690+ Irish Names (With Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Cork
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "swamp, marsh"
    • Description:

      Buoyant but lightweight.
  2. Seumus
    • P'adraic
      • Origin:

        Irish variation of Patrick
      • Description:

        This form, common in Ireland, could create confusion.
    • Tiomoid
      • Barr
        • Origin:

          Irish diminutive of Finbar
        • Description:

          Barr fits alongside other short and snappy surname-names like Fyfe, Blair and Dawe. They're off the beaten track but instantly familiar.
      • Agaistin
        • Noreena
          • Micheál
            • Origin:

              Irish variation of Michael
            • Description:

              This Gaelic version of the enduring Michael was chosen by Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson for their first son.
          • Ungus
            • Neile
              • Gearoid
                • Berneen
                  • O'keeffe
                    • Origin:

                      Irish surname
                    • Description:

                      If you love the venerable Southwestern painter but feel Georgia's gotten too overheated, you might want to go all the way to this Irish surname in the fashionable O' family.
                  • O'callahan
                    • Origin:

                      Irish
                    • Meaning:

                      "son of the church lover"
                    • Description:

                      One of the most usable of the fashionable O'Names.
                  • Sheary
                    • Sheron
                      • O'grady
                        • Origin:

                          Irish
                        • Meaning:

                          "son of the noble one"
                        • Description:

                          Like the other O' names, this is a wonderful way to pass down a family name.
                      • Gioroid
                        • Derrig
                          • Riobard