Most popular baby names from last year revealed
Jack and Emily are still the most popular baby names in Ireland.
New CSO figures shows 686 Jack's were born last year.
While 460 parents chose the name Emily for their baby girl.
There's some new entries into the top 100 most popular names for 2018.
They are Frankie, Freddie, Theodore, Ada, Bella, Bonnie and Ivy.
Jack was the most popular name for baby boys in half of the counties in Ireland last year.
Emily was the most chosen girls' name or joint first in eleven areas including Dublin City - with Grace, Emma, Sophie and Emilia rounding out the top 5.
Where both parents were Irish nationals - Jack and Grace were the most popular names.
Meanwhile Muhammad and Sophia were the top names chosen by parents who were from outside the EU.
Not one of the top 10 most popular girls names in 2018 were in the top 100 half a century ago.
