Ireland Names for Girls

There are 27 Ireland names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Ireland names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Grace (English), Erin (English and Irish), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Regina (English and German), Maeve (English and Irish), Clare (English), and Judith (English, French, and German). The unusual Ireland names are Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Aline (French, Irish, Scottish, and English), Aoife (Irish), Bernadette (French), Clodagh (Irish), Colleen (English), Dara (English), Henrietta (English and German), Ida (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Muriel (English, French, and German), Orla (English and Irish), and Rina (Hebrew, German, and English).

Ireland names are popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1950s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked in 1981 with 3.793% of baby girls being given Ireland names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 13 Ireland names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 1.978% with 11 Ireland names listed among the top 1000. Among all Ireland names, Abigail (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.7338%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Erin 141 ... Irish woman ... eire with the meaning 'Ireland' ... Gaelic name for Ireland ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Abigail 8 ... my father rejoices, ... form of Gobnait in Ireland. ...

Agnes ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... form of Úna in Ireland as both were associated ...

Aline ... lovely; noble, honorable ... used in Scotland and Ireland as an Anglicized name ...

Aoife ... beauty ... 1169 Norman invasion of Ireland ... been a popular name in Ireland, and many historial ...

Bernadette ... brave as a bear ... especially in Ireland and Britain ...

Bridget 357 ... exalted one ... patron saint of Ireland and founder of the ...

Clare 625 ... clear, bright, famous ... was introduced to Ireland by Richard de Clare or ...

Clodagh ... in County Tipperary, Ireland ... been made known outside Ireland by the Irish singer ...

Colleen ... girl ... it is not common in Ireland itself ...

Dara ... pearl of wisdom ... and other parts of Ireland and is sometimes ...

Grace 20 ... charm, grace ... Ireland, the name is sometimes used as an Anglicized ...

Henrietta ... home, homeland; rich, ... England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to ...

Ida ... labor, work; woman, ... Ireland, the name is sometimes taken as the ...

Judith 653 ... woman from Judea ... Scotland and Ireland, it has been taken as an ...

Maeve 619 ... intoxicating, she who ...The name is used primarily in Ireland. ...

Muriel ... sea bright ... name was first used in Ireland, Scotland, and ...

Orla ... golden princess ...The name is mostly used in Ireland. ...

Regina 578 ... queen ... Raghnailt and Riona in Ireland. ...

Rina ... keel of a ship; born ... Ireland, it is taken as an Anglicized form of the ...