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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Gormen From Irish Gormán, diminutive of gorm meaning 'blue' or 'dark' - 'little blue/dark one'. Gaelic, Irish Boy
Gormfhlaith "blue sovereign" or "blue princess" (from gorm = blue + flaith = sovereign/prince/princess) Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Gormflaith Blue sovereign / blue princess (from gorm 'blue' + flaith 'ruler, sovereign') Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Gormghlaith Blue princess (from gorm 'blue' + flaithe/flaith 'ruler, sovereign, princess') Irish Girl
Gormlaith From Irish gorm 'blue' + flaith 'ruler/prince/princess' - 'blue princess' or 'blue sovereign'. Irish Girl
Gormley Descendant of a person named from gorm ('blue') - 'descendant of the blue one.' Irish Boy
Gormly Derived from an Irish surname likely from the Gaelic element 'gorm' meaning 'blue' or 'dark' - roughly 'descendant of the blue/dark one'. Irish Boy
Gorrie Descendant of Goraidh (Gaelic form of the Norse name Guðrøðr/Godred) Irish, Scottish Boy
Gorry Surname origin; if derived from Gregory, meaning 'watchful, vigilant' English, Irish Boy
Govan Smith (craftsman) Irish, Scottish Boy
Gowan From Gaelic for 'smith' or 'little smith'; in Scots also 'daisy' Irish, Scottish Boy
Gradye Derived from the Gaelic Ó Grádaigh, generally interpreted as 'noble' or 'renowned'. Irish Boy
Graidee Derived from Grady: "noble" or "illustrious" Irish Girl
Graidy Noble, illustrious, renowned Irish Boy
Graydi Derived from Ó Grádaigh meaning 'noble' or 'illustrious'; sometimes associated with the English word 'gray'. English, Irish Boy
Graydie Derived from Irish Gráda meaning 'noble' or 'illustrious' Irish Boy
Graydy Noble, renowned Irish Boy
Greid No established historical meaning; may be a variant of Reid ('red-haired') or an invented name without a traditional meaning Irish Boy
Grianne Likely 'grain' (corn); sometimes interpreted in folk etymology as 'love' or 'charm'; name of a legendary Irish heroine Irish Girl
Grimes Originally a surname from Old Norse Grímr meaning 'masked' or 'helmeted' (often interpreted as 'fierce'); also an Anglicized Irish family name. English, Irish, Norse Unisex
Griorgair Watchful, alert, vigilant Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Guban Somali: 'burnt' or 'scorched' and the name of a hot coastal plain. Irish (Gubán): attested in the legendary craftsman Gubán Saor, associated with building/smithing (etymology uncertain). Irish, Somali Boy
Gubnat 'little smith' (diminutive of Goban, related to 'smith') Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Guire From the Gaelic byname Ó Mág Uidhir / Mag Uidhir - 'descendant/son of Odhar' (Odhar = 'dun, sallow') Irish Boy
Gylan Uncertain - generally treated as a modern or variant name. May be influenced by names like Dylan (associated with the sea) or Giles (from Aegidius, 'young goat'), but no single established meaning. English, Irish Boy
Hacket Originally a surname meaning 'little axe' (Old French) or 'son of Eachaidh' (Eachaidh from Gaelic meaning 'horseman'). English, Irish Boy
Hagin From Hebrew 'Haggai' meaning 'my festival' or 'festive'; also linked to Irish 'Hagan' meaning 'young hawk' or 'descendant of Aodhagán'; and related to Germanic 'Hagen' meaning 'enclosure' or 'protector'. Gaelic, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish Boy
Hagon Probably related to Irish Ó hAodhagáin meaning 'descendant of Aodh' (Aodh = 'fire') - i.e., 'little fire' or 'son of Aodh' ; alternatively may derive from Old English 'haga' ('enclosure'). English, Irish Boy
Haidin Derived from a surname meaning 'hay valley' or 'hay hill'; occasionally associated with the Irish family name Ó hÉideáin English, Irish Unisex
Haidn From the hay-filled valley English, Irish Unisex
Hallin Possibly 'from the hall' or 'rock/hill' - alternatively 'little rock' depending on root Irish Unisex
Hamell Uncertain; surname-based - possibly related to a homestead/place name or from Old English 'hamel' ('crooked'); meaning varies by origin. French, Irish Boy
Hamil From Arabic ḥāmil meaning 'bearer, carrier'; also used as a surname-derived given name in English/Irish contexts. Arabic, English, Irish Boy
Hammil Originally a surname - likely 'descendant of Amhal' (an old Gaelic personal name) or from Middle English 'hammel' meaning 'wether' (ram); used as a given name in modern times. English, Irish Boy
Hanely Possibly from the Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Áinle' or linked to Hannah meaning 'grace'; also used as a modern invented/variant name. English, Hebrew, Irish Unisex
Haney Originally a surname-turned given name. In Irish contexts it likely denotes 'descendant of Éignach/Éanna' (exact root uncertain). It is also phonetically similar to Hani, which in Arabic means 'happy/delighted', and to Hebrew names related to 'God has favored'. English, Hebrew, Irish Unisex
Hanly Derived from the Irish surname Ó hÁinle, meaning "descendant of Áinle" (Áinle is an old Gaelic personal name). Irish Unisex
Hann Varies by origin - from Hebrew 'grace' or 'favor' (via Hannah); from Germanic forms of Johannes 'God is gracious'; in Korean meanings depend on the hanja used for 한. English, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish, Korean Unisex
Hannraoi Ruler of the household Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Hare English: 'hare' (rabbit). As a surname: anglicized Irish family name. In devotional/Sanskrit context: vocative address of Hari/Hara ('O Hari' - an appeal to the divine). English, Irish, Sanskrit Unisex
Harkyn Probably 'descendant of Earcán' (Irish) or figuratively 'listener' (from English 'hark') English, Irish Boy
Haydun Either 'hay hill'/'hay valley' (Old English) or 'little fire' (from Irish Aodhán) Irish Unisex
Healy Derived from a Gaelic surname meaning 'descendant of the ingenious/artful one'. Irish Unisex
Hewney Likely 'descendant of Hugh' or related to Irish Eoghan/Owen ('born of the yew'/'young'); generally connected to meanings of Hugh ('mind, heart, spirit') English, Irish Boy
Heydun Probably a modern variant of Hayden/Haydn - a place-name associated with 'hay' or a 'hedged/valley' location; precise meaning uncertain Irish Unisex
Heydyn Variant of Hayden/Haydn - 'hay valley' or 'descendant of Éideán' (little fire) English, Irish Boy
Hiberninah From Hibernia - 'of Ireland' (also connoting winter in Latin) Irish Girl
Hiolair Eagle Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Holanah Unknown/uncertain; possibly related to 'holly', 'happiness/beauty', or (if Hawaiian-influenced) a sense of movement/drifting Gaelic, Irish Girl
Honoura Honour, dignity Irish 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