Have you ever wondered how popular your name is?

Corkonians take pride in their identity and most of us are named after our parents, grandparents or another relative.

So, it should come as no surprise that beautiful, traditional Irish names are still given to newborn babies here.

While Emily topped the list of popular names for girls in 2018, Fiadh came in at ten.

Grace, Emma, Sophie, Amelia, Ella, Mia, Ellie and Ava all took spots in the top ten.

Fifty-one years ago, in 1968, the list of the most popular girls names looked a lot different.

Mary took top spot followed by Catherine, Margaret, Ann, Anne, Elizabeth, Caroline, Bridget, Geraldine and Patricia.

Two names, Michael and James, made the top ten in 1968 and 2018.

1, 825 Michaels were born in 1968 compared to 354 in 2018, while, 589 babies were named James in 2018 down from 1, 275 in 1968.

Neither topped the list, in 1968 John was most popular while Jack took top spot in 2018.

Other names in the top ten fifty-one years ago include; Patrick, Paul, Thomas, David, William, Martin and Brian.

While, Noah, Conor, Daniel, Harry, Luke, Adam and Charlie were favoured in 2018.

Certain names are synonymous with Cork - Finbarr, Roy, Donal, Bridget, Mary and Patricia - to name but a few.

Four babies were given the Saintly name Finbarr, while not many were keen on Roy either - only six born last year.

Donal was a little bit more popular - fifteen were born in 2018.

Another Saint, 27 baby girls were named Bridget last year.

105 babies were recorded with the name Mary and twelve were named Patricia.

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