Noah and Grace were the most popular names for babies born in Northern Ireland in 2025.<\/p>\n
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) report showed that Grace is the most popular girls\u2019 name in the region for the second consecutive year, having previously been at number one from 2018 to 2022.<\/p>\n
Grace has been among the top three most popular girls\u2019 names for the past 20 years.<\/p>\n
Noah has regained the position as the most popular boys\u2019 name having previously been at number one in 2018 and 2023.<\/p>\n
Jack is the second most popular name for baby boys and James is in third position.<\/p>\n
Arthur has entered the top 10 for the first since the list began to be compiled in 1997.<\/p>\n
Leo has also re-entered the top 10.<\/p>\n
In the top 100 most popular names for baby boys, some of the highest climbers were Naoise, Conn, Reggie, and Micheal, while some of the less common names were Ace, Bowie, and Phoenix.<\/p>\n
Fiadh is the second most popular name for baby girls with Olivia in third place.<\/p>\n
Annie has re-entered the top 10, after appearing in the top 10 once before in 2022, and Meabh entered the top 10 for the first time.<\/p>\n
Within the girls\u2019 top 100, the highest climbers were Lainey, Millie, Cassie, and Harper.<\/p>\n
Some of the less common names given to baby girls in 2025 were Wynter, Zendaya, and Pixie.<\/p>\n
Nisra said there were a greater variety of girls\u2019 names (2,225) than boys\u2019 names (1,875) registered in 2025.<\/p>\n
Birth registrations in 2025 included 966 baby names that had not been used before.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Top 10 baby names in 2025<\/p>\n
Boys:<\/p>\n
Noah \u00a0\u2013 170 babies
Jack \u2013 150
James \u2013 135
Charlie \u2013 123
Leo \u2013 115
Oisin \u2013 108
Theo \u2013 106
Luca \u2013 104
Arthur\/Jude \u2013 101<\/p>\n
Girls:<\/p>\n
Grace\u00a0 \u2013 127 babies
Fiadh \u2013 105
Olivia \u2013 101
Isla \u2013 97
Lily \u2013 96
Emily \u2013 94
Annie \u2013 91
Aoife \u2013 85
Meabh \u2013 81
Freya \u2013 78<\/p>\n
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