Jack and Sarah come out tops in the name game

MORE than a decade after the release of the romantic comedy “Jack and Sarah”, new figures have revealed the two names remain top of the favourites list among Irish mums and dads.

Jack and Sarah come out tops in the name game
Sat, 30 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

The latest figures show a total of 1,073 boys were registered Jack in 2007, while 656 girls were called Sarah — putting them both firmly at the top of the list of most popular babies names.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show Jack was well ahead of Sean, (965), Conor (821), Daniel (725) and James (713).

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