690+ Irish Names (With Meanings and Popularity)

If you like the Irish surname feel, there are loads of more congenial options.

Farrell is usually considered a boy's name, though the soft sound of this Irish surname makes it perfectly appropriate for a girl, reminiscent of Farrah.

Technically a pet form of Brigid and very commonly heard in Ireland, but pronunciation problems complicate Bride as a name choice in America.

The O'Haras are descended from Eaghra -- pronounced and phonetically spelled Ara -- the lord of Luighne, the modern Leyney in County Sligo. As a name, this makes a satisfying new twist on Harry.

Associated with the poet and novelist Galway Kinnell, this name of an Irish city, county, and bay would make an evocative choice. For further literary cred, writers Liam O'Flaherty and Frank Harris both hail from Galway.

Curran is a curry-flavored Irish surname-y name that could work as well for girls as boys. Curran can be a fresher spin on the Twilight-inflected Cullen.

A common Irish surname that's seldom heard as a first name, but has an appealing meaning.

Popular in Ireland, as is the similarly difficult spelling EOGHAN, but over here, most would stick with Owen.

Saint Bronach or Bronagh was a female mystic and a sixth century follower of Saint Patrick. Today, the name is most often heard in the modern form of Brona. Bronagh was a character in the Irish animated film Song of the Sea.

The wife of legendary Irish hero Cu Chulainn, blessed with the gifts of beauty sweet speech, wisdom, needlework, and chastity -- a mixed bag.

Another candidate for mispronunciation.

Patsy has been rarely heard for half a century, for either gender, and we're not expecting that to change in the near future..

Magee has a broad and bouncy appeal for the sons of anyone from Adam to Zachary.

Transformation of the stolid Gilbert into an animated surname name.

Compact, to-the-point surname name. Bear in mind the stock-market association - it may be a bit much with the last name Jones.