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Baby Names 2022

Date published: 27 March 2023

Topics: Births, deaths and marriages,  Births,  Baby Names

'Baby Names in Northern Ireland 2022' was released this morning at 9.30

Top three boy's names: James, Jack and Noah. Top three girl's names: Grace, Emily and Fiadh. New to the top 10 in 2022: Oisin, Thomas, Annie, Evie, Freya and Lily. Top climbers in 2022: Hugo, Luca, Hudson, Rian, Nathan, Pippa, Nevaeh, Lucia, Croia, Maeve.

The 2022 bulletin and tables are available via the Baby Names page

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