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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Kallen Likely 'slender' or 'narrow' from Gaelic Caolán; as a surname may relate to Swedish 'källa' (spring/source) Gaelic, Irish Boy 1,278 #151
Aoife Beautiful, radiant Irish Girl 1,270 #152
Finnian Little fair-haired one Irish Boy 1,268 #153
Deklan Traditionally rendered as "full of goodness" or "man of prayer" (etymology uncertain) Irish Boy 1,266 #154
Eamon Wealthy protector Irish Boy 1,261 #155
Niam Bright, radiant Irish Girl 1,257 #156
Reilly Descendant of Raghallach; often interpreted as 'valiant' or 'courageous'. Irish Unisex 1,256 #157
Taryn Land of Eoghan English, Irish Girl 1,249 #158
Barry Derived from Gaelic elements meaning 'spear' or 'fair-haired' (descendant of Beargh) Irish Boy 1,239 #159
Finnick Little fair or white one English, Irish Boy 1,221 #160
Rogan Little red one; red-haired Irish Boy 1,167 #161
Cori From Greek 'Kore' meaning 'maiden'; also used as a diminutive/variant of Cora/Corinne or Corey. English, Greek, Irish Unisex 1,155 #162
Keller Occupational surname meaning "cellar master" or "keeper of the cellar" (from German); also used as an anglicized Irish surname. English, German, Irish Boy 1,146 #163
Arlene Associated with Irish Órlaith ('golden') and/or English elaborations; often rendered as 'golden' or linked to 'pledge' English, Irish Girl 1,126 #164
Brenden Prince Irish Boy 1,124 #165
Bree Strength; exalted, noble Irish Girl 1,120 #166
Shae From Irish meaning 'admirable/fine' or from Hebrew meaning 'gift'. English, Hebrew, Irish Unisex 1,118 #167
Tracy Thracius’s estate; warlike English, Gaulish, Irish, Latin, Norman, Old French Girl 1,105 #168
Kianna Generally taken to mean 'ancient' or 'enduring' (from Gaelic Cian); also associated with 'divine' as a Hawaiian form of Diana and linked to Persian Kian meaning 'king' or 'realm'. Hawaiian, Irish, Persian Girl 1,088 #169
Deegan Descendant of Deagán (Deagán is a diminutive personal name; sometimes associated with 'dark' from Gaelic dubh) Irish Boy 1,070 #170
Eila Varies by origin: possibly 'holy/blessed' (from Helga via Finnish Aila), 'light/bright' (via Helen/Eileen), or 'terebinth/oak-tree' (from Hebrew Eilah). Finnish, Hebrew, Irish Girl 1,051 #171
Moira Anglicized Irish form of Mary - commonly associated meanings include 'bitter'/'beloved' (from Miriam); occasionally linked to 'fate' from Greek. Irish Girl 1,045 #172
Niamh Bright, radiant Irish Girl 1,044 #173
Kiley Graceful, beautiful Irish Unisex 1,037 #174
Kyrin From Irish Ciarán: 'little dark one'; sometimes associated with Kiran: 'ray of light' or Kirin: mythical creature in other contexts Irish Unisex 1,036 #175
Fynn Fair, white; fair‑haired Irish Boy 1,032 #176
Kiyan Persian: 'king, royal, kingship'; Irish (from Cian): 'ancient, enduring' Irish, Persian Boy 1,025 #177
Riyan Commonly interpreted as "little king" (Irish) or "luxuriant/satiated"; in Arabic Rayyan is also associated with a gate of Paradise. Arabic, Gaelic, Irish Boy 1,022 #178
Neal From Old Irish Niall, commonly interpreted as "champion" (other possible meanings include "cloud" or "passionate"). Irish Boy 999 #179
Aislynn Dream, vision English, Irish Girl 996 #180
Kyan Ancient; enduring English, Irish Boy 995 #181
Sheila Blind Irish, Latin Girl 976 #182
Braeden From Irish 'Brádán' meaning 'salmon', or from Old English elements meaning 'broad valley'. Irish Boy 944 #183
Delani Variant of the Irish surname Delaney (Ó Dubhshláine), commonly interpreted as 'descendant of Dubhshláine' and sometimes rendered 'dark challenger' or 'dark-haired'. Irish Girl 942 #184
Mona Arabic: "wishes, desires"; also used as a diminutive of Monica/Simona/Ramona (roots variously interpreted as "advisor," "solitary/alone," or in some Irish forms "little noble one"). Arabic, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish Girl 916 #185
Niall Usually given as 'champion'; other suggested meanings include 'cloud' or 'passionate' (etymology uncertain) Irish Boy 910 #186
Arin Multiple origin-dependent meanings - from Hebrew 'exalted/mountain of strength' (Aaron), from Irish 'of Ireland' (Erin), Korean 'clear/bright' or similar, and in some Turkic/Persian contexts 'pure'. Hebrew, Irish, Korean, Persian, Turkish Unisex 893 #187
Don From Irish 'Donn' meaning 'brown' or 'chief'; as short form of Donald 'world ruler'; from Donato 'gift'; as a title from Latin 'dominus' meaning 'lord' Irish Boy 888 #188
Conley Descendant of Conghal; 'valorous hound' or 'hound of valor' Irish Boy 873 #189
Keelan From Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'slender' or 'narrow' (often interpreted as 'little slender one') Irish Boy 872 #190
Olin Generally rendered as 'descendant' or 'heritage' (often associated with Old Norse/Scandinavian name elements); meanings vary by tradition. English, Irish, Scandinavian Boy 868 #191
Arlen Often given the meaning "pledge" or "oath" (from Gaelic/surname origins); also used as an invented/anglicized name Gaelic, Irish Unisex 861 #192
Irvin From the Scottish place-name (River Irvine) meaning 'green/fresh water'; in some traditions related to Old English/Germanic elements meaning 'boar-friend' or 'sea-friend'. English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish Boy 861 #193
Donnie Diminutive of Donald meaning "world ruler" (from Gaelic domhnall); also associated with Donovan meaning "brown-haired chieftain" English, Irish Boy 859 #194
Caelan Derived from the Gaelic Caolán, meaning 'slender' or 'narrow' Irish Boy 854 #195
Eryn From Ireland Irish Girl 843 #196
Ciaran Little dark one (from Irish ciar 'dark' + diminutive -án) Irish Boy 842 #197
Bridgette Derived from Brighid meaning 'exalted one' or 'power/strength'; associated with the Celtic goddess of fire, poetry, and healing. Irish Girl 838 #198
Keeley From an Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Caollaidhe', associated with 'slender' or 'graceful' Irish Girl 831 #199
Neel From Sanskrit nīla meaning "blue"; as a variant of Neil sometimes associated with meanings like "champion" or "passionate" Gaelic, Irish, Sanskrit Boy 814 #200

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