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Irish baby names.
Thanks to movies, music and other forms of popular culture,
some Irish baby names are no longer immediately thought of as Irish.
For baby names with a similar heritage be sure to check out our Scottish Baby names and
our Irish Baby Names.
Irish baby names are common within many western countries, this is mainly due to the Irish diaspora in the last 200 or so years.
The popularity of
Irish baby names has been on the rise in recent times, find below our pick of the bunch for baby boys and baby girls.
As well as the home nations having a big influence on popular names of the nation, (see Scottish baby names,
Irish baby names & Celtic baby names), European style names are also unsurprisingly popular among the Bounty community.
So what are some of the coolest, most appealing
Irish baby names?
However, there are still
some Irish baby names that have yet to be absorbed into modern day to day usage.
American parents have been loving
Irish baby names, and Ronan is no different!
Looking for a book of
Irish baby names?
Here are unique
Irish baby names for girls, courtesy of She Knows.
Or get inspired by your heritage, like with
these Irish baby names.
Nameberry has seen an upwards trend in popularity among
Irish baby names for boys across the United States.
Choose whether you'd like to customise your search and add in some filters (such as
Irish baby names) OR start with a surprise and get inspired 3.
So if your baby is set to be born sometime in the month of March, why not make it a worldwide celebration and bring him or her a little luck of the Irish with a unique
Irish baby name?
While there are about 33 million Americans of Irish descent living in the United States, you don't need to be Irish to give your baby due in March
an Irish baby name.
Cagney is
an Irish baby name that means Descendant of the Advocate.
The name Sierra is
an Irish baby name.
The name Quinn is
an Irish baby name.
Not exact matches
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Irish Native American Scottish Spanish
Here are some of the more original
Irish baby boy
names, courtesy of She Knows.
Although it sounds a little old - fashioned, Rose is still a sweet, pretty
name that offers a classic feeling for a new
baby, whether wild,
Irish or otherwise.
This popular
Irish short
baby name has an adorable ring to it, making it a lovely choice for your
baby girl.
It is an
Irish derivative of the
name William and has actually sat in the number one spot on
baby name lists for many, many years.
Irish baby -
naming is a hip culture full of gorgeous, often littleknown
names whose original bearers were kings and queens, mythological heroes and heroines, saints and fairies.
Nora is an
Irish name, but has just entered the Top 100
baby names in the US at Number 83, which is the highest it has ranked since 1913.
The
baby name Colum is
Irish and is pronounced «KOLL am.»
This hip and up - and - coming
name — which can be used for girls or boys — was ranked 562nd on Nameberry for 2017 (although 88th for
Irish users), and 213rd on
Baby Center - up 35 spots from the previous year.
Up until the 20th century, typically only
Irish baby boys were
named «Justin».
Naming your
baby boy after a Star Wars hero and an
Irish hero from myth and legend will be so much fun and it may set the stage for your own infant son to grow up and do some heroic deeds of his own!
Her twins»
names were spontaneously chosen after reading 2,000 of the most popular
baby books available and reflect both their Jewish and
Irish roots.
If you would like to pay tribute to your heritage, consider searching for
baby names by origin — for example,
Irish, Scottish, French or Spanish.