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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Bríghid Exalted one; strength, power, virtue Irish Girl
Byrke Either 'of the de Burgh/Burke family' (associated with a fortified place) or 'birch' (the tree), depending on origin Germanic, Irish, Norman, Scandinavian Unisex
Byrne Descendant of Bran - Bran means 'raven' Irish Unisex
Byrnes Descendant of Bran; 'Bran' means 'raven'. Irish Unisex
Béhan Little bee Irish Boy
Caalen From Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'slender' or 'narrow' - 'little slender one' Irish Boy
Caaran From Irish 'ciar' (dark) with diminutive '-án' - 'little dark one' or 'little dark-haired one'. Irish Boy
Cacy Vigilant, watchful Irish Unisex
Cadhlaoich Probably 'beautiful/comely warrior' or 'comely hero' (Cadhla = 'beautiful/comely'; laoich = 'of the hero/warrior') Irish Girl
cadin From the Celtic root 'cad' meaning 'battle' - commonly rendered as 'little battle' or 'young fighter'. English, Gaelic, Irish, Welsh Boy
Caecey Vigilant, watchful Irish Unisex
Caelana Derived from Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'slender, narrow' - 'slender one' Gaelic, Irish Girl
Caeleen Little girl (diminutive) Gaelic, Irish Girl
Caeleenah Likely from Irish 'Cailín' meaning 'little girl' or related to Latin 'Caelina' meaning 'heavenly/of the sky'. Irish, Latin Girl
Caelei Likely from Gaelic 'Cael' meaning 'slender' or a modern respelling related to Latin 'caeli' (heaven/sky); used as a contemporary given name. English, Gaelic, Irish, Latin Unisex
Caelenah Generally interpreted as a feminine elaboration meaning 'slender' (from Gaelic Caelan) or 'heavenly/sky' (from Latin cael-) English, Irish Girl
Caelinah Likely 'heavenly' (Latin cael-) or 'slender' (Gaelic Caelan) Irish Girl
Caeline Likely 'slender' or 'fair'; sometimes associated with 'heavenly' if linked to Céline Gaelic, Irish Girl
Caell Slender, narrow Irish Boy
Caelyna Generally interpreted as 'heavenly' or a modern melodic variant; sometimes associated with 'slender' or the flower 'viburnum' (Kalina) English, Gaelic, Irish Girl
Caetlene Pure Irish Girl
Caetlin Pure Irish Girl
Caetlyne Pure Irish Girl
Cafall Name of a legendary hound (traditionally St. Patrick's hound) Irish Boy
Caffline Likely 'slender' or 'fair' (from Gaelic elements meaning slender/fair) Irish Girl
Cafflyn Uncertain - likely a modern variant of Caitlyn/Katherine, carrying the sense of 'pure' (from Katherine) or simply a created name combining 'Caff' + '-lyn'. Irish Girl
Cahalen Likely from Gaelic Caolán 'slender, narrow' or from Cathalán (diminutive of Cathal) 'little battle‑mighty'. Irish Boy
Cahil From Irish Cathal meaning 'battle-mighty' or 'powerful in battle' (note: Turkish 'cahil' means 'ignorant'). Irish Boy
Cahill Descendant of Cathal; Cathal = 'battle' + 'mighty' → 'battle-mighty' or 'powerful in battle' Irish Boy
Cahleigh From Gaelic Cadhla, generally interpreted as "beautiful, comely, graceful" Irish Girl
Cahly Uncertain; possibly 'beautiful' (if from Callie/Calista) or linked to 'battle/strife' (if from Cahill). Generally interpreted as a modern given name with connotations of beauty or strength. Irish Unisex
Caicey Vigilant, watchful (also interpreted as brave in battle) Irish Unisex
Caici Vigilant, watchful English, Irish Unisex
Caicy Vigilant, watchful; brave in battle English, Irish Girl
caidyn Little battle / descendant of Cadán (fighter) English, Irish Boy
Cail Slender, narrow Irish Boy
Caileenah From Irish cailín 'girl'; also connected to Caitlín/Catherine meaning 'pure'. Gaelic, Irish Girl
Caileene Likely 'little girl' (from Irish cailín) or by association a form of Kathleen/Caitlín meaning 'pure'. English, Irish Girl
Caili Likely from Irish cailín meaning "girl" or "little girl"; also used as a modern name related to Kaylee Irish Girl
Cailine From the Irish word cailín, meaning "girl" or "little girl". Irish Girl
Caill Probably "slender, narrow" - likely related to Irish caol ('slender, thin') Gaelic, Irish Unisex
Cailly Likely 'little girl' (from Irish cailín); also used as a modern phonetic variant of Kaylee/Cailey English, French, Irish Girl
Cailon Slender, narrow Irish Boy
Cainneach Handsome, comely; gentle Irish Boy
Cairan Little dark one (little dark- or black-haired one) Irish Boy
Cairbre Traditionally interpreted as "charioteer" or "chariot warrior" Irish Boy
Caireen Diminutive of Ciara - 'little dark-haired one' or 'little dark one' Irish Girl
Cairine Little dark one; dark-haired Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Cairinne Uncertain - an Old Irish feminine name; sometimes associated with 'beloved' via Carina or interpreted as 'little beloved' in later usage Irish Girl
Caiseal Castle, stone fort Irish Boy

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