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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 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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NAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN:

Aart stone, bear ...Aart's origin is Celtic. ...

Adan Popularity Trend of Adan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 299 299 little fire; man; to ...Adan is of Hebrew and Celtic origin. ...

Aden Popularity Trend of Aden
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 254 254 little fire ...Aden's origin is Celtic. ...

Adie little fire; man; man ...Adie is of Hebrew, Latin, and Celtic origin. ...

Aedan Popularity Trend of Aedan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 821 821 little fire ...Aedan's origin is Celtic. ...

Aeddan little fire ...The boy name Aeddan Aeddan's origin is Celtic. ...

Aengus one choice ...The boy name Aengus Aengus is of Celtic origin. ...

Aeron battle; berry, fruit; ... origin is Hebrew and Celtic ... Celtic roots, its meaning is battle; berry, fruit ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 59 59 little fire ... and its origin is Celtic ...

Aiden Popularity Trend of Aiden
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 16 16 little fire ...Aiden is of Celtic origin. ...

Aidyn Popularity Trend of Aidyn
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 699 699 little fire ...Aidyn's origin is Celtic. ...

Ailbhe white ... and its origin is Celtic ...

Ailean little rock; harmony, ...The boy name Ailean Ailean's origin is Celtic. ...

Ailin little rock; harmony, ...The boy name Ailin Ailin's origin is Celtic. ...

Ailín little rock; harmony, ...The boy name Ailín Ailín's origin is Celtic. ...

Al Popularity Trend of Al
from 1900 to 2008. little rock; harmony, ... language of origin is Celtic, Germanic, Old Greek, ...

Alain little rock; harmony, ...Alain's origin is Celtic. ...

Alan Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 135 135 little rock; harmony, ... and it is derived from Celtic origins ...

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

Alann little rock; harmony, ...Alann's origin is Celtic. ...


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