| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallan | Standing stone, memorial stone | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gallie | Often a diminutive of Gail/Abigail ('my father rejoices') or derived from Gaelic 'Gall' meaning 'stranger, foreigner'. | English, Gaelic, Irish, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Gallin | Likely from Gaelic Ó Galláin, 'descendant of Gallán' (Gallán may derive from gall 'foreigner' or refer to a standing stone); as a surname it may also have Old French/Latin roots. | English, French, Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Galtan | Possibly 'little foreigner' or 'young stranger' (etymology uncertain; rare name) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Galtin | Likely 'little foreigner' or 'descendant of Galt' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Galvan | A surname-turned given name. In Spanish tied to the Latin personal name Galbanus (meaning uncertain); in Irish from Gealbhán meaning 'little bright one' or 'bright/white'. | Irish, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Galway | From the Irish Gaillimh, the name of the river and city of Galway; commonly interpreted as 'stony' or 'stony river'. | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Ganan | Counting; group or multitude (Sanskrit origin); also used as a surname-derived given name in Irish contexts | Irish, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gara | Basque: 'we are'. Irish: from the personal name Gadhra (via Ó Gadhra/O'Gara), with Gadhra often rendered as 'dog' or 'hound'. In Japanese the meaning varies by kanji. | Basque, Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Garbhach | Rough, rugged; 'rough one' | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Garbhan | Diminutive of garb 'rough' - 'little rough one' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Garitt | Brave with a spear | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Garrana | Grove; little wood or orchard | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Garvan | From Gaelic garbh 'rough' with diminutive -án: 'little rough one' or 'rough-haired'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Garvee | Derived from Gaelic elements meaning 'rough' or 'little rough one' (associated with 'Garbh' meaning 'rough') | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Garven | Little rough one | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Garvy | From Gaelic roots meaning 'rough' or 'little rough one' (sometimes rendered 'rough peace'). | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gearey | Surname-derived name: in English from Old English elements related to 'spear', and in Irish from Ó Gadhra ('descendant of Gadhra'), where Gadhra means 'dog' or 'hound'. | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gearie | Possibly 'descendant of Gadhra (hound)' from Irish; alternatively a diminutive of Gerald meaning 'spear ruler'. | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Gearoid | Spear ruler / spear strength | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gearr | 'short' or 'brief' (from the Gaelic word meaning to cut/shorten) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Geraghty | Originally a family name meaning "descendant of" a Gaelic personal name; the exact original personal name and precise meaning are uncertain | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Gilbride | Servant or devotee of (Saint) Brigid | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gillaine | Likely 'servant' or 'devotee' (from Gaelic gilla, 'servant of' or 'devotee of a saint') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Gilligan | Descendant of Giollagán; Giollagán is a diminutive of giolla meaning 'servant' or 'lad' - 'descendant of the little servant/lad.' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gilmor | Servant or follower of (the Virgin) Mary | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gilroy | Son/servant of the red-haired one | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Gilvarry | Likely 'servant' or 'devotee' (originally indicating devotion to a personal or saint's name); originally a family name | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gineen | Likely a diminutive/variant of names such as Geneen/Gina - generally interpreted as 'well-born' or 'little one'; if derived from Arabic Jinan, it means 'gardens' or 'paradises'. | English, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Giollabrighde | Servant or follower of (Saint) Brigid | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Giollabuidhe | Servant/lad of the fair‑haired; blond/fair‑haired youth | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Giollanaebhin | Devotee or servant of Eibhín; roughly 'servant of the little/radiant one'. | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Giollaruaidh | Servant/lad of the red(-haired) one; 'red-haired youth' | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Glais | Stream, brook; related to words for 'blue/green' in cognate forms | Celtic, Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Glan | Clean, pure; (in Welsh) shore or bank | Irish, Welsh | Unisex | — | |
| Glassin | Likely either 'little green/gray one' (from Irish 'glas' + diminutive) or 'of/related to glass' (descriptive/occupational). | English, Gaelic, German, Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Glasson | Derived from a surname meaning 'glass' (possibly a glassworker) or from Gaelic 'glas' meaning 'green/grey'; toponymic 'from Glasson'. | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| gleeson | Descendant of the servant/devotee of Jesus (from 'Mac Giolla Íosa') | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Glendin | From 'glen' (valley) + a '-din' element (akin to 'don'/'dun' meaning hill or fort); roughly 'valley hill' or 'valley fortress'. | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Glendun | Valley of the fort | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Glenndan | From Gaelic 'glen' (valley) combined with a 'dan' element - roughly 'valley-born' or 'valley of Dan'. | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Glennden | From the valley | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Glennie | From the valley | Irish, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Glennis | Valley (also associated with Welsh sense 'clean, holy') | Irish, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Glenon | Little valley / from the valley | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Glin | Valley; dweller of the valley | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Glynnrowan | Valley of the rowan tree (valley + rowan tree / little red one) | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Glynnrowen | Rowan tree valley / valley of the rowan | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Gobnait | Uncertain; likely related to Irish gob 'beak, mouth' and often interpreted loosely as 'little beak' or 'little mouth', though exact etymology is unclear | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Gobnaitt | Uncertain - name of a 6th-century Irish saint associated with bees and healing; possibly derived from Irish gob (“beak, mouth”) with a diminutive ending. | Irish | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Australia for every Irish-origin name in our dataset.
