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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.

Flanna

Meaning: red-haired

Origin:Irish
7739
Sile The meaning of Sile is 'heaven'. Sile is an ...
Origin:Irish
8248
Eireen Eireen is an adorable name of Greek origin. ...
Origin:Greek
8335
Dacey

Meaning: from the south

Origin:Irish
9071
Saraid The meaning of Saraid is 'excellent'. It is ...
Origin:Irish
9246
Merial The name Merial is commonly a name for girls...
Origin:Irish
10088
Morna The meaning of Morna is 'high-spirited'. Dep...
Origin:Irish and Scottish variation of Myrna
11221
Fianna

Meaning: band of warriors

Origin:Irish
1612
Neil

Meaning: cloud

Origin:Irish
5355
Darby

Meaning: free from envy, or, from the deer estate

Origin:Irish or Norse, "free from envy, or, from the deer estate"
1448
Maura The meaning of Maura 'the one from the sea' ...
Origin:Anglicized variation of Maire
1581
Ita

Meaning: thirst

Origin:Irish
2120
Maureen The meaning of Maureen is 'star of the sea' ...
Origin:Irish variation of Mary
1488
Kaitlyn

Meaning: pure

Origin:Spelling variation of Caitlin
1507
Shannon

Meaning: old and wise

Origin:Irish
1521
Clodagh The meaning of Clodagh is 'an Irish river'. ...
Origin:Irish river name
1232
Nuala

Meaning: white shoulders

Origin:Irish, short form of Fionnuala
1502
Keegan

Meaning: son of Egan

Origin:Irish
4933
Clancy

Meaning: red-haired warrior

Origin:Irish
5316
Mckenna

Meaning: son of Kenneth

Origin:Irish
1519