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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Ailenah From Helene/Aileen: 'light' or 'bright, shining' Irish Girl
Ailes From Ailís/Alice: 'noble'; alternatively associated with French 'ailes' meaning 'wings' Irish Unisex
Ailinne Probable meanings include "little rock" (diminutive of Ail) or a sense of nobility/beauty; exact origin and sense are uncertain. Irish Girl
Ailise Noble, of noble kind Irish Girl
Aindreas Manly; strong Irish Boy
Aindriu Manly, brave Irish Boy
Ainee From Arabic/Urdu 'Ain' meaning 'eye' or 'sight'; alternatively from Irish Áine meaning 'brightness, radiance' (name of a summer goddess). Arabic, Irish, Urdu Girl
Aineen Diminutive of Áine - 'little Áine', carrying connotations of brightness, radiance and the sun/summer (from the Irish goddess Áine). Irish Girl
Aingeal Angel; messenger Irish Girl
Aingealag Little angel (diminutive of Aingeal, 'angel') Irish Girl
Ainmire Noble ardor Irish Boy
Airdsgainne Etymology uncertain. Possibly contains the Gaelic element 'ard' (high/height); overall meaning is unclear. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Aisi Varies by origin: possibly 'she who lives' (from Aisha) or 'dream/vision' (from Aisling); as a modern name it may have no fixed traditional meaning Irish, Polynesian Girl
Aislina Dream, vision Irish Girl
Aisline Dream, vision Irish Girl
Aislinge Dream, vision (poetic vision) Irish Girl
Aislyne Dream, vision (poetic vision) Irish Girl
Aislynne Dream, vision (poetic vision) Irish Girl
Aithne Fire (often rendered as "little fire") Irish Girl
Akira Cash Akira: commonly 'bright', 'clear', 'intelligent' (exact meaning depends on kanji). Cash: an English/Irish family name (Anglicized surname; historical origins include Middle English/French or Gaelic roots). Irish Unisex
Alaene Probably related to 'light/torch' (via Helen/Elaine) or 'handsome/beautiful' (via Alana); generally associated with beauty/light English, French, Irish Girl
Alannah-Grace Combines Alannah (often 'darling' or a form of Alana meaning 'little rock/precious') with Grace ('grace, favor') - overall 'beloved/graceful'. English, Irish Girl
Alannah-Jade Beloved/darling (Alannah) + precious gemstone (Jade) - 'beloved jade' French, Irish Girl
Alannah-Jane Alannah: 'darling' or 'child'; Jane: 'God is gracious' - combined sense: 'beloved who is gracious'. French, Hebrew, Irish Girl
Alannah-Kate Alannah: 'child' or 'darling' (Irish); Kate: 'pure' - combined roughly 'beloved/pure' Greek, Irish Girl
Alannah-Mae 'precious/darling' (Alannah) + 'May' (Mae) - often interpreted as 'precious child born in May' English, Irish, Latin Girl
Alannah-May Alannah ('child'/'precious' or 'little rock') combined with May (the month or Maia) - 'precious child of May' English, Irish, Latin Girl
Alannah-Rae Compound of Alannah (Irish; often interpreted as 'child' or a feminine form related to Alana meaning 'precious/beautiful') and Rae (English/Hebrew; 'ray' or a diminutive of Rachel). Hebrew, Irish Girl
Alastrinah Feminine variant related to Alexander - 'defender/protector of mankind'. Irish, Scottish Girl
Alastriona Feminine Irish form related to Alexander - 'defender/protector of mankind'. Irish Girl
Alaynnah A modern spelling of Alayna/Alaina. Depending on root it can be associated with 'light' (Greek Helen), 'little rock/precious' (Irish Alana), or 'exalted/high' (Arabic Aaliyah). English, Irish, Scottish Girl
Aleene Light; torch; bright, shining one English, Irish Girl
Aleine Light, torch; bright Irish Girl
Alleen Bright, shining one English, Irish Girl
Amaleen Likely derived from Amal - Arabic 'hope' or Germanic 'amal' 'work/industrious'; with a diminutive -een ending often interpreted as 'little', so roughly 'little hope' or 'little worker'. Arabic, Germanic, Irish Girl
Amblaoibh Heir or descendant of the ancestors Irish Boy
Amnchadh Unknown - meaning is uncertain due to rarity; not reliably recorded in primary name sources Gaelic, Irish Boy
Anlon Likely derived from the Gaelic Anluan - 'descendant of Anluan', with Anluan generally interpreted as a valiant/champion-type name. Irish Boy
Anluan Likely "great/valiant warrior" (from án 'great' + luan 'warrior'/'hound') Irish Boy
Annaduff Black marsh (or dark bog; possibly ‘black ford’ depending on the original Gaelic) Irish Girl
Aod Fire Gaelic, Irish Boy
Aodha Fire Irish Boy
Aodhaigh Derived from Aodh, meaning 'fire' or 'descendant/related to Aodh' Irish Boy
Aodhfin From Aodh ('fire') + fionn ('fair, white'); roughly 'fair fire' or 'bright/white fire'. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Aodhfinn Compound of Aodh 'fire' and Fionn 'fair, white' - roughly 'bright/white fire' or 'fair fire'. Gaelic, Irish Boy
Aodhfionn Aodh (fire) + fionn (fair/white) - "fair (white) fire" or "fair‑haired fire" Irish Boy
Aodhna Feminine form derived from Aodh ('fire'), often interpreted as 'little fire' or 'born of fire'. Irish Girl
Aodhnaid Little fire (diminutive of Aed, 'fire') Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Aodhnait Little fire / born of fire Irish Girl
Aoibh Beauty, pleasantness, radiance Irish Girl

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