Irish girl names
Most popular names
- Gladys Country, Princess #17 in US
- Edna Kernel, Rejuvenated #19 in US
- Sheila Blind one #95 in US
- Caitlin Pure #100 in US
- Colleen Girl #178 in US
- Cassidy Descendant, Clever #204 in US
- Bridget Exalted one, Strength #206 in US
- Brielle Mighty #240 in US
- Caitlyn Pure #245 in US
- Shelia Fairy woman from Ireland #319 in US
- Ciara Black #325 in US
- Shania god is gracious #349 in US
- Alina Beautiful #387 in US
- Makenna Beautiful and happy descendant #428 in US
- Cathleen Unblemished #469 in US
- Artie Bold #495 in US
- Ashlynn Dream #499 in US
- Maurine Wished-for Child #514 in US
- Shayla from the fairy hill place #529 in US
- Ena bright and radiant one #548 in US
- Noreen honor and light from #550 in US
- Deirdre Woman #610 in US
- Bridgette Strength #654 in US
- Maeve Intoxicating #738 in US
- Corrie From the Hollow #780 in US
- Bridgett Strength #799 in US
- Kacie Valorous #884 in US
- Katelin Virtuous #997 in US
- Brigitte Strength #1003 in US
- Deidra Wanderer #1003 in US
- Kaci Valorous #1123 in US
- Siobhan God's gracious gift #1128 in US
- Brigette Strength #1270 in US
- Dedra Wanderer #1306 in US
- Caitlynn Pure #1349 in US
- Brionna noble strong and virtuous #1353 in US
- Kiarra Little and Dark #1386 in US
- Kasie Valorous #1428 in US
- Artis Bold #1436 in US
- Alannah Cheerful, Dear child #1442 in US
- Cass Clever #1459 in US
- Merna beloved and tender hearted one #1498 in US
- Shenna God is gracious, feminine variation #1500 in US
- Ciarra Black or dark colored Irish variant #1694 in US
- Aislinn vision dream or poetic inspiration #1771 in US
- Saoirse Freedom #1781 in US
- Monna Noble #1796 in US
- Brieanna noble strong and virtuous #1814 in US
- Keana beautiful or fair #1837 in US
- Breona Mighty #1899 in US
Irish girls' names grew from two streams — Gaelic words that bent to English ears, and the saints and scholars of the early church. Some like Caitlin and Colleen are so thoroughly Irish they've traveled the world, while others like Gladys and Edna arrived from Wales and England but settled into Irish life so completely that people forget they weren't born there. The Irish language itself gives many of these names their true shape and sound.
You'll find the softer Anglicized versions sitting beside older Gaelic forms, names from the storytelling tradition alongside devotional ones from monastic times. Sheila, for instance, went through a dozen transformations before landing on that spelling. The list below shows what each name actually means and where it came from, so you can choose something that sounds Irish, something authentically Irish, or something caught between the two.