Irish Boy Names
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of 1,302 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaghan | Diminutive of John - 'little John' (root meaning: 'God is gracious') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Seain | God is gracious | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Seameon | Likely "heard by God" (if from Simeon); alternatively could suggest "sea man" if from the English surname | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Seamie | Diminutive of Séamus (Irish form of James), meaning "supplanter" | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Seanachan | Likely 'little Seán' or 'little old one' - from Gaelic 'Seán' (John) or 'sean' (old) with a diminutive suffix | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Seanan | Diminutive of Seán meaning "little John" (John = "God is gracious") | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Seanen | Diminutive of Seán - "little John" (John = "God is gracious") | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Seanlaoch | 'old hero' or 'ancient warrior' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Seann | God is gracious | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Searbhreathach | 'bitter-breathed' - figuratively 'harsh' or 'stern' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Searlas | Man; free man | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Seath | Possibly “appointed” if derived from Hebrew Seth; otherwise meaning is uncertain. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Seayne | God is gracious | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Sennan | From Old Irish 'sen' (old) + diminutive '-án' - 'little old one', often taken to mean 'little wise one' or 'elder/wise person (diminutive)' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Sennen | From Old Irish 'sen' ('old') + diminutive '-án' - 'little old one' or 'young elder'; linked to Saint Senán | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Seoirse | Farmer, earth-worker (equivalent of George) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Seosaph | God will increase / God will add | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Shaen | God is gracious | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Shahn | Persian: 'king' or 'royal'. As an English/Irish variant of Seán/Shawn: 'God is gracious'. | English, Irish, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Shamis | Likely 'supplanter' if from Seamus/James; alternatively connected to Sham/Shamash meaning regional (from the Levant), 'servant' or the sun in Hebrew/ancient contexts. | Arabic, Hebrew, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Sharkey | From Gaelic Ó Searcaigh 'descendant of Searcach', from searc 'love' - 'beloved' or 'loving'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Shaunn | God is gracious | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Shawnt | God is gracious; gift of God | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Shaydan | Uncertain - likely a modern invented name. May combine 'Shay' (Hebrew: gift) with '-dan' (Hebrew: judge) or be related to Arabic 'Shaden' (singer). | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Shean | God is gracious | Irish | Boy | — | |
| sinnot | Originally a surname meaning 'descendant of Synnot' or a similar medieval personal name; ultimately linked to a diminutive form of a personal name (often associated with Simon). | Irish | Boy | — | |
| sinnott | Surname-derived name; likely linked to a Gaelic form meaning 'fox' (Sionnach) or to an Anglo-Norman personal name - essentially a family name | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Siorcha | Gaelic form of George, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker" | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Sulley | Dark-eyed; 'little dark-eyed one' (from Gaelic) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Tadg | Poet; poet-seer (bard) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Taeg | From Irish Tadhg: 'poet' or 'philosopher'. As a Korean-derived nickname, linked to the syllable 'Tae' (often 'great' or 'exalted' depending on hanja). | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Taidgh | Poet, philosopher | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Taidha | Likely derived from Tadhg, meaning "poet" or "philosopher" | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Teag | Poet; storyteller; philosopher | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Teagun | Diminutive of Tadhg - commonly interpreted as "little poet" | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Teig | Poet, philosopher | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Thurlough | Derived from Old Irish Toirdhealbhach; commonly interpreted as 'instigator' or 'one who prompts' (exact etymology uncertain) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Tieren | 'Little lord' (diminutive of Old Irish tiarna, 'lord') | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Tiernon | Little lord (diminutive of 'tighearna' meaning lord) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Tip | Point; well of Ara | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Toban | Little well / from the well | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Tod Sands | Tod = "fox"; Sands = dweller by the sands or sandy shore | English, Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Toirdelbach | Instigator | Irish, Old Irish | Boy | — | |
| Toland | Surname-derived name meaning 'descendant of Tuathalán' (Tuathalán from Gaelic elements related to 'people' - often rendered 'ruler of the people') or a place-name meaning 'Tola's land'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Torann | Thunder; noise, sound | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Trory | Place of tillage | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Troye | Descendant of foot soldier | English, Greek, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Turgesius | Thor-guest or Thor’s pledge | Irish, Medieval Latin, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Voshon | God is gracious | African American, English, Hebrew, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Xyshaun | UNKNOWN | African American, English, Hebrew, Irish | 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