210+ Irish Girl Names (and Meanings)

Cool a few decades ago, along with Lori and Tori -- but no more.

A name that's on the rise for boys but rarely used -- though possible -- for girls.

Magee became one of the first gender-bending Irish surname names so popular today thanks to New York television newswoman Magee Hickey. In case you don't know, the g is hard, as in Maggie, but with the opposite emphasis.

Has an incomplete feeling....

One of many takes on the Keira/Kyra concept, this one was chosen by ice-skating champ Kristi Yamaguchi.

Finella and cousin Fenella, which are found most often in Scotland, would make pleasing imports.

One of the boys' names that sounds fresher today for a girl. Second-best-spelling for boys, Neal, may work even better for girls.

Dacey is a delicate and lacy Irish name with real possibilities.

Honoring a male relative. Be bold and go with Glenn.

Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.

Name your daughter Duana after a Duane relative if you like, but please pronounce it doo-ahn-a and not doo-wain-a.

Poetic name that's terminally mournful.

A newly minted name for 2024, Alanneabh comes from the Irish term of endearment, a leanbh, meaning "my child". Introduced into the lexicon by Self-Build-DIY-Instagrammers Cat and Ciaran (who use the handle castlequarterhouse), it shares the same origin as the better known Alannah.

Irish town names are now fair game -- as are most other places with connections to Ireland -- but are much better suited to boys.

Fania would make an interesting choice for a child of Irish Russian heritage, being a Celtic name with a Russian Tania-like feel.

Out-of-date for a boy, innovative for a girl.

Another candidate for mispronunciation.