| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccrea | Son of grace / son of prosperity or favor | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macdaibhidh | Son of David (David = "beloved" in Hebrew) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackadam | Son of Adam (descendant of Adam) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackarthur | Son of Arthur (Arthur: Celtic name often associated with 'bear' or 'noble') | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackauley | Son of Amhlaoibh (a Gaelic form of Olaf) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackauli | Originally a patronymic meaning 'son of Aulay' (from Old Norse Óláfr/Olaf) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mackauly | Son of Amhlaoibh - descendant of Amhlaoibh (Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Olaf) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Macmahon | Son of Mathghamhain ('bear' or 'bear-calf') - effectively 'son of the bear' | Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Mael Donnchadha | Servant or devotee of Donnchadh (Duncan) - 'servant of the brown warrior' | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Makbryde | Son of Brigid (descendant of Brighid/Bridget) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Maloney | “descendant of Maolán” - Maolán = “little tonsured one” or “devotee/servant (of a saint)” | Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Maolmin | Devotee or 'tonsured one' of (Saint) Mín - from Gaelic maol (tonsured/devotee) + Mín | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Mareen | Diminutive of Mary - 'little Mary' (Mary is often interpreted as 'beloved' or 'bitter') | Irish (Gaelic) | Girl | — | |
| McKynleigh | A modern feminine form related to McKinley - ultimately from Gaelic meaning "son/descendant of Finlay" (Finlay = "fair-haired warrior"). | Irish (Gaelic) | Girl | — | |
| mckynley | Son of Finlay (Finlay = 'fair-haired warrior' or 'fair hero') | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Mcmurry | Son of Murchadh - 'sea warrior' or 'sea battler' | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Meadghbh | Intoxicating; 'she who intoxicates' (associated with mead) | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Girl | — | |
| Medbh | “intoxicating” or “she who intoxicates”; likely linked to mead (honey wine) | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Girl | — | |
| Mirne | Peaceful and beloved | Bosnian, Croatian, Irish (Gaelic), Serbian | Girl | — | |
| Muireachan | Diminutive of Muire (Máire/Mary) - 'little Mary' (affectionate) | Irish (Gaelic) | Girl | — | |
| Muirenn | Sea-born; 'belonging to the sea' (from muir 'sea' + suffix) | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Girl | — | |
| Murven | Likely related to Gaelic elements meaning 'sea' or 'hill' - often rendered as 'sea hill' or 'sea‑born' | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Nighinn | Girl, daughter | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Peader | Rock, stone | Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Raicheal | Ewe; female sheep (symbolically gentle, pure) | Hebrew, Irish (Gaelic) | Girl | — | |
| Rhuadh | Red, red-haired | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Rioghbhardan | Royal bard; literally "king's little bard" | Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Ruaraid | From Gaelic elements meaning "red" and "king" (often interpreted as "red king" or "red-haired king"). | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Seafra | Likely derived from Geoffrey meaning roughly 'pledge/peace' (approx. 'peaceful pledge' or 'territory peace'); if treated as a modern coinage it may be interpreted as evoking the sea | Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Sennen | From Old Irish 'sen' ('old') + diminutive '-án' - 'little old one' or 'young elder'; linked to Saint Senán | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Seosamh | 'God will increase' / 'He will add' (from Hebrew) | Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Sionagh | Likely 'God is gracious' (probably a Gaelic variant of Siobhán/Joan) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Irish (Gaelic)-origin name in our dataset.
