Ireland 1991 doesn’t seem THAT long ago, does it? And yet babies born that year are now in their thirties. In fact, they turn 35 this year. These are the most popular names for girls and boys that year.
For many parents, anyone born in the 1990s is young. But they’re still old enough to have been to university, got jobs, fallen in love, and had children. Babies born in Ireland 1991 were born in a progressive year when Mary Robinson was president, and future stars Emma Bolger, Evanna Lynch, and Sally Rooney (author of "Normal People") were born.
That year, Dublin was European Capital of Culture and a cultural year it was: both the Museum of Modern Art in Kilmainham and the Dublin Writers Museum were founded.
In pop culture, the tune "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Bryan Adams was released, coinciding with "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," for which it was the title song. Classic rock hit "I Am The One And Only" by Chesney Hawkes was also released that year, and so was the slightly cooler "Losing My Religion," by R.E.M.
Hit movies included "The Silence of the Lambs," "Point Break," and two treasures of nineties childhoods, "Hook" and "Beauty and the Beast."
But did any of these landmarks of the year inspire the most popular baby names of Ireland in 1991? Let’s find out.
The Most Popular Names For Girls Born in Ireland in 1991
- Sarah
- Emma
- Laura
- Aoife
- Ciara
- Niamh
- Amy
- Aisling
- Rachel
- Mary
It’s quite a different list from the one that was released just a decade before. For one, Mary topped the chart in 1981 while the nineties saw its decline. Four Irish names also made the list, a trend that would continue for the next three decades.
The Most Popular Names For Boys Born in Ireland in 1991
- David
- John
- James
- Stephen
- Michael
- Shane
- Sean
- Patrick
- Mark
- Daniel
Boy names always tend to be more traditional than girls’, so it would take a little more time for old favourites like David and John to move down the list. James, though? That seems to be a keeper.
(Baby names source: CSO)
*This article was originally published on RollerCoaster.ie.
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