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Best Irish Girl Names

Irish baby names for girls have been growing in popularity in the U.S. and around the world in recent years, with Irish language names such as Saoirse and surname-names like Riley finding widespread favor.

Along with Saoirse and Riley, other Irish girl names on the US Top 1000 include Nora, Kennedy, Quinn, Reagan, and Brianna. In Ireland, top Irish girl names include Aoife, Fiadh, and Caoimhe. Unique Irish names for girls attracting attention include Eilish, Flannery, and Niamh..

While Irish names have become more popular for both girls and boys, we see the style factor on the rise particularly in Irish girls' names unheard of here a generation ago, such as Saoirse and Sloane. This list gathers some of our favorite Irish baby names for girls you might want to consider. You may also want to check out our list of all our website's Irish boy names.

Ashlyn

Meaning: dream

Origin:Variation of Aislinn, Irish
722
Kennedy

Meaning: misshapen head

Origin:Irish
793
Tallulah

Meaning: leaping water, lady of abundance

Origin:Choctaw, Irish
95
Quinn

Meaning: descendent of Conn

Origin:Irish
176
Siobhan

Meaning: god is gracious

Origin:Irish Gaelic
317
Maeve

Meaning: she who intoxicates

Origin:Irish
2
Saoirse

Meaning: liberty

Origin:Irish
80
Niamh

Meaning: bright

Origin:Irish Gaelic
211
Orla

Meaning: golden princess

Origin:Irish
231
Fiadh

Meaning: wild

Origin:Irish
251
Bridget

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Anglicized variation of Gaelic Brighid
253
Alana

Meaning: handsome, rock; oak tree; child; awakening

Origin:Feminization of Alan, Irish; variation of Ilana, Hebrew; Gaelic; Hawaiian
256
Caoimhe

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Irish, Scottish
265
Sloane

Meaning: raider

Origin:Irish
278
Fia

Meaning: wild or weaver

Origin:Irish or Portuguese or Italian
358
Keira

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
372
Kara

Meaning: wild stormy one

Origin:Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology name
390
Delaney

Meaning: dark challenger

Origin:Irish
392
Neve

Meaning: snow

Origin:Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and Portuguese
403
Riley

Meaning: rye clearing; courageous

Origin:English, Irish
405