The list of most popular female names in Ireland prevalent in 1978. View girl name from popular names trending in Ireland in 1978.
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Girl
| Rank | Name | Occ. | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary | 1005 | - |
| 2. | Michelle | 650 | +2 |
| 3. | Sinead | 629 | -1 |
| 4. | Catherine | 628 | -1 |
| 5. | Caroline | 578 | +1 |
| 6. | Jennifer | 535 | +4 |
| 7. | Fiona | 507 | +2 |
| 8. | Deirdre | 499 | -1 |
| 9. | Karen | 482 | -4 |
| 10. | Lisa | 466 | +5 |
| 11. | Sarah | 463 | +1 |
| 12. | Margaret | 449 | -4 |
| 13. | Louise | 434 | +10 |
| 14. | Niamh | 431 | - |
| 15. | Elaine | 426 | -4 |
| 16. | Lorraine | 418 | +5 |
| 17. | Elizabeth | 410 | -1 |
| 18. | Claire | 404 | +5 |
| 19. | Sharon | 394 | -6 |
| 20. | Ann | 386 | -2 |
| 21. | Linda | 371 | -4 |
| 22. | Anne | 364 | -2 |
| 23. | Nicola | 362 | +2 |
| 24. | Emma | 348 | +6 |
| 25. | Susan | 343 | -6 |
| 26. | Patricia | 323 | -4 |
| 27. | Laura | 311 | +8 |
| 28. | Gillian | 306 | -1 |
| 29. | Orla | 305 | +4 |
| 30. | Siobhan | 304 | - |
| 31. | Aoife | 290 | +5 |
| 32. | Yvonne | 278 | -6 |
| 33. | Sandra | 277 | -4 |
| 34. | Marie | 269 | +3 |
| 35. | Denise | 263 | +7 |
| 36. | Amanda | 259 | +7 |
| 37. | Martina | 251 | -9 |
| 38. | Ciara | 249 | +2 |
| 39. | Joanne | 242 | -7 |
| 40. | Paula | 240 | +15 |
| 41. | Maria | 227 | -3 |
| 41. | Helen | 227 | -7 |
| 43. | Suzanne | 224 | +3 |
| 44. | Aisling | 222 | +3 |
| 45. | Carol | 210 | +4 |
| 46. | Bridget | 197 | -1 |
| 47. | Sabrina | 194 | -8 |
| 48. | Geraldine | 188 | -7 |
| 49. | Edel | 187 | +7 |
| 49. | Deborah | 187 | -1 |
| 51. | Jacqueline | 185 | +2 |
| 52. | Julie | 182 | -1 |
| 53. | Rachel | 181 | +1 |
| 54. | Ruth | 172 | -10 |
| 55. | Grainne | 167 | +1 |
| 55. | Angela | 167 | +5 |
| 57. | Aine | 161 | +3 |
| 58. | Kathleen | 160 | +7 |
| 59. | Emer | 159 | +3 |
| 60. | Olivia | 154 | -8 |
| 61. | Mairead | 150 | -3 |
| 62. | Eileen | 148 | +1 |
| 63. | Bernadette | 144 | -13 |
| 64. | Clare | 143 | -5 |
| 65. | Alison | 140 | +1 |
| 66. | Valerie | 131 | +2 |
| 67. | Anna | 129 | +5 |
| 68. | Audrey | 128 | -4 |
| 69. | Jane | 127 | +5 |
| 70. | Tracey | 126 | -2 |
| 71. | Roisin | 125 | +19 |
| 72. | Tracy | 124 | -4 |
| 73. | Pauline | 123 | +17 |
| 74. | Barbara | 122 | -3 |
| 75. | Teresa | 119 | -3 |
| 76. | Tara | 117 | -9 |
| 77. | Donna | 114 | +39 |
| 78. | Christina | 112 | +3 |
| 79. | Brenda | 107 | +16 |
| 80. | Sheila | 104 | -2 |
| 81. | Caitriona | 102 | +16 |
| 82. | Annette | 97 | +20 |
| 83. | Christine | 96 | +39 |
| 84. | Carmel | 95 | -8 |
| 85. | Evelyn | 92 | +29 |
| 86. | Gemma | 91 | -5 |
| 86. | Jean | 91 | +20 |
| 88. | Helena | 89 | -9 |
| 89. | Georgina | 88 | +14 |
| 90. | Rebecca | 87 | +3 |
| 90. | Colette | 87 | -15 |
| 92. | Ashling | 85 | -5 |
| 93. | Ellen | 84 | -6 |
| 93. | Andrea | 84 | - |
| 93. | Nora | 84 | +18 |
| 93. | Pamela | 84 | +15 |
| 93. | Lynn | 84 | +35 |
| 98. | Eimear | 83 | -2 |
| 98. | Una | 83 | +21 |
| 98. | Josephine | 83 | -14 |
| 98. | Lorna | 83 | -6 |
| 98. | Tanya | 83 | -13 |
| 103. | Maeve | 82 | -24 |