Top American and Irish baby names of 2011 - which do you prefer?

These are names which I had seen somewhere but on Babynology why Irish people ranked these names: Na Aaden Aiden Alana Cacey La Ia Abigail Niamh Declan

Speaking of female Irish first names, Eileen, wife of Rev. Paisley comes to mind. In the Western Catskills the minister of the Methodist church I often attend has grandchildren Liam and Nora. For years I had a close neighbor of German extraction whose name was Patricia, which is also the name of my wife's sister-in-law, a woman Norweigian ancestry. I know of several more families who include an Eileen, Nora, or Patricia, but apperantly have no Irish connection.

And I was being sarkey!

Ciara, I was being ironic in response to IrelandNorth's comment.

ReturnedYank, we dont refer to people as Leinster/EasternIrish. McWilliams is Irish, end of story.

IrelandNorth, I think you mean David McWilliams. And he is a Leinster/Eastern Irish economist.

The Ulster/Northern Irish economist Brendan Mc Williams, in his michieviously titled book "The Pope's Children", wrote about the preponderance of 30-something John-Paul's in contemporary Ireland (in 2009), conceived at the Papal Mass in the Phoenix Park in Dubin in 1979. Few of whom were immaculate conceptions, I imagine? Still, we Irish had to have our distinctive Woodstock, even if 10 years later. A case of sex and drugs and Seán 'n' Pól. Mind you, there are precious few Irish names in either lists above. What about Áoifa (Eefa) and Aishling Gheall (Ash-ling Gyall/Bright Dream) for girls. Or Tadgh (Tighe) - (or Taige in loyalists areas of NI), and Aengus (N-guss) for boys, which is Gaelic-Irish as well as Ulster-Scot.

"I once heard a mother call her child 'Pocahontas McGintey' in Ireland." RedBranch, Only partially true. The child was conceived in Ireland. In Dublin as a matter of fact, just off Dame Street in the alley leading to the Stags-Head pub. Interestingly enough the baby girl was a product of the union of Madonna and Bono after a gig in Trinity College.

Well Red Branch,I married Pocahontas McGintey-John Smith

How did Sophia sneak in twice on the American list?

When I was born, I think Donald was 6th, or 7th. Now, I'd be lucky if it was 77th! That's OK, today's young boys won't be taunted by comparisons to the Walt Disney character! I hated this, as he was always getting himself into jams he couldn't get out of. Then, consider that ridiculous voice!

Let the two combine. I once heard a mother call her child 'Pocahontas McGintey' in Ireland.