160 Irish Baby Names for Girls and Boys

Whether you’re honoring your Irish roots or love names like Aoife and Cillian, you may find a name that feels right for your growing family.

Updated September 4, 2026

by Lauren Flake

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71 Irish Girl Names
89 Irish Boy Names

If you’re searching for an Irish baby name, you might already have Saoirse, Niamh, Cillian, or Finn on your list. There are plenty more to consider, whether you’re honoring your Irish roots or simply drawn to the sound of these names.

This collection includes Irish-language names, anglicized forms, and names drawn from Irish surnames. The girl and boy lists are alphabetized by the first name shown, with some alternative spellings grouped together.

71 Irish Girl Names

1. Aileen

2. Aisling, Aislinn, Aislyn, or Aislynn

3. Alana

4. Aoife

5. Arlene

6. Ashlyn or Ashlynn

7. Brennan

8. Bree, Bria, Briana, Brianna, Brianne, Brienne, or Bryanna

9. Brenda

10. Bridget

11. Cailey, Caleigh, Cayleigh, Kailey, Kaylah, Kaylie, Kayleigh, Kayley, or Kaylyn

12. Caitlin or Kaitlin

13. Caoimhe

14. Cara

15. Carlin

16. Casey, Kace, Kacey, Kaci, Kacy, Kasie, or Kayce

17. Cassidey or Cassidy

18. Ciara, Keira, Kiara, or Kierra

19. Colleen

20. Darci or Darsie

21. Deirdre

22. Delaney

23. Devin or Devyn

24. Eileen

25. Elva

26. Erin

27. Ethna

28. Fallon or Fallyn

29. Finlee, Finley, or Finnley

30. Fiona

31. Gráinne

32. Imogene, Imogine, or Imojean

33. Ireland

34. Kathleen

35. Kelley, Kelli, or Kelly

36. Kennedy

37. Kerry

38. Keyla or Kylee

39. Kiley

40. Kyla

41. Lana

42. MacKenna

43. Maeve

44. Maura

45. Maureen

46. Meara (from an Irish surname)

47. Moina or Mona

48. Molly

49. Muriel

50. Niamh

51. Nola

52. Nora

53. Órla

54. Quin or Quinn

55. Reagan

56. Reilly, Rilee, Rileigh, Riley, Rylee, or Rylie

57. Róisín

58. Rynn

59. Saoirse

60. Shannon

61. Sheelagh

62. Sheila or Sheyla

63. Sheridan

64. Sinéad

65. Siobhán

66. Sláine

67. Sloan or Sloane

68. Tara

69. Teagan

70. Tierney

71. Úna

89 Irish Boy Names

1. Aidan

2. Alan

3. Bard

4. Barry

5. Braden, Braiden, or Brayden

6. Brady

7. Brian or Brion

8. Brendan

9. Brennan

10. Broderic

11. Brogan

12. Caden

13. Carrick

14. Cavanaugh

15. Cillian, Kilian, or Killian

16. Clark

17. Codi, Codie, or Cody

18. Colin

19. Conan

20. Conner, Connor, or Conor

21. Cormac

22. Cori, Correy, or Cory

23. Cullen

24. Dargan

25. Darren

26. Declán

27. Deegan

28. Delavan or Delvin

29. Dempsy

30. Dermot

31. Desmond or Desmund

32. Devon

33. Dewayne

34. Dillon

35. Donovan

36. Dorrance

37. Éanna

38. Egan

39. Elroy

40. Emmett

41. Emmons

42. Eoghan

43. Fayette

44. Fergus

45. Ferrell or Ferrill

46. Finian or Finnian

47. Finn

48. Flynn

49. Garrett

50. Gilman

51. Glenn

52. Grady

53. Irish

54. Kaine, Kane, or Kayne

55. Keegan

56. Keelan or Keilan

57. Keon

58. Kennan or Kennon

59. Kern

60. Kevin or Kevinn

61. Kian

62. Kieran

63. Kiernan

64. Lennon

65. Liam

66. MacGuire

67. Melvin

68. Murphey or Murphy

69. Neal or Neil

70. Nevan

71. Nile or Niles

72. Nolan, Noland, Nolen, or Nolyn

73. Orin or Orrin

74. O’Shea

75. Pádraig

76. Quinlan

77. Rónán

78. Rooney

79. Rory

80. Rowan or Rowen

81. Roy

82. Ryan or Ryann

83. Séamus or Seumas

84. Sean, Shaun, Shane, Shawn, or Shayne

85. Shay

86. Teige

87. Torrence

88. Treacy

89. Troy

Have a few favorites? Try saying each one with your baby’s last name to see which combinations you like best.

If you’d like more inspiration, our Welsh baby names and Hebrew baby names collections offer more names to consider. You can also visit our baby names hub to continue your search.

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Lauren Flake

Lauren Flake is a wife, mom to two girls, watercolor artist, seventh-generation Texan, and early-onset Alzheimer's daughter. She is the author and co-illustrator of two award-winning children's books for grieving preschoolers, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?, and the editor of Love of Dixie magazine. She loves green tea, dark chocolate, and collecting all things turquoise.

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