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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.

Enya

Meaning: fire

Origin:Irish
413
Eithne

Meaning: nut kernel

Origin:Gaelic
760
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
452
Collins

Meaning: people of victory or pup

Origin:Surname derived from Nicholas or Colin
523
Finn

Meaning: white, fair

Origin:Irish
1718
Maire

Meaning: sweet; drop of the sea, bitter

Origin:Finnish, Irish variation of Mary
1911
Eabha

Meaning: life

Origin:Irish form of Eve
1067
Oona

Meaning: lamb

Origin:Irish, variation of Una
467
Brianna

Meaning: strong, virtuous and honorable

Origin:Feminine variation of Brian
479
Bree

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Irish, from Brid, Brigh, Brigid
822
Brigid

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Irish variation of Brighid
920
Roisin

Meaning: little rose

Origin:Irish
571
Morrigan

Meaning: phantom queen

Origin:Irish
828
Bellamy

Meaning: fine friend

Origin:English and Irish from French
2010
Rory

Meaning: red king

Origin:Irish
572
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
3263
Flynn

Meaning: descendant of the red-haired one

Origin:Irish
3481
Finley

Meaning: fair-haired hero

Origin:Irish and Scottish
688
Darcy

Meaning: dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress

Origin:Irish or French
583
Murphy

Meaning: sea warrior

Origin:Irish
1582