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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Kaleen Girl; little girl; maiden Irish Girl 10 #801
Keilor Derived from a surname or place name; specific meaning is unclear English, Irish Boy 10 #802
Kely Variant of Kelly: 'descendant of Ceallach'; Ceallach is often interpreted as 'bright-headed', 'strife' or 'warrior'. Irish Girl 10 #803
Kyne Possibly 'royal' (Old English) or 'ancient/enduring' (Irish/Kian) English, Irish Unisex 10 #804
Kyrone Land of Eoghan English, Irish Boy 10 #805
Murphi Descendant of Murchadh - 'sea warrior' or 'sea battler' Irish Boy 10 #806
Remick Surname-derived; exact meaning uncertain - likely a family or locational name English, Irish, Scottish Unisex 10 #807
Riane Derived from Ryan/Rían: "little king" or "descendant of Rían" French, Irish Girl 10 #808
Rilie Variant of Riley: 'rye clearing' or 'descendant of Raghallach (valiant)' English, Irish Unisex 10 #809
Bronagh From the Irish brón meaning 'sorrow' or 'sadness'; often interpreted as 'sorrowful'. Irish Girl 9 #810
Darach Oak, oak tree Irish Boy 9 #811
Devinn Possibly "little fawn" or "little poet" (Gaelic); alternatively linked to "divine" or the place-name Devon Gaelic, Irish, Latin Unisex 9 #812
Ailbe Uncertain - possibly 'rock' (from Old Irish ail) or 'white/fair'. Gaelic, Irish Boy 8 #813
Bridgit Exalted one; associated with strength and power Irish Girl 8 #814
Caylan From Gaelic Caolán, meaning "slender" or "narrow" English, Irish Unisex 8 #815
Conlyn Likely from Gaelic Conlán/Conall - 'little hound' or 'descendant of Conall' (Conall ≈ 'strong wolf' or 'high, mighty') Irish Unisex 8 #816
Coree Originally 'hollow/cauldron' (Gaelic); also associated with 'curly‑haired' (Old Norse) and 'maiden' (Greek). English, Greek, Irish, Norse, Scottish Gaelic Unisex 8 #817
Farrin Varies by origin: 'fern-dweller' (English topographic), 'little man' or diminutive of Irish names (Irish), or 'glory' (Persian farr) English, Irish, Persian Boy 8 #818
Kheelan From Irish 'caol' meaning 'slender' or 'narrow' - 'little slender one' Irish Boy 8 #819
Maelan From a Celtic root meaning "chief" or "prince"; as a diminutive often interpreted as "little chief". Breton, Celtic, Irish Boy 8 #820
Ruadhan Little red(-haired) one Irish Boy 8 #821
Branna From Gaelic 'Bran' meaning 'raven' (occasionally treated as an English variant of Brianna, which means 'noble'/'high') Gaelic, Irish Girl 7 #822
Brec Speckled, freckled, mottled Gaelic, Irish Boy 7 #823
Connal From the Gaelic Conall, commonly interpreted as 'strong wolf' or 'high, mighty'. Irish Boy 7 #824
Donelle Ruler of the world Irish Girl 7 #825
Dwane Little dark one; dark-haired Irish Boy 7 #826
Markey Diminutive of Mark (son or little Mark); Marcus means 'dedicated to Mars' or 'warlike' English, Irish Boy 7 #827
Moyra Irish form of Mary - commonly rendered as 'bitter' or 'beloved' (also associated with 'star of the sea') Irish Girl 7 #828
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 #829
Ailbhe Bright, white; fair Irish Boy 6 #830
Ayn Varies by origin: from Anne/Hannah 'grace'; Irish Áine 'brightness, radiance'; Arabic ʿayn 'eye, spring/fountain'. Arabic, English, Irish Girl 6 #831
Braydi Descendant of Brádach; often interpreted as 'spirited' or 'broad' Irish Unisex 6 #832
Caoilinn From Irish 'caol' meaning 'slender' - essentially 'little slender one' or 'slender/fair' Irish Girl 6 #833
Cayci Vigilant, watchful Irish Girl 6 #834
Cuinn Derived from the Gaelic Conn, meaning 'chief' or 'leader' (also associated with 'wisdom') Irish Boy 6 #835
Deran Variant of Darren; commonly associated with meanings like 'great' or 'fruitful' (from Irish Dáire) and sometimes 'oak'. English, Irish Boy 6 #836
Donnel Ruler of the world Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy 6 #837
Eilleen Bright, shining one (by association with Helen); also linked to the Norman name Aveline Irish Girl 6 #838
Enia Derived from Gaelic Eithne, commonly interpreted as 'kernel' or 'grain' (historically sometimes associated with 'little fire') Irish Girl 6 #839
Ethne Kernel, grain Irish Girl 6 #840
Flynne Descendant of Flann; 'Flann' means red or ruddy (often interpreted as red-haired) Irish Unisex 6 #841
Higgins Descendant of a Viking Irish Boy 6 #842
Karry Variant of Carrie/Kerry - diminutive of Caroline ('free woman') or Irish name meaning 'dark-haired' / 'from County Kerry'. English, Irish Girl 6 #843
Kassadee Curly‑haired; descendant of Caiside Irish Girl 6 #844
Kealey Slender; descendant of the slender one Irish Unisex 6 #845
Keavy Gentle, beautiful, beloved Irish Girl 6 #846
Kee Varies by origin. Often a diminutive or anglicized form rather than a single fixed meaning. In English contexts it can imply 'key'/'keeper' (from 'Key'); in Chinese or Korean contexts the meaning depends on the original character. Chinese, English, Irish, Korean, Scottish Unisex 6 #847
Kenin Possibly 'descendant of Cian' / 'ancient' (Irish) or 'possession' (Hebrew Kenan); as a surname, regional/family origin. Hebrew, Irish Boy 6 #848
Kerron Likely derived from Ciarán meaning "little dark one"; sometimes associated with surname meanings like ‘marsh-dweller’ or ‘left-handed’ Irish Boy 6 #849
Lawler “Descendant of Leathlobhar” (an old Gaelic personal name) Irish Boy 6 #850

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