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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Kenin Possibly 'descendant of Cian' / 'ancient' (Irish) or 'possession' (Hebrew Kenan); as a surname, regional/family origin. Hebrew, Irish Boy 6 #851
Kerron Likely derived from Ciarán meaning "little dark one"; sometimes associated with surname meanings like ‘marsh-dweller’ or ‘left-handed’ Irish Boy 6 #852
Lawler “Descendant of Leathlobhar” (an old Gaelic personal name) Irish Boy 6 #853
Lenon Derived from Ó Leannáin - 'descendant of Leannán' (Leannán = 'lover' or 'sweetheart'); modern use as a given name/surname form Irish Unisex 6 #854
Lugh Bright, shining; associated with skill, craftsmanship and mastery Gaelic, Irish Boy 6 #855
Manus Great Irish Boy 6 #856
Maurine Diminutive of Mary - 'little Mary' (Mary/Miriam has varying interpretations such as 'bitter' or 'beloved') Irish Girl 6 #857
Mooney Originally a surname meaning 'descendant of Muimhneachán' (a Munster man) or from Maonach, related to maoin 'wealth, treasure'. Irish Unisex 6 #858
Muireann Sea-white (sea-fair / sea-born) Irish Girl 6 #859
Nesa Most commonly linked to Arabic 'Nisa' meaning 'women'; also used as a form of Irish Nessa (meaning varies by source). Arabic, English, Gaelic, Irish, Persian Girl 6 #860
Nevina Little saint (Irish); alternatively 'new' (Sanskrit) or associated with 'marigold' (Slavic) Gaelic, Irish Girl 6 #861
Quinnie Diminutive of Quinn: 'descendant of Conn' (Conn often interpreted as 'chief', 'leader', or 'wise') Irish Girl 6 #862
Si Varies by origin: as an English nickname from Simon ('he has heard'); as a Welsh/Irish short form of feminine names (e.g. Siân, Síle) related to Jane/Cecilia; in Chinese romanization 'Si' can represent characters meaning 'thought' (思), 'silk' (丝), 'four' (四), etc. Chinese, English, Irish, Vietnamese, Welsh Unisex 6 #863
Teaghen Diminutive of Gaelic Tadhg meaning 'little poet' or 'young poet'; sometimes linked to Welsh 'Tegan' meaning 'little one' or 'fair' Irish Unisex 6 #864
Adaire From the oak ford Irish Girl 5 #865
Aife Radiant, beautiful Irish Girl 5 #866
Blainey Diminutive/variant of Blaine; historically from a Gaelic surname - commonly interpreted as 'yellow' or 'from the plain' Irish, Scottish Unisex 5 #867
Breeah Likely 'strength' or 'power' (derived from Irish brígh); also used as a modern coined name without a single traditional meaning English, Irish Girl 5 #868
Bridgitte Exalted one; strength, power, virtue Irish Girl 5 #869
Caci Vigilant, watchful Irish Unisex 5 #870
Caitrin Pure French, Irish Girl 5 #871
Casi A pet form of names like Cassandra, Cassidy, or Casey; associated meanings include 'she who entangles/prophetess' (from Cassandra), 'curly-haired' (from Cassidy), and 'vigilant/watchful' (from Casey). English, Greek, Irish Girl 5 #872
Cassadie Descendant of Caiside; from a Gaelic name often interpreted as 'curly-haired' or 'clever.' Irish Girl 5 #873
Catlyn Pure English, Irish Girl 5 #874
Cormack Charioteer Gaelic, Irish Boy 5 #875
Corrick Likely derived from Gaelic elements - associated with 'spear' or a 'round/hilly place'; primarily a family/surname name Irish, Scottish Boy 5 #876
Coyle Descendant of Coileán; Coileán = 'young hound, puppy' (figuratively 'valiant/young warrior') Irish Boy 5 #877
Darine A feminine given name. Origins and meanings vary by culture: linked to Irish/English Darin/Darren (associated with Dáire - 'fertile'/'prosperous' or derived forms) and used in Arabic as Dareen/Darine (pronounced da-REEN); exact meanings depend on regional usage. Arabic, English, Irish Girl 5 #878
Deren Possibly 'from the stream/valley' (from Turkish 'dere'); alternatively a variant of Darren, associated with Irish names meaning related to 'oak' or 'great' depending on source. Irish, Turkish Boy 5 #879
Desmund From South Munster Irish Boy 5 #880
Dillin Surname-based name; generally a variant of Dillon, often interpreted as 'descendant of Duilleán' (literally 'little leaf' in Gaelic) or from a place/family name English, Irish Boy 5 #881
Duan Chinese: from characters meaning 'section/segment', 'end', or 'upright' (e.g., 段). Irish (Gaelic): 'poem' or 'song'. Chinese, Irish Unisex 5 #882
Dymphna Uncertain - likely derived from Old Irish Damhnait, often interpreted as 'little poet' or 'little deer/fawn'. Irish Girl 5 #883
Eileena Bright, shining one; 'torch' or 'light' Irish Girl 5 #884
Emmon Varies by origin: possibly 'wealthy protector' (if tied to Eamonn/Edmund) or associated with 'faithful/trustworthy' or 'descendant of Ammon' if from the Biblical/Hebrew root Irish Boy 5 #885
Fionnula Fair-shouldered Irish Girl 5 #886
Fyona Fair; white; fair-haired Irish, Scottish Girl 5 #887
Hoy Typically a surname-derived given name. In English contexts it can derive from a word related to 'hay' or a topographic term for a small inlet; in East Asian contexts it can represent the Chinese surname 侯 (Hóu), historically meaning 'marquis'. English, Irish, Scottish Boy 5 #888
Ileene Likely 'bright' or 'shining' (associated with Helen); also linked to Aveline Irish Girl 5 #889
Kaitlen Derived from Katherine, meaning 'pure' Irish Girl 5 #890
Kaysey Vigilant, watchful; sometimes interpreted as 'brave in battle' Irish Unisex 5 #891
Keirin Little dark one (diminutive of Ciarán) Irish Boy 5 #892
Kell Short form of names like Kelly or Kjell. Meanings vary by origin - from Irish Ó Ceallaigh (associated with 'bright-headed' or 'strife') or Old Norse ketill ('kettle, cauldron') used in names. English, Irish, Scandinavian Unisex 5 #893
Keltin Celtic; associated with the Celts or a modern Gaelic-inspired given name Celtic, English, Irish Boy 5 #894
Kevian Gentle, handsome; 'gentle-born' Irish Boy 5 #895
Kevina Derived from Caoimhín, meaning 'gentle, kind' or 'gentle/beautiful birth' Irish Girl 5 #896
Kirrah Likely 'dark-haired' (from Irish Ciara); sometimes associated with 'leaf' in Australian Aboriginal contexts. Irish Girl 5 #897
Kyrra Likely 'lady' (Greek) or 'dark-haired' (Irish). English, Greek, Irish Girl 5 #898
Liadan From liath 'grey' with diminutive -án - 'little grey' or 'grey-haired'. Irish Girl 5 #899
Loganne A modern blend meaning roughly 'Logan' (little hollow) + 'Anne' (grace) - 'graceful little hollow' or 'graceful one from the hollow'. Irish Girl 5 #900

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