Gaelic Boy Names
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of 225 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neals | Champion (also historically interpreted as 'cloud') | Gaelic, Irish, Scottish | Boy | 9 #51 | |
| Ailbe | Uncertain - possibly 'rock' (from Old Irish ail) or 'white/fair'. | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | 8 #52 | |
| Brec | Speckled, freckled, mottled | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | 7 #53 | |
| Adeen | Multiple possible origins: 'little fire' (Irish), or 'religion/faith' (Arabic); sometimes treated as a place-name/spelling variant of Aden. | Arabic, English, Gaelic, Irish, Somali | Boy | 6 #54 | |
| Lugh | Bright, shining; associated with skill, craftsmanship and mastery | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | 6 #55 | |
| Cormack | Charioteer | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | 5 #56 | |
| Rohane | Likely from Sanskrit 'Rohan' meaning 'ascending, growing'; alternatively may be used as a variant of Rowan/Rónán meaning 'little red-haired one' or 'little red person'. | Gaelic, Hindi, Irish, Sanskrit | Boy | 3 #57 | |
| Aenghus | From Old Irish elements meaning 'one' + 'choice/strength' - often given as 'one choice' or 'unique choice'. | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Aherin | Derived from 'Ó hEachtighearna' - 'descendant of Eachtighearna', an old Gaelic personal name often interpreted as 'lord of deeds' or possibly 'horse lord' (exact original sense uncertain). | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Aibne | Likely 'river' or 'stream' (from Proto-Celtic root *abonā) | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Ailbhin | Little white/fair one | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Allenn | Likely "little rock"; also sometimes rendered as "handsome" or linked to "harmony" | Breton, Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alpin | Uncertain; an old Gaelic name borne by early Scottish rulers (Alpín). Sometimes interpreted as 'white' or associated with nobility, but exact etymology is unclear. | Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Amnchadh | Unknown - meaning is uncertain due to rarity; not reliably recorded in primary name sources | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Angas | One strength; unique choice | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Anghus | From Old Irish elements óen 'one' + gus 'strength, vigor, choice' - often interpreted as 'unique strength' or 'one choice'. | Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Aod | Fire | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Aodhfinn | Compound of Aodh 'fire' and Fionn 'fair, white' - roughly 'bright/white fire' or 'fair fire'. | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Arnan | Uncertain - possibly Hebrew (related to רנן 'ranan' meaning 'joy' or 'song'), or from the Germanic element 'arn' meaning 'eagle', or an Irish/Gaelic form linked to the place-name Aran. | Gaelic, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Bairdin | Likely "little bard" or "little poet" (diminutive of 'bard') | Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Bairdon | Derived from 'Baird' meaning 'bard' (poet); roughly 'son of the bard' or 'little bard'. | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Ban | Varies by origin: Japanese kanji can mean 'ten thousand' (万), 'companion' (伴), or 'guard/turn' (番); Chinese surname 班 conveys 'group' or 'class'; Gaelic/Irish bán means 'white, fair'. | Chinese, Gaelic, Irish, Japanese, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Barde | Bard - poet, minstrel, storyteller | English, French, Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Barr | From Gaelic 'bàrr' meaning 'top, summit, hill' | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Barri | Likely 'spear' (from Gaelic); sometimes rendered as 'fair‑haired' in Anglicized use | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bearcban | Etymology uncertain; historically attested medieval Irish personal name. Possibly contains a diminutive or a compound element (exact meaning unknown). | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Beltan | Associated with the Gaelic May Day festival Beltane - 'Bel's fire' or 'bright/fire of Bel' (fire/brightness) | Celtic, Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Bercnan | Probably "little raven" (diminutive of an Old Irish word for raven; sometimes interpreted as "speckled/dusky") | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bhruic | From Old Irish brocc 'badger' - used patronymically as 'of Brocc' or 'descendant of Brocc'. | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Boyn | Associated with the River Boyne and the Gaelic goddess Boann; possibly derived from elements meaning 'white cow' or a river name | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Braedin | Originally 'salmon' (Irish Bradán); alternatively interpreted as 'broad valley' | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Branan | Little raven (from Gaelic Branán) / descendant of Bran | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Branen | Little raven (from Bran, 'raven') | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Brangain | From 'Bran' meaning 'raven' - a diminutive/descendant sense: 'little raven' or 'descendant of Bran'. | Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Brodick | Broad bay or broad inlet | Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| cadin | From the Celtic root 'cad' meaning 'battle' - commonly rendered as 'little battle' or 'young fighter'. | English, Gaelic, Irish, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| caiden | Little battle (from a root meaning 'battle') | Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Carnel | Likely 'dweller by the cairn' or 'from the cairn' (from Gaelic carn 'heap of stones'); alternatively a variant of Cornel/Cornell derived from Cornelius | English, Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Cathba | Likely derived from Old Irish cath 'battle' - possibly 'battle-born' or 'battle leader' | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Cayl | Likely 'slender' (from Gaelic Cael); alternatively a modern variant of Cale/Caleb ('whole-hearted'). | English, Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Chandonn | Likely a modern compound of Chandra (moon) + Donn (brown/chief) - roughly 'moon lord' or 'brown moon'. | French, Gaelic, Irish, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Cobhan | Uncertain - appears to be surname or place-name derived rather than a single well-attested lexical meaning | Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Columb | Dove | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Comdhan | Uncertain - not attested in major sources; possibly derived from Gaelic elements but meaning is unknown or unclear. | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Conall of the Fiery Hair | From Old Irish 'con' (hound) - commonly interpreted as 'strong as a hound', 'high-spirited' or 'strong-willed'. | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Conall the Victorious | From Old Irish meaning 'strong wolf' or 'mighty hound'; with the epithet 'the Victorious' indicating triumph | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Conar | Lover of hounds (from Gaelic element 'con' = hound) | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Conchobarre | Lover of hounds (hound-desiring) | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Conel | Hound or wolf - often rendered 'strong wolf' or 'valiant hound' | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Connel | From Gaelic Conall: 'strong wolf' or 'valiant hound' (strength, valor). | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — |
Gaelic Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Gaelic-origin name in our dataset.
225
Names in this origin
1
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
32,050
Peak year 2009