The most popular boy's name in Ireland since 2007 has been knocked off the top spot, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said.

Jack has been the most popular name given to new baby boys in Ireland since 2007, but in 2016, it was beaten into second place by James. The next three most popular boys' names last year were Daniel, Conor and Sean.

Fifty years ago, in 1966, the most popular boys' names were John, Michael, Patrick, James and Paul.

Meanwhile among girls, Emily was the most popular name last year, a position it has held since 2011. This was followed by Grace, Ava, Lucy, and in joint fifth place, Sophie and Amelia.

None of these names even appeared in the top 100 names for girls in 1966. Back then, the most popular girls' names were Mary, Catherine, Margaret, Ann and Anne.

The boys' names which saw the biggest growth in popularity in 2016 were Muhammad, Louis, Lucas, Josh, Jason and Ollie. Muhammad jumped 36 places, from 119 in 2015 to 83 in 2016.

The girls' names which saw the biggest growth in popularity last year were Willow, Matilda, Harper, Heidi and Zoey. Willow jumped 49 places, from 121 in 2015 to 72 in 2016.

Different parts of the country appeared to have different favourites in 2016. James was the most popular boy's name in Dublin city, while Charlie was the most popular in Cork City and Daniel took the top spot in Waterford city. Michael was the most popular in Galway city, while Conor took the top spot in Limerick city.

Amelia was the most popular girl's name in Dublin and Cork city, while Mia was the most popular in Waterford city. Fiadh was the most popular in Galway city.

Less popular boys' names included Brodie, Cruz and Harris, while less popular girls' names included Indigo, Blake and Peyton.

The five most popular surnames registered in 2016 were Murphy, Kelly, O'Brien, Ryan and Walsh.