Irish girl names
Most widely given today: Ava, Fiadh and Maeve.
31 girl names whose etymology traces to Irish, with the rank in the home country where one publishes a list.
life (via Eva); or beauty, radiance (via Aoife)
Say it AY-vuh
Roots in Hebrew, Irish and Germanic
life (via Eva); or beauty, radiance (via Aoife)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 26th
Loved in Ontario, British Columbia and two more places. Common across the UK, Ireland, France and 12 more places. Rare in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and five more places.
1 in 108 girls born in Scotland in 2025
wild; game, deer
Say it FEE-uh
Irish origin
wild; game, deer
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 3rd
Loved in Northern Ireland and Ireland. Common in Scotland. Rare in England and Wales, British Columbia and Austria.
1 in 60 girls born in Ireland in 2025
intoxicating
Say it MAYV
Irish origin
intoxicating
1 syllableGiven in her home country: Ireland 60th
Common across the Netherlands, the UK, British Columbia and seven more places. Rare in Quebec, four German cities, Poland and five more places. Loved in Nova Scotia.
1 in 138 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Ireland
Say it AIR-in
Irish origin
Ireland
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 71st
Common across Northern Ireland, Ireland and England and Wales. Rare in Scotland, Slovenia, Canada and six more places.
1 in 128 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
1 in 69 in Ireland
Say it AY-vuh
Irish origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: Ireland 2nd
Loved in Ireland. Common in Northern Ireland. Rare in Scotland and England and Wales.
1 in 69 girls born in Ireland in 2025
possibly beauty, radiance
Say it EE-fuh
Irish origin
possibly beauty, radiance
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 34th
Loved in Northern Ireland. Common in Ireland. Rare in Scotland and England and Wales.
1 in 86 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
golden princess
Say it OR-luh
Irish origin
golden princess
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 189th
Common across Scotland and England and Wales. Rare in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Ontario and four more places.
1 in 134 girls born in Scotland in 2025
freedom
Say it SEER-shuh
Irish origin
freedom
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 17th
Common across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rare in Scotland, England and Wales, Ontario and one more place.
1 in 114 girls born in Ireland in 2025
descendant of Chief
Say it KWIN
Irish origin
descendant of Chief
1 syllableGiven in her home country: Ireland 173rd
Common across British Columbia, Ontario, Scotland and two more places. Rare in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales and seven more places.
1 in 338 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Keira,
black, dark, little dark one
Say it kee-AR-uh
Irish origin from Keira,
black, dark, little dark one
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 294th
Common across Slovenia, Ontario, British Columbia and six more places. Rare in Switzerland, four German cities, France and ten more places.
1 in 743 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
brightness, lustre, sheen
Say it NEEV
Irish origin
brightness, lustre, sheen
1 syllableGiven in her home country: Ireland 90th
Common across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Rare in England and Wales.
1 in 270 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
intoxicating
Say it MAYV
Irish origin
intoxicating
1 syllableGiven in her home country: Ireland 38th
Loved in Northern Ireland. Common in Ireland. Rare in Scotland and England and Wales.
1 in 90 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
beautiful, precious
Say it KEE-vuh
Irish origin
beautiful, precious
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 31st
Common across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rare in Scotland and England and Wales.
1 in 163 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Rose,
rose
Say it roh-SHEEN
Irish origin from Rose,
rose
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 29th
Common in Ireland. Rare in the UK and Austria.
1 in 145 girls born in Ireland in 2025
sweet
Say it SYV
Irish origin
sweet
1 syllableGiven in her home country: Ireland 32nd
Common in Ireland. Rare in Northern Ireland, England and Wales and Italy.
1 in 164 girls born in Ireland in 2025
one
Say it OO-nuh
Irish origin
one
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 239th
Common across Slovenia and two more places. Rare in Austria, three German cities, Norway and nine more places.
1 in 960 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
Say it KEER-uh
Roots in Persian and Irish 2 syllables
Given in her home country: Ireland 325th
Common across three German cities and one more place. Rare in Poland, three other German cities, Canada and 12 more places.
1 in 1,760 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 480 in Ireland
Say it KEER-uh
Irish origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: Ireland 106th
Rare in Ireland, the UK, Sweden and seven more places.
1 in 480 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 1,535 in England and Wales
Say it NOH-luh
Irish origin 2 syllables
Common across the Netherlands and one more place. Rare in Slovenia, four German cities, Britain and seven more places.
1 in 1,535 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 1,634 in England and Wales
Say it AHN-yuh
Roots in Russian, Ukrainian, Irish and Sanskrit 2 syllables
Given in her home country: Ireland 443rd
Rare in Canada, France, the UK and nine more places.
1 in 1,634 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
descendant of Lover (Leannán)
Say it LEN-un
Irish origin
descendant of Lover (Leannán)
2 syllablesCommon in Canada. Rare in Northern Ireland, England and Wales and Italy.
1 in 2,429 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
black, dark, little dark one
Say it KEER-uh
Irish origin
black, dark, little dark one
2 syllablesRare in Britain, Canada, Ireland and four more places.
1 in 1,193 girls born in Scotland in 2025
bright, brilliant; splendid, noble
Say it AWN-yuh
Irish origin
bright, brilliant; splendid, noble
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 91st
Common in Ireland. Rare in the UK and Italy.
1 in 399 girls born in Ireland in 2025
possibly each of the two
Say it KAYT-lin
Irish origin
possibly each of the two
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 247th
Rare in the UK, Ireland, Cologne and three more places.
1 in 486 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
noble
Say it MOH-nuh
Roots in Irish and Arabic
noble
2 syllablesCommon across Austria and one more place. Rare in five German cities, Switzerland, Sweden and seven more places.
1 in 3,578 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 662 in Northern Ireland
Say it EN-yuh
Irish origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: Ireland 304th
Rare in Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Sweden and nine more places. Common in Rostock.
1 in 662 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
head + ugly
Say it KEN-uh-dee
Irish origin
head + ugly
3 syllablesRare in Canada, Britain and Ireland.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
delightful; blissful
Say it ee-VEEN
Irish origin
delightful; blissful
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 226th
Rare in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
1 in 704 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
Say it EE-vuh
Irish origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: Ireland 304th
Rare in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales.
1 in 1,625 girls born in Ireland in 2025
dream, vision
Say it ASH-ling
Irish origin
dream, vision
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: Ireland 180th
Rare in Ireland, the UK and Ontario.
1 in 813 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Una,
one
Say it OO-nuh
Irish origin from Una,
one
2 syllablesRare in Britain, Berlin, Switzerland and one more place.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025