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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Cait Diminutive of Catherine, meaning "pure" Irish Girl
Caitalin Pure Irish Girl
Caite Pure English, Irish Girl
Caith Likely "pure" (by association with Catherine) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Caitie Diminutive of Catherine/Caitlin - "pure" Irish Girl
Caitilin Pure Irish Girl
Caitlane Pure Irish Girl
Caitlen Variant of Caitlín/Katherine meaning "pure" Irish Girl
Caitlene Pure Irish Girl
Caitlin Pure Irish Girl
Caitlina Pure Irish Girl
Caitlind Pure Gaelic, Irish Girl
Caitlyna Pure French, Irish Girl
Caitlyne Pure Irish Girl
Caitryn Pure Irish Girl
Caitrínn Pure Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Caits A diminutive/variant of Catherine, ultimately meaning "pure". English, Irish, Scottish Girl
Caity Pure English, Irish Girl
Calaghan Descendant of Ceallachán - 'little bright-headed' or associated with 'strife/warrior' Irish Boy
Calbhach Bald, hairless; 'little bald one' (nickname) Irish Boy
calen From Gaelic Caolán, typically interpreted as 'slender, narrow' (sometimes associated with youth or warrior roots in related forms). Gaelic, Irish Unisex
Calleen 'girl' or 'little girl' Irish Girl
Callough From Gaelic 'Ceallach', variously interpreted as 'bright-headed' or 'strife'; used as a surname-turned given name. Irish Unisex
Canice Handsome, comely Irish Boy
Canning Originally a surname meaning 'descendant of Canning' or 'from Canning' (a place or family name); possibly related to the notion of 'canny' (wise/skilled). English, Irish Boy
Caoilfhinn Slender and fair (from caol 'slender' + fionn 'fair') Irish Girl
Caoilfhionn From Irish caol 'slender' + fionn 'fair' - 'slender and fair' Irish Girl
Caoilfhionnt Slender and fair Irish Girl
Caoilfhionntach Slender and fair Irish Boy
Caoilfhionnuala From Irish elements caol 'slender' and fionn 'fair' - roughly 'slender and fair' or 'slender fair-shouldered'. Irish Girl
Caoimhin Gentle, kind, beloved; from Old Irish caem/caomh meaning 'gentle/precious' with diminutive -ín Irish Boy
Caol Slender, narrow Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Caolabhuinn From Gaelic elements caol 'slender, narrow' + bhinn 'melodious, sweet-sounding' - 'slender and melodious'. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Caolaidhe Derived from Gaelic caol - "slender one" or "narrow/slender" Irish Boy
Caolfhionn Slender and fair (from Irish caol 'slender' + fionn 'fair') Irish Girl
Caolinn Slender, narrow (from Irish 'caol') Irish Girl
Caomhan From caomh 'gentle, beloved' - 'little gentle one' Irish Boy
Carass Uncertain - possibly 'love' (if from Welsh Carys) or 'friend' (if from Irish cara); otherwise a modern coinage without an established traditional meaning Gaelic, Irish Girl
Carbry Charioteer / "man of chariots" Irish Boy
Carllin Derived from Karl/Charles: 'free man' or 'man'; alternatively linked to the Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Cearbhallán' English, Irish Unisex
Carlow From the place-name Carlow; when used as a personal name often linked to Carl/Karl meaning "free man" or "man". Irish Boy
Carnee Either a diminutive of Caroline (Caroline → from Charles, meaning 'free man') or derived from the Irish surname Ó Cearnaigh (family name, sometimes associated with 'victory'). English, Irish Girl
Carnel Likely 'dweller by the cairn' or 'from the cairn' (from Gaelic carn 'heap of stones'); alternatively a variant of Cornel/Cornell derived from Cornelius English, Gaelic, Irish Boy
Carney From the Irish surname Ó Cearnaigh, 'descendant of Cearnach' - Cearnach is a personal name often interpreted as 'victorious' or 'warlike'. Irish Boy
Carollan From the Irish Ó Cearbhalláin ('descendant of Cearbhallán'); often interpreted as 'little champion' or 'warlike/fierce in battle'. Irish Girl
Carragh Friend; beloved Irish Girl
Carraig Rock, rocky place Irish Boy
carreck Rock; rocky place Irish, Scottish Boy
Carrell Descendant of Cearbhall - 'fierce in battle'. Irish Unisex
Carrik Rock; rocky place Irish, Scottish Gaelic 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