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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.

Kerry

Meaning: dark, dark-haired

Origin:Irish
2963
Dallas

Meaning: skilled

Origin:Place-name and Irish
3008
Origin:Place name
3070
Etain

Meaning: jealousy

Origin:Irish
3122
Mab

Meaning: intoxicating

Origin:Irish, English
3137
Macha

Meaning: of the plain

Origin:Irish
3160
Devin

Meaning: poet

Origin:Irish
3323
Doreen

Meaning: sullen

Origin:Variation of Dora; also Anglicized variation of Irish Doireann
3325
Dearbhla

Meaning: daughter of the poet

Origin:Irish
3432
Eachna

Meaning: horse

Origin:Irish
3434
Bedelia

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Irish
3473
Bedelia

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Irish
3473
Flannery

Meaning: descendant of Flannghal

Origin:Irish
3632
Kiernan

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
3901
Magee

Meaning: son of Hugh

Origin:Irish
11675
Renny

Meaning: little prosperous one

Origin:Irish
11763
Ennis

Meaning: from the island

Origin:Irish
12055
Keenan

Meaning: ancient

Origin:Irish
12160
Keelan

Meaning: slender and fair

Origin:Irish
14782
Curran

Meaning: hero, champion

Origin:Irish
16395