Noah and Grace most popular baby names in Laois last year
The Central Statistics Office has revealed the country's most popular names
Noah and Grace have been revealed as the most popular baby names in Laois in 2023, according to a new report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
This marks a change from the top names in the county in 2022 when Fiadh was the most popular girls name and Cillian and Jack were the most popular boys names.
Nationally the most popular name in 2023 for newborn boys in Ireland was Jack and for girls it was Grace. Jack has held the top spot since 2007, with the exception of 2016, when James was the most popular name. Grace regains the number one spot for 2023, climbing from second place in 2022.
For Irish Babies' Names 2023, the CSO has expanded its surname analysis to provide a further breakdown of the most common surnames associated with babies born in 2023. Murphy, Kelly, O'Brien, Ryan and Walsh were the most common surnames for births last year according to the data.
Of the 57,373 live births in 2023, 20,105 had unique surnames.
The top three surnames for babies were Murphy at 578 (1.0%), Kelly at 511 (0.9%) and O’Brien at 392 (0.7%).