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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Ruraidhri Red king (red-haired king) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Ryanah Feminine form of Ryan, traditionally associated with 'little king' (Irish); similar-sounding Riyana/Riyanna can mean 'garden' or 'sweet-scented plant' in Arabic/Indic contexts. English, Irish Girl
Ryanen Derived from Ryan: "little king" or "descendant of Rían" English, Irish Unisex
Ryanin Likely 'little king' or 'descendant of Rían' (from Irish) Irish Unisex
ryean Variant of Ryan; linked to Irish Ó Riain, often rendered 'little king' or 'descendant of Rian' (etymology uncertain). English, Irish Boy
Ryele Probably derived from Riley: 'valiant' (Irish) or from Ryle/Ryeley: 'rye clearing' (Old English) Irish Unisex
Ryordan Royal poet / king's bard Irish Boy
Ryun Most commonly a variant of Ryan - 'little king' or 'descendant of Rían' (Irish). As a Korean romanization, the meaning depends on the hanja used. Irish, Korean Boy
Sadbh Sweetness; sweet, good Irish Girl
Sadhb Sweet Irish Girl
Sadhbba Traditionally interpreted as 'sweet' or 'pleasant' (exact origin uncertain) Irish Girl
Sadhbh Sweetness; good, delightful Irish Girl
Sadhbhe Sweetness; 'sweet' or 'pleasant' Irish Girl
Sadhbhín Diminutive of Sadhbh - 'little Sadhbh'; Sadhbh is traditionally understood as 'sweetness' or 'goodness'. Irish Girl
Sadhbhíní Derived from Old Irish meaning "sweet" or "sweetness"; often taken as "sweet-natured" or "good." Irish Girl
Sahn Mountain; pride; sound-alike of Sean/Shawn English, Hindi, Irish, Urdu Unisex
Samaire Probably 'summer' or 'of the summer' Gaelic, Irish Girl
Samhaoir Summer - 'summer-born' or 'of summer' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Sammon Probably linked to Samuel ('God has heard') or Samson ('sun, bright') English, Irish Boy
Scan From the Gaelic personal/surname Scannán/Ó Scannláin - generally interpreted as 'descendant of Scannán'; the Gaelic root scannal/scannán is associated with 'quarrel' or 'contention'. English, Irish Boy
Scanlan Descendant of Scannlán; Scannlán derives from scannal meaning 'quarrel' or 'contention' (often rendered 'little quarrel') Irish Boy
Scanlon Descendant of Scannlán; from Old Irish scannal 'contention, quarrel' - roughly 'descendant of the quarrelsome one.' Irish Boy
Scannalan Descendant of Scannal; from scannal meaning 'quarrel, contention' (later 'scandal') Irish Boy
Schaunah God is gracious English, Irish Girl
Schaunee Feminine form of Sean/John - "God is gracious." English, Irish Girl
Schawna Feminine form of Seán/John - "God is gracious" Irish Girl
Schean God is gracious Gaelic, Irish Boy
Scheila Commonly rendered as "heavenly" (from Caelia); sometimes associated with "blind" via Cecilia Irish Girl
Sculleigh From the surname meaning 'descendant of the scholar' or associated with 'scholar'. Irish Unisex
Sculley Descendant of a scholar / 'scholar' (learned) Irish Boy
Scullie From a Gaelic surname meaning 'descendant of Scollán' - a root associated with 'scholar' or 'little scholar'. Irish, Scottish Unisex
Scully Descendant of the scholar; associated with 'scholar' or 'scribe'. Irish Unisex
Seaghan Diminutive of John - 'little John' (root meaning: 'God is gracious') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Seain God is gracious Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Seameon Likely "heard by God" (if from Simeon); alternatively could suggest "sea man" if from the English surname Irish Boy
Seamie Diminutive of Séamus (Irish form of James), meaning "supplanter" Irish Boy
Seanachan Likely 'little Seán' or 'little old one' - from Gaelic 'Seán' (John) or 'sean' (old) with a diminutive suffix Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Seanah Derived from Seán/John - God is gracious. Irish Girl
Seanan Diminutive of Seán meaning "little John" (John = "God is gracious") Irish Boy
Seanen Diminutive of Seán - "little John" (John = "God is gracious") Irish Boy
Seanlaoch 'old hero' or 'ancient warrior' Irish Boy
Seann God is gracious Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Seannon Modern variant related to Seán ('God is gracious') and the Irish placename Shannon; often interpreted as connected to 'God is gracious' or the River Shannon. English, Irish Unisex
Searbhreathach 'bitter-breathed' - figuratively 'harsh' or 'stern' Irish Boy
Searlait Derived from Charles/Charlotte - 'free man' (interpreted as 'free woman') Irish Girl
Searlaith Gaelic form of Charlotte (feminine of Charles) - essentially ‘free (person)’ / ‘little, feminine form of Charles’ Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Searlas Man; free man Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Searsha Freedom Irish Girl
Seath Possibly “appointed” if derived from Hebrew Seth; otherwise meaning is uncertain. Irish Boy
Seayne God is gracious Irish Boy

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