Top Irish Baby Names
Irish baby names on Ireland's recent Top 100 popularity list include the following native choices. In the US, top names from this list include Irish boy names Liam and Finn. Liam and Finn are international stars too, making the lists of top names in nations as diverse as Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand. Irish girl names Caitlin and Tara have been trending downward in the US in recent years, though we're starting to hear more girls named Saoirse and Niamh. Irish baby names that are top-ranked in their native land include the following.
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Aine
More commonly seen here as Anya, this traditional yet unique Irish name belonged to the queen of the Munster fairies and is sprinkled throughout Irish folklore as an early Celtic goddess of summer... Read More
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Aisling
Aisling is currently a very popular Irish name for girls. Pronounced variously as ASH-ling, ASH-lin or ash-LEEN, it was... Read More
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Aoibheann
Aoibheann may have a lovely sound once you know it's pronounced like the word "even," but that would not be evident to non-Irish speakers. An ancient Aoibheann was the mother of Saint Enda;... Read More
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Aoibhinn
Aoibhinn and its twin name Aoibheann may be popular in Ireland but most English-speakers would find the spelling baffling and the pronunciation impossible to divine. It's ee-van, or se-vin,... Read More
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Aoife
Aoife, pronounced EE-fa, is very popular in Ireland, as it is here in the easier-to-comprehend Anglo forms Ava or Eva.
Aoife was borne by several different heroines of ancient Irish... Read More -
Caitlin
An Irish and Welsh form of Catherine, Caitlin was a boom name of the eighties, rocketing from obscurity (Americans first heard it via the wife of doomed poet Dylan Thomas) to the height of... Read More
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Callum
Callum was derived from Latin Columba, a unisex given name meaning “dove.” Callum was popular among early Christians because the dove was a symbol of purity, peace and the Holy Spirit. St. Columba... Read More
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Calum
Calum is a form of the boy name Callum, popular in the British Isles and carrying a peaceful meaning.Read More
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Caoimhe
Caoimhe, pronounced (more properly) kwee-va or kee-va, is a pretty and distinctive Gaelic name but one that could well lead to no end of confusion outside the Irish community. Even in its native... Read More
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Cathal
The name of an ancient Irish saint is in the contemporary Irish Top 50. While it's one of the rare Irish names for boys that... Read More