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Irish Names for Girls

There are 335 Irish names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Irish names 1 to 20. Within these names, Aileen (English, German, Irish, and Scottish) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #483 and a usage of 0.0313%, followed by Abbie (English and Irish) and Abbey (English and Irish). The unusual Irish names are Abiageal (Irish), Addie (English, German, Irish, and Hebrew), Afric (Irish), Aghna (Irish), Aibhilin (Irish), Aideen (Irish), Aignéis (Irish), Ailbhe (Irish), Ailis (Irish), Ailish (Irish), Ailís (Irish), Aillin (Irish), Aindrea (English and Irish), Aine (Irish), Aingeal (Irish), Aislin (Irish), and Aisling (Irish).

Irish names are popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1930s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked in 1985 with 3.557% of baby girls being given Irish names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 32 Irish names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 1.643% with 27 Irish names listed among the top 1000. Among all Irish names, Brianna (English and Irish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #23 and a usage of 0.397%.

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Abbey Popularity Trend of Abbey
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 822 822 my father rejoices, ...It is predominantly used in English and Irish. ...

Abbie Popularity Trend of Abbie
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 737 737 my father rejoices, ... used in the English and Irish languages, and it is ...

Abiageal my father rejoices, ... is used mainly in the Irish language. ...

Addie Popularity Trend of Addie
from 1900 to 2008. son of Adam; noble, ... in English, German, Irish, and Hebrew. ...

Afric pleasant; woman from ... it is used mainly in Irish ...

Aghna pure, chaste; hunger; ... Aghna is mainly used in Irish and its language of ...

Aibhilin hazelnut; bird; the ... predominantly used in Irish. ...

Aideen jealousy; face ... predominantly used in Irish ...

Aignéis pure, chaste; hunger; ... used predominantly in Irish and its origin is Old ...

Ailbhe white ... it is used mainly in Irish ... Irish mythology, Ailbhe was a female warrior of the ...

Aileen Popularity Trend of Aileen
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 483 483 hazelnut; bird ... in the English, German, Irish, and Scottish ...

Ailis of a noble kind ... girl name Ailis is an Irish name of Germanic ...

Ailish of a noble kind ... it is used mainly in Irish. ...

Ailís of a noble kind ... is used largely in the Irish language. ...

Aillin hazelnut; bird ... is used largely in the Irish language. ...

Aindrea male, manly, brave, ...It is used largely in English and Irish. ...

Aine fire, brightness, splendor; ... predominantly used in Irish ...

Aingeal messenger of God, angel ... is primarily used in Irish and its language of ...

Aislin dream, vision ... girl name Aislin is of Irish origin and it is also ...

Aisling dream, vision ... is used chiefly in the Irish language and its origin ...


Popularity Trend
for Irish Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Irish Names
in 2006