Benjamin ▲2 vs UK #63
    37
  62. 61
    Conan ▲548 vs UK #609
    37
  63. 61
    Matthew ▲66 vs UK #127
    37
  64. 64
    Hudson ▼20 vs UK #44
    36
  65. 64
    Jonah ▲69 vs UK #133
    36
  66. 64
    Max ▼18 vs UK #46
    36
  67. 67
    John ▲89 vs UK #156
    35
  68. 67
    Sean ▲341 vs UK #408
    35
  69. 69
    Logan ▲8 vs UK #77
    34
  70. 69
    Reggie ▼29 vs UK #40
    34
  71. 69
    Samuel ▼4 vs UK #65
    34
  72. 72
    Aodhan ▲810 vs UK #882
    33
  73. 72
    Cian ▲193 vs UK #265
    33
  74. 72
    Joey ▲62 vs UK #134
    33
  75. 75
    Paidi ▲958 vs UK #1033
    32
  76. 75
    Senan ▲634 vs UK #709
    32
  77. 77
    Cody ▲19 vs UK #96
    31
  78. 77
    Riley ▲5 vs UK #82
    31
  79. 79
    Adam ▼53 vs UK #26
    30
  80. 79
    Frankie ▼24 vs UK #55
    30
  81. 79
    Harrison ▼31 vs UK #48
    30
  82. 79
    Tom ▲538 vs UK #617
    30
  83. 83
    Louie ▼53 vs UK #30
    29
  84. 83
    Luke ▲39 vs UK #122
    29
  85. 85
    Tadhg ▲268 vs UK #353
    28
  86. 86
    Eoin ▲574 vs UK #660
    27
  87. 86
    Micah ▲103 vs UK #189
    27
  88. 86
    Micheal ▲816 vs UK #902
    27
  89. 86
    Myles ▼24 vs UK #62
    27
  90. 90
    Conn ▲1102 vs UK #1192
    26
  91. 90
    Cuan ▲965 vs UK #1055
    26
  92. 90
    Eli ▲46 vs UK #136
    26
  93. 90
    Hunter ▼6 vs UK #84
    26
  94. 90
    Padraig ▲896 vs UK #986
    26
  95. 95
    Aidan ▲140 vs UK #235
    25
  96. 95
    Cahir ▲1125 vs UK #1220
    25
  97. 95
    Naoise ▲1007 vs UK #1102
    25
  98. 95
    Ruadhan ▲841 vs UK #936
    25
  99. 99
    Caolan ▲721 vs UK #820
    24
  100. 99
    Jesse ▼46 vs UK #53
    24
  101. 99
    Ryan ▲30 vs UK #129
    24
  102. 99
    Tiernan ▲803 vs UK #902
    24