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 712 Celtic names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Celtic names 1 to 20. Aiden was the most popular among these names in 2008. 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 Italian, Spanish, and English Adan, the English Aidyn, and the Gaelic name, Aedan. The unusual Celtic names are Aart (Dutch), Adie (Scottish and English), Aeddan (Welsh), Aengus (Irish), Aeron (English and Welsh), Ailbhe (Irish), Ailean (Scottish), Ailin (Irish), Ailín (Irish), Al (English), Alain (French), Aland (English), and Alann (English and Scottish).

Celtic names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1970s. At the height of their usage in 1972, 11.149% of baby boys were given Celtic names. There were 72 Celtic names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Celtic names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 79 Celtic names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 8.669%. Within all Celtic names, the English Aiden was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #16 and a usage of 0.7165%.

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