Emma the most popular baby girl's name
For the third year in a row Emma has claimed the top spot for the most popular baby name of the last year.
The male honours went to Jack, returning to the top position it last held in 2002, and replacing Sean, the top name for 2003 and 2004. In total there were 931 boys named Jack, 38 more than Sean.
Exactly the same boys’ names (Jack, Sean, Conor, Adam, James) have been in
the top five since 1998, with only their order changing from year to year.
There were 703 girls named Emma last year , 61 more than the number of girls named
Sarah, the second most popular girls’ name.
There has been more change in girls’ names. While Emma, Sarah and Aoife have been
in the top five since 1998, Katie has only been in the top five since 2003, and Amy has only been in the top 5 since 2004
