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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.

Darragh

Meaning: oak tree

Origin:Irish
7915
Reagan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
1291
Teagan

Meaning: little poet or fair

Origin:Irish or Welsh
796
Cassidy

Meaning: curly-haired

Origin:Irish
1007
Madigan

Meaning: little dog

Origin:Irish
3954
Shane The meaning of Shane is 'God is gracious' an...
Origin:Irish variation of Sean or Shannon
4687
Reilly

Meaning: courageous

Origin:Irish
4372
Shay

Meaning: stately, gift

Origin:Irish, Hebrew
844
Aoibheann

Meaning: beautiful sheen

Origin:Irish
4390
Sinead

Meaning: God's gracious gift

Origin:Irish form of Janet
1377
Shea

Meaning: the stately, dauntless one

Origin:Irish
846
Barry

Meaning: spear

Origin:Irish "spear"
5872
Blaine

Meaning: slender, angular

Origin:Irish
6075
Connelly

Meaning: love, friendship

Origin:Irish
4646
Tully

Meaning: flood, peaceful, or hill

Origin:Irish
2635
Brady

Meaning: one with broad eyes

Origin:Irish
5404
Grady

Meaning: noble

Origin:Irish "noble"
11585
Darren

Meaning: little great one

Origin:Irish
6659
Dara

Meaning: pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree

Origin:Hebrew, Slavic or Irish
1196
Brennan

Meaning: descendent of the sad one

Origin:Irish
8798