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08th Jan 2016

The most popular Irish baby names of 2015 have been revealed

Carl Kinsella

No shockers here.

The Irish Passport Office has released the details of new passports issued to children under 3 in the year 2015.

The most-occurring name on passport applications was Daniel, which accounted for 162 of 133,323 new passports. This was followed closely by James, with James on 155. The most popular baby name for girls was Emily, with 134.

Here are the top 50 Irish baby names of 2015:

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The full Top 200 can be seen here.

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Baby Names,Irish