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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Kassidee From the Gaelic Ó Caiside ('descendant of Caiside'), often interpreted as 'curly-haired'. Irish Unisex 91 #501
Oshae From Irish O'Shea, 'descendant of Séaghdha' (Séaghdha often glossed as 'fortunate' or 'hawk-like') Irish Unisex 91 #502
Oneil Descendant of Niall; Niall is often interpreted as 'champion' or 'passionate' Irish Boy 90 #503
Quynn From the Irish surname Ó Cuinn - 'descendant of Conn'; associated with 'chief', 'leader' or 'wise'. Irish Unisex 90 #504
Ailene Derived from Helen/Helene: 'bright' or 'shining one' Irish Girl 89 #505
Blain Uncertain; from a Gaelic surname, possibly 'thin/slender' or 'yellow/bright' Irish, Scottish Boy 87 #506
Kaian A modern variant often interpreted as either 'king/royal' (from Kian) or 'of the sea' (from Kai). English, Gaelic, Hawaiian, Irish, Persian, Scandinavian Boy 87 #507
Nore Possibly 'honor' (from Nora) or 'light' (from Noor); also used as a place-name Arabic, English, Irish Girl 87 #508
Mailin Often considered a form of Malin/Magdalena meaning "of Magdala" or a diminutive meaning "little one"; in Gaelic contexts related to mael (devotee/chief) Gaelic, Irish Girl 86 #509
Sorcha Brightness Irish, Old Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl 86 #510
Dawayne Little dark one; dark-haired Irish Boy 85 #511
Keron Little dark one (little dark-haired one) Irish Boy 85 #512
Neilan Derived from Niall - commonly interpreted as 'champion', 'cloud', or 'passionate' (exact origin uncertain) Gaelic, Irish Boy 85 #513
Flannery Descendant of Flannabhra; from flann 'red' - red-haired, ruddy Irish Girl 84 #514
Malonie Devotee or servant of (Saint) John Irish Girl 83 #515
Kerwin Little dark one Irish Boy 82 #516
Kilyan Likely 'little church' (from Irish cill 'church'); alternative derivation from Ceallach ('strife' or 'war') is sometimes cited Gaelic, Irish Boy 82 #517
Orren From Hebrew 'Oren' meaning 'pine' (or 'ash tree'); also used as an English/Irish variant of Gaelic Odhrán meaning 'little pale one' or 'pale/sallow'. English, Hebrew, Irish Boy 82 #518
Delanee Derived from an Irish surname meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine" (root dubh = "black") Irish Girl 81 #519
Rorey 'red king' (from Gaelic ruadh 'red' + rí 'king') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy 81 #520
Kassey Vigilant, watchful Irish Unisex 80 #521
Seela Possibly 'blind' (from Cecilia/Sheila) or 'rock/pause' (from Hebrew Sela/Selah); used as a feminine given name Finnish, Hebrew, Irish Girl 80 #522
Briann Noble, high; also associated with 'hill' or 'exalted' Celtic, Irish Unisex 79 #523
Colman Little dove Irish, Latin Boy 79 #524
Kasi Associated with Kashi (Varanasi) meaning 'luminous' or 'shining'; also used as a diminutive of Katarzyna/Catherine in Slavic contexts. English, Estonian, Finnish, Indian, Irish, Polish, Sanskrit, Slavic Unisex 79 #525
Maclyn Son of Lynn (literally 'son of the pool/lake') English, Irish, Scottish Unisex 79 #526
Cera Possibly 'dark' (from Irish); less commonly associated with 'wax' (Latin). Irish Girl 78 #527
Keena Likely from Irish 'Cian' meaning 'ancient' (diminutive: 'little ancient one') or from English 'keen' meaning 'sharp, eager'. Gaelic, Irish Girl 78 #528
Deveon A modern spelling variant of Devon/Devin - generally associated with the English county name Devon (place-name) or the Irish/Gaelic name Devin. English, Gaelic, Irish Boy 77 #529
Konan Commonly a variant of Conan meaning "little hound" or "little wolf" (Gaelic). In Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji (e.g., 小南 can mean "small south"). In West Africa it is primarily an ethnic/family name without a single agreed literal meaning. Irish, Japanese Boy 77 #530
Breena Variant of Brianna, commonly interpreted as "noble" or "strong" Gaelic, Irish Girl 76 #531
Chasidy Descendant of Caiside; often interpreted as 'curly-haired' or 'clever' Irish Unisex 76 #532
Devanny Descendant of Dubhán - 'little dark one' (dark-haired/dark) Irish Unisex 76 #533
Ronon Little seal Irish Boy 76 #534
Aengus From Old Irish óen 'one' + gus 'choice/strength' - often rendered 'one choice' or 'unique strength'. Irish Boy 75 #535
Lochlin From Gaelic 'Lochlann' - originally 'land of lakes', later used for the 'land of the Norse' (Vikings). Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy 75 #536
Graden Modern variant of Grady or Grayden - generally interpreted as 'noble, renowned' (from Irish Grady) or 'gray hill/valley' (from English Graydon). English, Irish Boy 74 #537
Brek Likely from Gaelic 'breac' meaning 'speckled' or 'freckled'; also used as a short form or modern variant of Breck/Breckin and sometimes linked to surname origins (similar to Brock). English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish Boy 73 #538
Senan 'little old one' / 'little wise one' (occasionally interpreted as 'little John') Irish Boy 73 #539
Bran Raven; crow Celtic, Irish, Welsh Boy 72 #540
Ness Headland or promontory; also used as a short form of Vanessa English, Irish, Norse, Scottish Gaelic Unisex 72 #541
Ruan From Irish 'Rúan' meaning 'little red one' or 'red-haired'; also appears as the Chinese surname 阮 (distinct origin). Brazilian, Chinese, Irish, Portuguese Boy 72 #542
Adaira From the oak ford Irish, Scottish Girl 71 #543
Keeli Slender and fair Irish Girl 71 #544
Murphee Sea warrior (sea-battler) Irish Boy 71 #545
Oshay From Irish Ó Sé/Shea - 'descendant of Shea'; Shea derived from Gaelic meaning 'stately' or 'admirable'. Irish Unisex 71 #546
Ryana Feminine form of Ryan: 'little king' / 'descendant of Rían' Irish Girl 71 #547
Bowan Possibly ‘descendant of Buadhachán’ (‘little victorious one’) or a variant meaning ‘son/descendant of Owen’ Irish, Scottish Boy 70 #548
Kiano Varies by origin - from Irish 'Cian' meaning 'ancient' or 'enduring'; from Persian 'Kian' meaning 'king' or 'royal'; also used as a modern East African name. Irish, Persian, Swahili Boy 69 #549
Kier Dark or dark-haired; diminutive sense 'little dark one' (from Ciarán) Gaelic, Irish Boy 69 #550

Irish name popularity over time

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

2,955
Names in this origin
228
With data in 2025
1,404
Births 2025
299,815
Peak year 2004