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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
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
Aoibhin Diminutive of Aoibh, meaning "little pleasant/beautiful one" Irish Girl
Aoibhlinn Pleasant, beautiful; radiant Irish Girl
Aoibhneis Pleasantness, beauty, delight Irish Girl
Aoibhni Pleasant, beautiful; radiance Irish Girl
Aoibhnie From the Gaelic element aoibh meaning "beauty, radiance, pleasantness" - generally understood as "beautiful" or "radiant". Irish Girl
Aoibhse From aoibh, meaning "beauty", "pleasantness" or "radiance" Irish Girl
Aoidh Fire Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Aoifinn From Gaelic elements aoibh ('beauty, pleasantness') + finn ('fair, white') - 'beautiful and fair' Irish Girl
Aoifric Likely "beautiful/pleasant ruler" (probable Gaelic aoibh "beauty/pleasant" + Norse ríkr "ruler") Irish Girl
Aon One; unity; the only Irish Unisex
Aonghuis From Old Irish Oengus, meaning "one choice" or "unique strength" Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Arane Uncertain - no single established meaning; may be linked to 'ridge/high place' (from Irish Aran) or related to Ariane/Ariadne roots depending on origin Irish Unisex
Ard From Gaelic 'àrd' meaning 'high' or 'tall'; in Frisian/Dutch contexts used as a short form of Germanic names connoting strength or bravery. Dutch, Frisian, Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ardal High valor; noble bravery Irish Boy
Ardall High valor Irish Boy
Ardara Height of the fort / high fort Irish Girl
Ardeen Little high place; 'little height' or 'from the high place' Irish Girl
Ardel Likely 'high valor' or 'high courage' (from Irish Árdghal); alternatively associated with 'hardy/brave' from a Germanic root English, Irish Unisex
Ardghal High valor; lofty courage Irish Boy
Ardiss Likely 'high' or 'noble'; sometimes associated with 'ardent' or 'elevated' Irish Girl
Ardissa Probably 'ardent' or 'high' (from Gaelic 'ard' = high); alternatively associated with the flowering-plant Ardisia ('flower') Irish Girl
Ardisse Probably 'from the high place' or 'ardent/fervent' (uncertain) Irish Girl
Ardlea High meadow / elevated clearing Irish Girl
Ardlee High meadow; elevated clearing English, Irish Unisex
Ardli Likely 'high' or 'from a high place; lofty, noble' Irish Unisex
Ardmoare Great height / high and great Gaelic, Irish Unisex
Ardmor From Gaelic ard 'high' + mór 'great' - 'great height' or 'high and great' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Ardyne High, lofty; possibly 'from the high valley' (if related to Arden) Irish Unisex
Ardysa Likely 'high' or 'noble' (from 'ard') or possibly 'ardent' if linked to Ardis Irish Girl
Arlaine A modern feminine name, variant of Arlene; commonly associated with 'pledge' (from Arlene) and sometimes with 'light' via Elaine/Helen. English, Irish Girl
Arlane Variant of Arlene; often interpreted as 'pledge' or a modern coinage English, Irish Girl
Arleine A modern/variant form of Arlene; meaning is uncertain but often linked to Arlene and sometimes interpreted as 'pledge' or related to names like Charlene ('free one'). English, Irish Girl
Arlenah Likely 'pledge' or 'oath' - feminine elaboration of Arlen/Arlene English, Irish Girl
Arleyne Likely a feminine form of Arley or Arlene - variously interpreted as 'hare meadow' (from Arley) or 'oath/pledge' (as a variant of Arlene). English, Irish, Scottish Girl
Arlinah Meaning uncertain; often interpreted as a feminized form of Arlen/Arlene (associated with 'pledge'/'noble') or read as 'little/tender' when linked to '-lina'. Irish Girl
Arnan Uncertain - possibly Hebrew (related to רנן 'ranan' meaning 'joy' or 'song'), or from the Germanic element 'arn' meaning 'eagle', or an Irish/Gaelic form linked to the place-name Aran. Gaelic, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish, Norse Boy
Artuir Bear (by extension 'bear-man' or 'bear-king') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Arva Possibly derived from Arabic Arwa meaning 'graceful' or 'satisfied' (also associated with a mountain goat); as an Irish placename the meaning is regional/uncertain. Arabic, Irish Girl
Athracht Uncertain - etymology disputed; historically borne by St. Athracht (Attracta) Irish Girl
Attracta Uncertain; often interpreted as "pleasing" or "well-regarded" Irish Girl
Audeen Little fire (diminutive of Aodh, meaning 'fire') Irish Girl
Auliffe Likely 'fair' or 'bright' (from Irish Ailbhe); alternative surname roots may relate to Old English elements such as 'noble' or 'wolf' Irish Boy
Awin Uncertain; possible meanings include 'help/aid' (from Arabic root), or a variant-derived sense similar to Owen/Ewan ('young warrior'/'well-born'); may also be used as a modern invented name without a traditional meaning Arabic, Irish Unisex
Aydane Turkish: 'from the moon' or 'moonlike' (from 'Ay' = moon). Also used as a variant spelling of Aidan/Aiden meaning 'little fire' in Gaelic contexts. Irish, Scottish, Turkish Unisex
Aylean Variant of Aileen/Aylin: either 'bright, shining' (from Helen/Eibhlín) or 'moon halo' (from Aylin), depending on origin. Irish, Turkish 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