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Irish Baby Names

Irish is the modern Goidelic language spoken in Ireland. Irish names are often Celtic in origin, such as Aidan, or else they could be Irish forms of other names, such as Sean being a form of John. In many cases, the name could be spelled in Irish or as an Anglicized form, such as Fearghas versus Fergus.

Irish Names for Boys

There are 274 Irish names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Irish names 1 to 20. Aidan was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #54 and a usage of 0.3807%. The unusual Irish names are Abracham (Irish), Aengus (Irish), Aibhistin (Irish), Ailfrid (Irish), Ailín (Irish), Aindréas (Irish), Aindrias (Irish), Aindriú (Irish), Alaois (Irish), Alastar (Irish), Alsandair (Irish), Alsandare (Irish), Angus (English, Irish, and Scottish), Antain (Irish), Antaine (Irish), Aodán (Irish and Scottish), Aodh (Irish and Scottish), Aodhagán (Irish), and Aodhán (Irish and Scottish).

Irish names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1985, 11.859% of baby boys were given Irish names. There were 56 Irish names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Irish names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 59 Irish names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 8.434%. Within all Irish names, the Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish Daniel was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #5 and a usage of 0.9113%.

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IRISH NAMES:

Abracham ... father of a multitude ... used in the Irish language. ...

Aengus ... one choice ... is used largely in the Irish language. ...

Aibhistin ... august, dignified, holy ... name Aibhistin is an Irish name of Latin origin. ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 54 54 ... little fire ... mainly in the English, Irish, and Scottish ...

Ailfrid ... inspired advice; old ... is used mostly in Irish and its language of ...

Ailín ... little rock; harmony, ... it is used mainly in Irish. ...

Aindréas ... male, manly, brave, ... is largely used in Irish and its origin is Old ...

Aindrias ... male, manly, brave, ... predominantly in the Irish language and its origin ...

Aindriú ... male, manly, brave, ... is used largely in the Irish language. ...

Alaois ... is used mainly in the Irish language. ...

Alastar ... defender of men ... used in the Irish language. ...

Alsandair ... defender of men ... it is used mainly in Irish. ...

Alsandare ... defender of men ... it is used mainly in Irish. ...

Angus Popularity Trend of Angus
from 1900 to 2007. ... one choice ... in the English, Irish, and Scottish ... as well as various Irish kings ...

Antain ... is used mostly in Irish and its language of ...

Antaine ... it is used largely in Irish. ...

Aodán ... fire, brightness, splendor ...It is used mainly in Irish and Scottish. ...

Aodh ... fire, brightness, splendor ... is used chiefly in the Irish and Scottish languages, ...

Aodhagán ... fire, brightness, splendor ... is mainly used in the Irish language and it is of ...

Aodhán ... fire, brightness, splendor ... is used mostly in Irish and Scottish ...



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