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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Osyan Little deer / fawn Irish Boy
Oszkar Deer friend (friend of the deer) Irish Boy
Owni Derived from Owen: 'young warrior' or 'noble-born' Irish Boy
Oysin Little deer (from Irish os 'deer' + diminutive -ín) Irish Boy
Oysyn Little deer (diminutive of Irish 'os' meaning 'deer') Irish Boy
Pad Diminutive of Patrick/Pádraig, from Latin Patricius meaning 'patrician' or 'noble (nobleman)' English, Irish Boy
Padd Noble, patrician (from Patrick) Irish Boy
Paddey Diminutive of Patrick - 'noble' or 'patrician' English, Irish Boy
Paddi Patrician, noble Irish Boy
Paddie Diminutive of Patrick; meaning 'noble' or 'patrician'. Irish Boy
Padge Noble, patrician (from Patrick) English, Irish Boy
Padhra Patrician, noble (associated with Saint Patrick) Irish Boy
Padhraig Noble, patrician Irish Boy
Padie Diminutive of Patrick, derived from Latin meaning 'noble' or 'patrician'. English, Irish Boy
Padin Little Patrick (diminutive of 'Patrick' - nobleman/patrician) Irish Boy
Padra Noble, patrician (derived from 'Patricius' meaning 'nobleman') Gaelic, Irish Boy
Padraic Noble; patrician (from Latin 'patricius') Irish Boy
Padriac Noble; patrician (of noble birth) Irish Boy
Padruig Noble, patrician; nobleman Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Paegeen Diminutive of Peig/Pegeen meaning "little Margaret" (Margaret = pearl); also used as a variant of Paige meaning "young servant/page" English, Irish Girl
Paidi Diminutive of Pádraig (Patrick); 'little Patrick' - ultimately from Latin patricius, 'noble' or 'patrician'. Irish Boy
Parnel Probably "little Peter" or "descendant of Pearnán" (i.e., related to the name Peter) Irish Unisex
Parnelle Likely "rock" or "little rock" (linked to Peter/Petronilla) English, French, Irish Girl
Peadar Rock; stone Irish Boy
Peadir Rock, stone Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Peadyr Rock, stone Irish Boy
Pegeen Little Margaret (i.e., little 'pearl') Irish Girl
Pegine Pearl (derived from Margaret) English, Irish Girl
Peigin Little Margaret (i.e., 'little pearl') Irish Girl
Phelim Likely 'ever-good' / 'constant, enduring' Irish Boy
Phylart Uncertain; commonly interpreted as 'lover of art' (Phil- 'love' + Art) or more loosely 'guardian/noble' depending on root analysis Irish Unisex
Phynian From Gaelic fionn 'fair, white' - 'little fair one' Gaelic, Irish Boy
Proinnseas Princess Irish Girl
Proinsias 'Frenchman' (from the Franks; associated with 'free man') Irish Boy
Quain Often associated with 'descendant of Conn' / 'chief' or 'wise' (from Quinn); if from East Asian roots, meanings vary by character (e.g., 'power', 'complete', 'official') Irish Unisex
Queaney Little queen; queenly. May also derive from an Irish family name with uncertain meaning. English, Irish Girl
Quiglea Derived from the Quigley family name; broadly 'descendant of Coigligh' (a family/lineage name) rather than a specific lexical meaning. Irish Girl
Quigli Surname-derived name meaning 'descendant of Coigleach' (Coigleach is a personal name of uncertain/obscure meaning) Irish Unisex
Quiglie Associated with the Quigley family name - 'descendant of Coigleach', often rendered as 'watchful' or 'vigilant'. Irish Unisex
Quigly Descendant of Coigleach; originally conveys 'watchful' or 'vigilant' Irish Unisex
Quilen Likely from Gaelic 'Coileán' meaning 'young hound' or 'whelp'; later Anglicized as Quillan/Quillen. Irish Boy
Quille Likely 'from the woods' (from Gaelic coill/Ó Cuill); in English also evokes 'quill' (feather/pen) English, French, Irish Unisex
Quillin Likely 'descendant of Cuileán' (a Gaelic personal name). Alternative associations include 'little wood/holly' (from Coillín) or an English association with 'quill' (feather). Irish Boy
Quindlen Anglicized Irish surname meaning 'descendant of a Gaelic personal name' (exact original personal name uncertain) Irish Unisex
Quinlen Likely a variant of Quinlan/Quinn, broadly conveying 'descendant of the fair/slender one' or connected to 'descendant of Conn' (Conn = chief/wisdom); meaning is therefore roughly 'descendant of a chief/handsome one' (interpretations vary). Irish Unisex
quinne Descendant of Conn; Conn is associated with 'chief' or 'wise'. Irish Unisex
Quinno Descendant of Conn; associated with 'chief', 'leader', or 'wise/intelligence'. Irish Boy
Quinnsey 'Young' or 'little Quinn' - related to Quinn (Irish: 'descendant of Conn' or 'wise'); a modern, surname-style invention. English, Irish Unisex
Quynlan Descendant of Caoindealbhán - 'little fair/handsome one'; connotations: fair, gentle, attractive. Irish Unisex
Quynlen Modern variation of Quinn/Quinlan; generally associated with 'descendant of the chief' or 'handsome/fair one' (depending on root interpretation) English, Irish Unisex

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