PSA / 2016
The names in the numbers — 2016
Explore the published name tables for registered births in 2016: 5 boys’ names and 5 girls’ names. Every count links back to the official PSA publication.
Registered births in the stated year. Exact spelling matches. Rank change compares the published previous-year rank, not a change in birth counts.
What if your favourite is not here?
It means this publication does not give its count. It does not mean zero births or prove the name is rare. We do not estimate the missing figures.
Read our guide to the numbers ↗National births occurring in 2016 and registered by March 2017. The fact sheet gives five names per sex, not a top-ten table. Counts use exact spellings and exclude partial matches and spelling variants; no adjustment for under-registration. List position follows the descending counts printed in the source; numerical and previous-year rank labels are not supplied.