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Irish Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Fionnbharr Fair-headed, fair-haired Irish Boy
Fionnlaoch Fair hero (fair-haired warrior) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Fitzgeraldo 'son of Gerald' (Gerald = 'ruler with the spear') Irish Boy
Fitzpatric Son/descendant of (a follower or devotee of) Patrick Irish Boy
Fitzpatrik Son of Patrick Irish Boy
Flaithbertach Bright ruler Irish Boy
Flan Red, ruddy Irish Boy
Flanan Little red(-haired) one Irish Boy
Flanen Little red or red-haired one (from Gaelic root flann 'red') Irish Boy
Flanin Little red / little red‑haired one Irish Boy
Flann Red, ruddy Irish Boy
Flannen Derived from Flann, meaning 'red' or 'ruddy' (diminutive sense 'little red' or 'red-haired') Gaelic, Irish Boy
Flannin Derived from Irish flann 'red, ruddy'; diminutive sense 'little red one' or 'little ruddy-haired one' Irish Boy
Flannon From Irish flann 'red, ruddy' - 'red(-haired)' or 'descendant of Flann' Irish Boy
Flavin Either from Gaelic meaning 'little prince' / 'young ruler', or from Latin 'flavus' meaning 'golden, blond'. Irish, Latin Boy
Flin Descendant of a red-haired or ruddy person; 'red' or 'ruddy' English, Irish Boy
Flyn Descendant of Flann; associated with 'red' or 'ruddy' Irish Boy
Fogartaigh Descendant of Fogartach; 'Fogartach' means 'banished' or 'exiled' Irish Boy
Fogarty Descendant of Fogartach; Fogartach likely means 'banished' or 'exiled' (Old Irish) Irish Boy
Foley Descendant of Foghladh; Foghladh meaning 'plunderer' or 'raider' Irish Boy
Furgusen Son of Fergus; Fergus = 'man of vigor' or 'strong man' Irish, Scottish Boy
Fynbar 'fair-headed' or 'white head' (from Irish fionn 'fair' + barr 'head/top') Irish Boy
Fynbarr From Fionnbharr, meaning "fair-headed" or "fair top" Irish Boy
Fyneghan Little fair one; descendant of Fionn (fair-haired) Irish Boy
Fyngal “fair stranger” - from Gaelic fionn 'fair' + gall 'stranger/foreigner' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Fynian From Irish 'Fionn' meaning 'fair' or 'white'; often interpreted as 'little fair one' Irish Boy
Fynneghan Little fair one; descendant of the fair-haired Irish Boy
Fynnk From Gaelic 'fionn' meaning 'fair' or 'white; fair‑haired' Gaelic, Irish Boy
Fyntan From Gaelic elements meaning 'fair/white' + 'fire' - commonly interpreted as 'white fire' or 'fair little fire'. Gaelic, Irish Boy
Fynyan Little fair-haired one Gaelic, Irish Boy
Fytzgerald Son of Gerald (Gerald = 'rule of the spear' or 'spear ruler') Irish, Norman Boy
Fytzgeraldo Son of Gerald - 'son of the spear-ruler' Irish Boy
Fytzpatric Son of Patrick; descendant or devotee/servant of Saint Patrick Irish Boy
Fytzpatrick Son/descendant of Patrick Irish Boy
Fytzpatrik Son of Patrick Irish Boy
Gabhan Derived from gobha 'smith'; a diminutive meaning 'little smith' or 'young smith'. Irish Boy
Gabhann Smith, blacksmith (often interpreted as 'little smith') Irish Boy
Gabrán Little goat Irish Boy
Gadhra Hound, dog Irish Boy
Gaelan Little Gael; a diminutive of Gael, meaning a Gaelic person or Irishman Gaelic, Irish Boy
Gairbhith Likely from garbh 'rough' + bith 'life, world' - roughly 'rough life' or 'rough world'; known as the root of the anglicized surname Garvey Irish Boy
Gairbith Uncertain - exact meaning obscure in surviving sources Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Gall Originally a Gaelic byname meaning "foreigner" or "stranger"; also associated with Gaul/Gaulish in Latin-derived forms. English, Irish, Latin, Scottish Boy
Gallan Standing stone, memorial stone Irish Boy
Gallin Likely from Gaelic Ó Galláin, 'descendant of Gallán' (Gallán may derive from gall 'foreigner' or refer to a standing stone); as a surname it may also have Old French/Latin roots. English, French, Gaelic, Irish Boy
Galtan Possibly 'little foreigner' or 'young stranger' (etymology uncertain; rare name) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Galtin Likely 'little foreigner' or 'descendant of Galt' Irish Boy
Galvan A surname-turned given name. In Spanish tied to the Latin personal name Galbanus (meaning uncertain); in Irish from Gealbhán meaning 'little bright one' or 'bright/white'. Irish, Spanish Boy
Ganan Counting; group or multitude (Sanskrit origin); also used as a surname-derived given name in Irish contexts Irish, Sanskrit Boy
Garbhach Rough, rugged; 'rough one' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy

Irish Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Australia for every Irish-origin name in our dataset.

1,302
Names in this origin
116
With data in 2025
840
Births 2025
164,124
Peak year 2004