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Sporting stars and TV characters as well as popstars are set to influence the names of babies across Ireland in 2026 according to recent research undertaken by <strong>MyNametags.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The baby boy names most likely to see a surge in 2026 include <strong><em>\u2018Troy\u2019. <\/em><\/strong>It ranked at 655 spot in 2024 in the CSO\u2019s listing but following Troy Parrott\u2019s magic performance and five goals in the last two World Cup Qualifier games for Ireland securing a playoff spot for Ireland for World Cup 2026, it is definitely one that will be on the rise next year!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping with the sporting theme, our Irish golfing stars, Rory McIllroy &amp; Shane Lowry, who both had a major impact in the Ryder Cup this year will no doubt also impact boys\u2019 names choices for 2026. <strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong><em>Rory\u2019<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>ranked at 68 spot in 2024 in the baby names listing while <strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong><em>Shane\u2019<\/em><\/strong> ranked at 150 spot. 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Kelley from Donegal was crowned the winner in the end and with the name \u2018<strong><em>Kelley\u2019<\/em><\/strong> not even making the names list ranking in Ireland in 2024, we predict that it will definitely enter the charts in 2026 following Kelley\u2019s success on this much-loved programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other names that we predict will increase in popularity in 2026 include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Seamus <\/em><\/strong><em>\u2013 <\/em>after our very own Ireland Football Captain, Seamus Coleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Isobel <\/em><\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong> the book series <em>The Summer I turned Pretty<\/em> hit TV screens too this year and main character Isobel (Belly) Conklin will no doubt influence the name \u2018Isobel\u2019 moving up the baby name rankings from 259 spot in 2024 to much a higher ranking in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Paudie<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>\u2013 Love him or hate him, Paudie Moloney, survived nine episodes as a traitor in the <em>Traitors Ireland<\/em>. 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