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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Orin From Irish Odhrán meaning “little pale one,” or from Hebrew Oren meaning “pine (tree).” Hebrew, Irish Boy 795 #201
Tobin Related to Tobias - 'God is good' (often understood as 'Yahweh is good'); also used as a surname meaning 'son of Toby' or 'little Toby'. English, Irish Boy 794 #202
Oona Typically 'unity' or 'one'; alternatively 'lamb' (from Old Irish 'úan') Irish Girl 779 #203
Duane Little dark one Irish Boy 740 #204
Colleen Girl; young woman Irish Girl 723 #205
Breck From Gaelic 'breac' meaning 'speckled' or 'freckled' (also used for 'trout' in some contexts) Irish, Scottish Boy 721 #206
Brea High, noble English, Irish Girl 706 #207
Neve Bright, radiant (from Irish); sometimes associated with 'snow' in Romance languages. Irish, Italian Girl 695 #208
Keely Slender; fair Irish Girl 694 #209
Conway From the Welsh placename Conwy - 'from the River Conwy' (literally 'chief/important river' or 'high water') English, Irish, Welsh Boy 693 #210
Kalen Derived from Gaelic Caolán meaning 'slender' or 'narrow'; also used as a modern invented/form variant Irish Unisex 680 #211
Neva 'snow' (also linked to the Neva River; when tied to Irish Neve/Niamh, 'bright, radiant') Irish, Latin, Russian, Slavic, Spanish Girl 663 #212
Lennyn Derived from Lennon, often interpreted as "lover" or "sweetheart" (from Irish Ó Leannáin). English, Irish Unisex 653 #213
Finnigan Little fair one; descendant of the fair-haired Irish Boy 649 #214
Cianna Feminine form of the Irish Cian meaning "ancient" or "enduring"; sometimes linked by sound to Gianna ("God is gracious") or Sienna ("from Siena"). Irish Girl 633 #215
Nyle Likely 'champion' (from Gaelic Niall) or associated with the Nile River Irish Boy 623 #216
Brigid Exalted one; strength, power Irish Girl 610 #217
Kainen Primarily 'ancient, enduring' (Irish Cian). Occasionally associated with 'possessor' (Hebrew Kenan) or 'warrior/battler' (from Kane) Gaelic, Irish Boy 607 #218
Kerry From County Kerry; 'people of Ciar' or 'dark-haired' Irish Unisex 604 #219
Alanni Likely from Hawaiian ʻalani meaning 'orange (tree/fruit)' or a modern feminine variant of Alana/Alanna meaning 'precious/child'; generally evokes warmth/brightness. English, Gaelic, Hawaiian, Irish Girl 600 #220
Kory From Gaelic 'coire' meaning 'hollow' or 'cauldron' - 'dweller near a hollow'. English, Irish, Norse Unisex 599 #221
Brigitte From Old Irish Brigid meaning 'exalted' or 'power/strength'. Irish Girl 597 #222
Rylei Originally an Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Raghallach'; commonly interpreted as 'valiant' or 'courageous'. Irish Unisex 596 #223
Una Lamb (Irish); one, unity (Latin) Irish Girl 589 #224
Terence Unknown Irish, Latin Boy 581 #225
Maira Varies by origin - commonly linked to Maria/Miriam (often interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved'/'sea of bitterness'); in Tupi (Maíra) associated with 'seagull' or 'beautiful'; in Irish it is a form of Mary. Hebrew, Irish, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 576 #226
Kaylah Commonly interpreted as 'crown' or 'laurel'; also used as a diminutive of Michaela or as a modern English spelling variant. Arabic, English, Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish Girl 572 #227
Eoin God is gracious Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Latin Boy 568 #228
Aleen Generally associated with 'light' or 'torch' (from Helen); in some Arabic usages can imply 'exalted' or 'noble'. Greek, Irish Girl 567 #229
Brennen From the Irish Ó Braonáin meaning 'descendant of Braonán'; Braonán likely derives from braon meaning 'drop, moisture' (sometimes interpreted as 'sorrow'). Irish Boy 566 #230
Aislyn Dream, vision Irish Girl 565 #231
Keshawn God is gracious African American, English, Hebrew, Irish Boy 564 #232
Kierra Dark-haired (from Gaelic meaning 'dark' or 'black') Irish Girl 560 #233
Codi Derived from an Irish surname meaning 'helpful' or 'benefactor' Irish Unisex 554 #234
Burke Originally a surname meaning "of the borough" or "from the fortified town"; later used as a given name. Irish Boy 541 #235
Nessa Often taken to mean 'butterfly' (via Vanessa); also associated with 'miracle' in Hebrew and linked to an Irish legendary name Irish Girl 540 #236
Kerrigan Descendant of Ciaragán - 'little dark one' or 'little dark-haired one' Irish Unisex 530 #237
Cael From Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'slender' or 'narrow'. Irish, Latin Boy 525 #238
Donavan Descendant of Donnabhán; 'little brown one' or 'dark-haired chieftain' Irish Boy 518 #239
Ruairidh Red king (red-haired king) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy 518 #240
Quinlan Descendant of Caoinlán - from caoin 'gentle, attractive' with a diminutive; 'descendant of the little gentle/handsome one.' Irish Unisex 513 #241
Delany From the Gaelic Ó Dubhshláine, 'descendant of Dubhshláine' (dubh = 'black/dark'; exact sense of the second element is uncertain). Irish Unisex 508 #242
Collyns Variant of Collins/Colin - 'young pup' or 'young one' (from Irish Coileán) English, Irish Boy 506 #243
Oshea From Ó Séaghdha - 'descendant of Seaghdha'; Seaghdha roughly 'hawk-like', 'stately', or 'noble'. Irish Boy 505 #244
Quin Descendant of Conn; associated with 'chief' or 'wise' Irish Unisex 504 #245
Kiernan Son of little lord Irish Boy 487 #246
Sagan Irish: 'descendant of Ságán' (patronymic); Hebrew: 'deputy, assistant'; Polish/German: from the place name Żagań. German, Hebrew, Irish, Polish Unisex 483 #247
Kodie Derived from an Irish surname meaning 'helpful' or 'benefactor'. Irish Unisex 482 #248
Aine From Old Irish Áine, meaning "brightness" or "radiance"; associated with an Irish goddess of summer, wealth, and sovereignty. Irish Girl 465 #249
Tyron From Irish Tír Eoghain 'land of Eoghan' (Eoghan often rendered Owen) Irish Boy 443 #250

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