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Most popular baby names for 2018 revealed

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01:15 31 Dec 2018


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It's based on passport applications to the Department of Foreign Affairs this year.

In a bumper year for passport applications, Conor and Emma emerged as the most popular baby names for 2018.

The oldest person to apply for an Irish passport via the internet was 99 years old and the youngest was just two weeks old. 

The popularity of the name Conor has jumped from third place to first since last year.

Traditional Irish names also featured heavily in the list of most popular girls names.

 

Top 3 girls names:

  1. Emma
  2. Caoimhe
  3. Sarah

Top 3 boys names:

  1. Conor
  2. James
  3. Daniel


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