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Celtic Baby Names

The Celtic languages were spoken by the Celts across Europe in the 1st millennium BC. Parts of the language remain today in the Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Breton, Manx, and Cornish dialects. Celtic is itself still used occasionally in regions such as Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. A form of Celtic spoken in the Scottish Highlands is also known as Gaelic.

Celtic Names for Boys

There are 312 Celtic names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Celtic names 1 to 20. Aiden was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #27 and a usage of 0.5947%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan, the English Aden, the English and Scottish Allen, the Spanish and English Adan, and the English, German, and Scottish name, Allan. The unusual Celtic names are Adie (Scottish and English), Aeddan (Welsh), Aeron (Welsh), Ailean (Scottish), Ailín (Irish), Al (English), Alain (French), Alano (Spanish), Albion (Albanian and English), Albioni (Albanian), Alen (English and Scottish), Alleyn (English and Scottish), and Allin (English and Scottish).

Celtic names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s. At the height of their usage in 1966, 10.516% of baby boys were given Celtic names. There were 56 Celtic names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Celtic names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 61 Celtic names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 7.632%. Within all Celtic names, the English and Irish Ryan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #16 and a usage of 0.7106%.

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NAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN:

Adan Popularity Trend of Adan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 306 306 ... man; little fire ... origin is Hebrew and Celtic. ...

Aden Popularity Trend of Aden
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 264 264 ... little fire ... language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly ...

Adie ... man; man from Hadria; ... of Hebrew, Latin, and Celtic origin. ...

Aeddan ... little fire ... in Welsh and it is of Celtic origin. ...

Aeron ... battle; berry, fruit ... and its origin is Celtic ... Agrona (Celtic) is an original form of Aeron ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 54 54 ... little fire ...Aidan is of Celtic origin ...

Aiden Popularity Trend of Aiden
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 27 27 ... little fire ...Aiden's origin is Celtic, and its use, English. ...

Ailean ... little rock; harmony, ... boy name Ailean is of Celtic origin and it is ...

Ailín ... little rock; harmony, ... boy name Ailín is of Celtic origin and it is used ...

Al Popularity Trend of Al
from 1900 to 2007. ... little rock; harmony, ... and it is derived from Celtic, Germanic, Old Greek, ...

Alain ... little rock; harmony, ... and its origin is Celtic. ...

Alan Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 129 129 ... little rock; harmony, ... and it is derived from Celtic origins ...

Alano ... little rock; harmony, ... is of Celtic origin and it is used mainly in ...

Albion ... white rock ... is of Celtic origin, and it is used mainly in ...

Albioni ... white rock ... language and it is of Celtic origin. ...

Alen ... little rock; harmony, ...Alen's language of origin is Celtic ...

Allan Popularity Trend of Allan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 520 520 ... little rock; harmony, ... and it is derived from Celtic origins. ...

Allen Popularity Trend of Allen
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 288 288 ... little rock; harmony, ...It is of Celtic origin. ...

Alleyn ... little rock; harmony, ... is of Celtic origin, and it is used mainly in ...

Allin ... little rock; harmony, ... and its origin is Celtic. ...



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