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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Caysie Vigilant, watchful Irish Girl
Caysy Watchful, vigilant Irish Unisex
Caytlin Pure Irish Girl
Caytlyn Pure (derived from Catherine) Irish Girl
Ceallach Uncertain; commonly given as "bright-headed" or linked to "strife/war" (some sources connect it with "church"). Irish Boy
Ceallachan Diminutive of Ceallach; meaning disputed - often given as 'little strife' or 'bright-headed'. Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Boy
Ceannfhionn Fair-headed (from ceann 'head' + fionn 'fair/white') Irish Girl
Cearah Dark-haired, black-haired Irish Girl
Cearbhall Fierce in battle; valiant Irish Boy
Ceard Craftsman, artisan; skill or trade Irish Boy
Ceardach Craftsman; artisan; skillful Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Cearra Probably "dark-haired" (from Gaelic ciar); meaning is not firmly established for this spelling Irish Girl
Ceiran Little dark one (diminutive of the Irish 'ciar' meaning 'dark') Irish Boy
Ceirra Dark-haired, black Irish Girl
Ceithin Possibly 'little gentle/beloved one' (from Irish caomh + -ín) or 'dusky/dark-haired' (from Welsh ceth) Irish Boy
Cele Varies by origin: from Old Irish céle 'companion, servant'; or from Latin cael- 'heavenly' (via Celia/Celeste). Gaelic, Irish, Latin, Zulu Girl
Chalin Meaning uncertain; no widely attested definition - likely derived from a surname or a phonetic variant of names like Callan/Kalin Irish Unisex
Challain Probably 'little battle' or 'descendant of Cathalán' (from Irish 'Cathal' meaning 'battle') - meaning uncertain Irish Boy
Chandonn Likely a modern compound of Chandra (moon) + Donn (brown/chief) - roughly 'moon lord' or 'brown moon'. French, Gaelic, Irish, Sanskrit Boy
Chathan From Gaelic 'cath' meaning 'battle' - a diminutive sense 'little battle' or 'little warrior' Irish Boy
Chavawn God is gracious Irish Girl
Chayn Grace; favor (or 'God is gracious' when linked to Seán/Shane) English, Hebrew, Irish Unisex
Chevawn God is gracious Irish Girl
Cian Ancient, enduring Irish Boy
ciana Most often associated with 'dark-haired' (from the Irish root Cian); can also be linked to 'light' if derived from Luciana or treated as a variant of Kiana/Diana. English, Hawaiian, Irish, Italian, Polynesian Girl
Cianait Diminutive of Cian - "little Cian" (Cian = ancient, enduring) Irish Girl
Ciannait Diminutive of Cian - 'little Cian' (related to 'ancient' or 'enduring') Irish Girl
Ciar Dark, black, dark-haired Irish Boy
Ciarah Dark-haired / black Irish Girl
Ciarda Likely 'dark' or 'dark-haired' (a feminine form/variant tied to Gaelic ciar) Irish Girl
Ciardha From Irish ciar meaning "dark" or "black" (dark-haired or dark-complexioned) Irish Boy
Ciardubhan Little dark one Irish Boy
Ciaren Little dark one; 'dark-haired' (from Gaelic 'ciar' meaning dark + diminutive -án) Irish Boy
Ciaron Little dark one (diminutive of 'ciar' meaning dark) Irish Boy
Ciarrah Dark-haired, black Irish Girl
Ciarrai From Irish ciar meaning "dark" or "black"; can also evoke Ciarraí (County Kerry) in Irish. Irish Girl
ciera From Irish Ciara 'dark-haired' or Spanish sierra 'mountain range' Irish, Spanish Girl
Cieren From Gaelic 'ciar' meaning 'dark' - 'little dark one'. Irish Boy
Cillan Likely Irish in origin; commonly interpreted as "little church" (from ceall + -ín) or linked to Ceallach meaning "strife/war". Irish Boy
Cillian Likely from Old Irish Ceallach meaning 'war/strife' or 'bright-headed'; sometimes linked to cill ('church') as 'little church' in later interpretations. Irish Boy
Cinead Born of fire Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Cinneidid Uncertain; likely related to Gaelic elements meaning 'head/chief' or 'helmet-headed' (connected to the Kennedy root) Gaelic, Irish Unisex
Cinneididh From Gaelic Ó Cinnéidigh, generally interpreted as 'helmet-headed' (from elements meaning 'head' + 'helmet/armour'). Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Cinneidigh Helmet-headed Irish Boy
Ciona Possibly 'ancient' or 'enduring' (from Irish Cian) or 'snow' (from Greek Chione); also used as a modern variant of Kiana/Kiona. Greek, Irish Girl
Cionaodh Likely 'affection of Aodh' - i.e., 'beloved of Aodh' (Aodh = Gaelic name often glossed as 'fire' or a fire-god). Irish Boy
Clancey Descendant of Flannchadh; red-haired, ruddy Irish Unisex
Clancie Descendant/son of Flannchadh ('red' or 'red‑haired warrior') Irish Unisex
Clansi Probably from Irish 'Clancy', ultimately from flann meaning 'red' - 'red-haired' or 'descendant of Flann' Irish Unisex
Clansy Descendant of Flannchaidh; related to 'flann' meaning red or ruddy (red-haired/red warrior) Irish Unisex

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