| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylean | Variant of Aileen/Aylin: either 'bright, shining' (from Helen/Eibhlín) or 'moon halo' (from Aylin), depending on origin. | Irish, Turkish | Girl | — | |
| ayleen | Bright, shining; 'light' (often connected to Helen). When influenced by Aylín it can be associated with 'moon halo'. | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Ayslyn | Dream, vision | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Aythne | Likely "fire" or "fiery" (uncertain) | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Aíbh | Beauty, radiance; pleasantness | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Aíbhe | Beauty, radiance | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Aíbheann | Radiant beauty; pleasant, fair | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Baedan | Little fire | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Baibre | Unknown or unrecorded; no widely accepted meaning | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Baigh | Possibly 'bay' (from Gaelic) or a variant of the Turkic title meaning 'chieftain/leader'. | Irish, Persian, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Bairde | Bard, poet; storyteller | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Bairrfhoinn | Fair-haired; fair-headed | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Ballinamore | Mouth of the great/big ford | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Ballindah | Homestead/town - a placename-derived name meaning roughly 'town of ...' | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Bally | From Irish 'baile' meaning 'town' or 'homestead'; alternatively a Punjabi nickname derived from 'Bal-' meaning 'strength/power'. | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Ban | Varies by origin: Japanese kanji can mean 'ten thousand' (万), 'companion' (伴), or 'guard/turn' (番); Chinese surname 班 conveys 'group' or 'class'; Gaelic/Irish bán means 'white, fair'. | Chinese, Gaelic, Irish, Japanese, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Banagher | From an Irish place-name, likely meaning 'mouth of the ford' or 'ford of the carts/vehicles.' | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Banbhan | Possibly derived from Irish banbhán meaning 'little pig' or linked to Banbha/Banba, a mythic female name for Ireland; alternatively related to Irish bán 'fair, white'. | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Bannan | Gaelic: 'little fair/white one' (from bán 'white' + diminutive); Arabic: 'fingertips' or 'delicate/dextrous' (from بنّان, bannān). | Arabic, Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Banney | Unclear/rare. Possibly 'pretty' (if related to Bonnie) or 'blessed/son of consolation' (if linked to Barnaby/Benedict); also may be a family/surname name. | Irish, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Baothghalach | Likely from baoth 'soft, foolish' + galach 'valorous' - roughly 'foolish/soft valor' or 'vain but brave'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bard | Poet, minstrel, singer-storyteller | Celtic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Barey | Probably a variant of 'Barry' (associated meanings include those tied to Barry/Barrett) or derived from Hebrew 'Bar' meaning 'son' | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Barra | Short form of Finbarr, meaning 'fair-headed' or 'fair-haired' (related to barr 'head/top') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Barre | Meanings vary by origin: from French 'barre' meaning 'bar' or 'barrier'; alternatively associated with Barry-type names in Irish/English; also appears as a Somali personal name/surname. | English, French, Irish, Somali | Boy | — | |
| Barrhet | Probably a variant of Barrett: associated with 'bear' or 'bear-like courage' (strength/bravery) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Barri | Likely 'spear' (from Gaelic); sometimes rendered as 'fair‑haired' in Anglicized use | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Barrin | Unclear; probably surname-derived. May be related to elements like 'barr' (hill/barrier) or to Baron/Barron (nobleman) - overall meaning uncertain | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Barrit | Likely a variant of the surname Barrett, often interpreted as 'bear strength' or 'mighty as a bear'; can also reflect a Danish place-name origin. | Danish, English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Barrya | Likely a feminine form of Barry (linked to Irish/English roots) or a variant of Hebrew 'Beriya' meaning 'creation' - broadly: 'female of Barry' / 'created one'. | Arabic, English, Hebrew, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Barryn | Likely a variant of Barry/Barron: broadly associated with 'spear' (Irish Ó Beargha) or 'nobleman' (from Baron) | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bary | Originally a surname meaning 'descendant of Beargh' (Beargh possibly 'plunderer' or associated with 'spear'); later used as a given name | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Baval | Possibly 'of Babylon' or linked to 'Bavel' (Babel); literal/definitive meaning unknown | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Beacan | Diminutive of 'beag' meaning 'little' or 'little one'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Beag | Little, small | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Beagan | Little; 'little one' (diminutive of Gaelic beag) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Beagen | Little; little one; small | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Beagin | Little one, small | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bealtine | May Day; 'Bel's fire' or 'bright fire' (festival of fire) | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| bearach | Uncertain - historically associated with the early Irish saint Berach; exact Old Irish meaning is unclear or lost. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bearcban | Etymology uncertain; historically attested medieval Irish personal name. Possibly contains a diminutive or a compound element (exact meaning unknown). | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Beatty | Derived from Gaelic mac Beatha, 'son of life' / related to 'life'. | Irish, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Bec | Little (Irish); diminutive of Rebecca (Hebrew root meaning "to bind"/captivating) | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Bedelia | Exalted one; strength | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Bedilia | Diminutive of Brigid meaning 'exalted one' or 'strength' - 'little exalted/strong one' | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Beegan | Derived from Irish 'beag' meaning 'little' - 'little one' or 'small' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bega | Uncertain - possibly related to Old Irish beag 'little' or to the name of an early saint (St. Bega); also used as a place-name/surname. | English, Irish, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Beldane | Probably associated with the Gaelic festival Bealtaine/Beltane - 'Bel's fire' or 'bright fire' (May); form may also recall 'beldame' (old woman) in later English | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Bercnan | Probably "little raven" (diminutive of an Old Irish word for raven; sometimes interpreted as "speckled/dusky") | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Beree | Probably a variant of Bree; meanings associated with Bree include 'power, strength' (from Irish brígh); alternatively evokes 'berry' in English. | Irish | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Australia for every Irish-origin name in our dataset.
