Gaelic Names for Boys

There are 77 Gaelic names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Gaelic names 1 to 20. Benjamin was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #26 and a usage of 0.5984%. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the English and Irish Brady, Braden, the French Gael, the Italian and Spanish Alfonso, the English Blaine, and the Gaelic name, Aedan. The unusual Gaelic names are Uallas (Gaelic and Scottish), Aeneas (English), Alban (English and German), Albion (English and Albanian), Alistair (English and Scottish), Angus (English, Irish, and Scottish), Aodh (Irish and Scottish), Archibald (English and Scottish), Arran (English and Scottish), Art (English, Irish, and Scottish), Barry (English and Irish), and Blair (English and Scottish).

Gaelic names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1985, 10.174% of baby boys were given Gaelic names. There were 42 Gaelic names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Gaelic names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 43 Gaelic names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 7.275%. Within all Gaelic names, the English Christopher was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.9073%.

GAELIC NAMES:

Aedan 772 ... little fire ... is used chiefly in Gaelic and its origin is ...

Uallas ... foreign, Celtic ... primarily used in the Gaelic and Scottish languages, ...

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Gael 296 ... Derived from the element 'gaelic' ... could be from the word 'gaelic', referring to ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aeneas ... praiseworthy ... Anglicized form of the Gaelic Aonghus or Aonghas, and ...

Aidan 54 ... little fire ... is Anglicized from the Gaelic Aodán, itself a ...

Alban ... man from Alba; the Albanian ... to Irish and Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland, ...

Albion ... white rock; man from ... the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. ...

Alfonso 519 ... noble and ready ... Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Anluan, which ...

Alistair ... defender of men ... is Anglicized from the Gaelic Alasdair, itself a ...

Angus ... one choice ... is Anglicized from the Gaelic forms Aonghus or ...

Aodh ... fire, brightness, splendor ... of Aodh, via the Gaelic Aogán and the earlier ...

Archibald ... truly brave ... of Gillespie or the Gaelic Gilleasbaig, meaning ...

Arran ... peaked island, arched ... 'peaked island' in Gaelic, or else it could be ...

Art ... stone, bear ... there was originally a Gaelic name derived directly ...

Barry ... fair headed; spear; ... could be from the Irish Gaelic 'bearach' ...

Benjamin 26 ... son of the south, son ... Anglicized form of the Gaelic Beathan ...

Blaine 564 ... yellow ... first name Bláán of the Gaelic element 'bla' ...

Blair ... plain, field, battlefield ... a place name with the Gaelic element 'blàr' ...

Braden 156 ... descendant of Bradan, ... is itself from the Gaelic word 'bradan' ...

Brady 93 ... descendant of Brádach, ... first name is from the Gaelic surname 'O Brádaigh' ...