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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Dubhim Probably from Gaelic dubh meaning 'black, dark' (exact formation uncertain) Gaelic, Irish Boy
Dubhloach From the 'black lake' (habitational; dubh = black/dark, loch = lake) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dubhthach Dark, black; dark-haired Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Boy
Duffy Descendant of Dubhthach; 'dark' or 'black', often 'dark‑haired' Irish Boy
Dugen Likely derived from the Gaelic root dubh ('dark' or 'black'), meaning 'little dark one' or 'descendant of Dubhán.' English, Irish Boy
Duncann Derived from Donnchadh, meaning 'brown-haired warrior' or 'brown/chief' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dunlea ‘fort of [a named ancestor]’ - commonly interpreted as 'Laoghaire's fort' or a surname denoting origin from a fortified place Irish Boy
Dunlie From Gaelic 'dún' (fort or brown) + Old English 'lee' (meadow): 'fort meadow' or 'brown meadow' Irish Unisex
Dunmore Great fort / large fort (from Gaelic Dún Mór) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Dunn Originally a surname meaning "brown" or "dark-haired" (from Gaelic Donn or Old English dunn); also associated with 'dun' meaning 'fort' or hill. Irish Boy
Duvessa Dark; 'dark lady' or black-haired woman Irish Girl
Duwaine Little dark one; dark or black-haired Irish Boy
Dyclan Derived from Irish Deaglán - "full of goodness" or "man of prayer" Irish Boy
Dydree Probably a modern variant of Deirdre, from the Irish name often interpreted as "sorrowful" or "broken-hearted". Irish Girl
Dydrie Derived from Deirdre - 'sorrowful' or 'woman of sorrow' Irish Girl
Dyerdre Traditionally associated with sorrow - from the legendary Irish figure Deirdre of the Sorrows (often interpreted as 'sorrowful' or 'broken-hearted'). Irish Girl
Dympna Little deer, fawn Irish Girl
Dympnah From Old Irish Damhnait; exact meaning uncertain - possibly 'little poet' or 'little ox' (from damh + diminutive suffix). Irish Girl
Dympne From Old Irish Damhnait; exact meaning uncertain - often rendered as a diminutive of damh, sometimes glossed 'little poet' or similar Irish Girl
E.O. Ambiguous. Can be used as initials (E.O.) or as the short name 'Eo'. As a Korean surname (hanja 魚) it relates to 'fish'. As a diminutive of Irish names like Eóghan it links to ideas such as 'born of the yew'; as linked to Eoin it corresponds to John ('God is gracious'). Gaelic, Irish, Korean Unisex
Eabha Irish form of Eve/Eva, meaning "life" or "living one" Irish Girl
Eabhla An Irish feminine name, likely a Gaelic form/variant related to names meaning ‘beauty’ or an Irish form of Eva/Ava Irish Girl
Eadan Diminutive of Aodh/Aed, meaning "little fire" Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Eadoin Diminutive of Aodh/Aed, 'little fire' Irish Girl
Ealga Brave, valiant Irish Girl
Eam Wealthy protector Irish Boy
Eaman Primarily 'faith' or 'belief' (Arabic); if linked to Irish Eamon, 'wealthy protector'. Arabic, Irish, Persian, Urdu Unisex
Eammen Wealthy protector; guardian of riches Irish Boy
Eammon Prosperous/rich protector Irish Boy
Eammun Wealthy protector Irish Boy
Eamun Wealthy/prosperous protector Gaelic, Irish Boy
Eanan Little bird Irish Boy
Earc Likely "speckled" or "freckled" (sometimes rendered as "reddish") Irish Boy
Eavana Probably a variant of Eva/Eve, generally understood to mean "life" or "God gives life." Gaelic, Irish Girl
Eavanah Derived from Irish names (Éibheann/Éabha) meaning 'pleasant, beautiful' or associated with 'life' (Eve). English, Irish Girl
Eavane Likely 'pleasant' or 'beautiful' (from Irish Eavan/Aoibhinn); alternatively a feminine/variant form of Evan, associated with 'young warrior' or 'God is gracious'. English, Irish, Welsh Girl
Edana From Hebrew 'Eden' meaning 'delight' or from Irish roots related to Aodhán/Aedán meaning 'little fire' or 'born of fire'. Hebrew, Irish Girl
Eereen Ireland / from Ireland Irish Girl
Eerin From Ireland; 'Ireland' Irish Girl
Eerleena Bright, shining; from Helen meaning 'torch' or 'light' Irish Girl
Egen Uncertain - possibly 'little fire' (if derived from Irish Egan) or 'one's own/own' (if from Germanic 'egen'). Germanic, Irish, Scandinavian Unisex
Ehaney Derived from the Irish surname Ó hÉighnigh; exact original meaning uncertain Irish Unisex
Eibhlhin Irish form of Eileen/Aveline; generally rendered as 'desired' or 'wished-for' (from Aveline) Irish Girl
Eibhlinn Irish form of Aveline; often interpreted as "desired" or "wished-for". Irish Girl
eideen Little fire Irish Girl
Eilann Possibly 'island' (Gaelic) or 'tree' (Hebrew); sometimes associated with the 'bright'/'light' sense of Eileen/Helen. Hebrew, Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Eileana Light, torch; bright or shining one Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Eileane Likely a variant of Eileen/Eilidh; generally associated with 'bright, shining' (from Helen/Helena) or linked to Gaelic 'island'. Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Eileenah Bright, shining; a variant of Eileen/Elena often interpreted as “light” or “bright” English, Irish Girl
Eilinn Gaelic variant of Eileen/Elin (linked to Helen) - 'light, bright' (also sometimes connected to Aveline meaning 'desired') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl

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