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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
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
Cliodhna Beautiful; associated with a mythological Irish sea-goddess Irish Girl
Cloda From the River Clodagh; broadly 'river' or 'muddy water' Irish Girl
Clowey Uncertain. Likely surname/place-name derived; if connected to Irish 'cloch' (stone) or English 'clough' (ravine) it could suggest 'stone' or 'ravine'. If influenced by Chloe, a sense of 'young green shoot' or 'blooming' may apply. English, Irish Girl
Clunainach From the little meadow Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Clunee Meadow; 'from the meadow' Irish Unisex
Clunees From the meadow / pasture Irish Unisex
Cluney Meadow, pasture - 'from the meadow' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Clyne Meadow, pasture; 'from the meadow' Irish, Scottish Unisex
Coalan Slender, narrow; 'slender-bodied' or 'fine, thin' Irish Boy
Coan Likely 'descendant of Cuanán' (from Irish Cuan meaning roughly 'harbor' or 'beloved/little one'), or a locational name meaning 'dweller by a hollow/cove' in Cornish/English contexts. Cornish, English, Irish, Scottish Boy
Cobyrne From a surname meaning 'descendant of Bran' (Bran = 'raven'), broadly 'of the raven'; alternate associations with 'coal/black' if connected to Coburn Irish Unisex
Coghlan Descendant of Coghlán - a Gaelic personal name of uncertain/obscure meaning Irish Boy
Coilin Diminutive of Cailean/Colin - 'little/young one' (often glossed as 'whelp' or 'young pup') Irish Boy
Coillcumhann Possibly from Gaelic coill 'wood, forest' + element Cumhann (uncertain); roughly 'wood-dweller' or 'of the forest' (meaning not firmly established). Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Coinleain Likely 'little dog' or 'puppy' - diminutive related to Irish coileán/coin meaning 'dog' or 'whelp'. Irish Boy
Coleenah Girl; little girl Irish Girl
Colene Girl; young woman Irish Girl
Colina Spanish: 'hill'. Also used as a feminine form of Colin (linked to Gaelic Cailean 'young pup' or as a diminutive of Nicholas). Irish, Italian, Spanish Girl
Collean Girl; young woman Irish Girl
Colleena Girl; "little girl" Irish Girl
Colleenah Girl, little girl Irish Girl
Colleene Girl; young woman Irish Girl
Collena Girl; young girl Irish Girl
Collene Girl, young woman Irish Girl
Colli Variant/diminutive of Colin - "young pup" or "little one"; as an Italian surname, from colle/colli meaning "hills". English, Irish, Italian, Scottish Boy
Colmcilla Dove of the church Irish Boy
Colmcille Dove of the church Irish Boy
Colmicille Dove of the church Irish Boy
Coloman Little dove Irish, Latin Boy
Colomban Little dove (diminutive of 'dove') Irish Boy
Colombanus Little dove / dove-like Irish Boy
Colsin Likely 'son of Cole' (Cole = 'coal/coal‑black'); alternatively related to Colin/Collins meaning 'young one' or 'descendant of Coll'. English, Irish Boy
Columb Dove Gaelic, Irish Boy
Columbanus Little dove; dove-like Irish Boy
Columbkille Dove of the church Irish Boy
Columcille Dove of the church Irish Boy
Coly Diminutive of Colin ('dove') or from Old English 'col' meaning 'coal' - 'little coal' or 'dweller near coal/charcoal'. English, Gaelic, Irish Unisex
Comdhan Uncertain - not attested in major sources; possibly derived from Gaelic elements but meaning is unknown or unclear. Gaelic, Irish Boy
Comgall Shared valor Irish Boy
Comhghan Possibly 'born together' or 'twin' - likely from Gaelic elements meaning 'together' + a birth-related suffix; exact etymology uncertain Irish Boy
Con Hound, wolf Irish Boy
Conaire Hound-chief; keeper of hounds Irish Boy
Conall Cernach Conall: from Gaelic elements meaning 'hound/strong wolf' or 'valiant'; Cernach: 'victorious' - together 'Conall the Victorious'. Irish Boy
Conall of the Fiery Hair From Old Irish 'con' (hound) - commonly interpreted as 'strong as a hound', 'high-spirited' or 'strong-willed'. Gaelic, Irish Boy
Conall the Victorious From Old Irish meaning 'strong wolf' or 'mighty hound'; with the epithet 'the Victorious' indicating triumph Gaelic, Irish Boy
Conant Originally a surname; often associated with the Gaelic personal name Conan meaning "little hound" or "little wolf" English, Irish Boy
Conar Lover of hounds (from Gaelic element 'con' = hound) Gaelic, 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