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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.

Berneen The baby name, Berneen, was derived from Iri...
Origin:Irish
17374
Donnelly

Meaning: dark brave one

Origin:Irish
17555
Farrell

Meaning: courageous

Origin:Irish
17641
Yeats

Meaning: gates

Origin:English
18408
Mirren

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Scottish
1728
Sheridan

Meaning: searcher

Origin:Irish
2772
Carlin

Meaning: little champion

Origin:Irish
6527
Alva

Meaning: white

Origin:English form of Irish Ailbhe
2073
Muriel

Meaning: of the bright sea

Origin:Irish
957
Brigidine A female name, Brigidine has its origins wir...
Origin:Irish variation of Brighid
9598
Beatha

Meaning: life, livelihood

Origin:Irish
7040
Grania

Meaning: grain of corn

Origin:Irish, variation of Grainne (gran-ya)
4135
Muireann

Meaning: sea white, sea fair

Origin:Irish
1774
Colleen

Meaning: girl

Origin:Irish
1791
Kelly

Meaning: war

Origin:Irish
1573
Roan

Meaning: little redhead

Origin:Variation of Rowan, Irish and Scottish
4759
Larkin

Meaning: rough, fierce

Origin:Irish
1747
Sheila

Meaning: blind

Origin:Irish variation of Cecilia
1731
Sorcha

Meaning: bright, shining

Origin:Irish
880
Ferelith

Meaning: true sovereignty

Origin:Scottish
1247