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18 boy names of Irish origin, sorted by U.S. popularity.

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About Irish boy names

Within the Irish boy side specifically, Kevin, Brian, and Ryan are the most-used in the U.S. record — a useful three-point sense of the register, since the rest of the list mostly varies between rarer literary, religious, and modern coinages.

This page shows 18 Irish boy names sorted by U.S. SSA totals — so the most-given names sit at the top and the rarer entries toward the bottom.

Anglicized from Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen — coém ("kind, gentle") + gen ("birth"), i

From the Old Irish element bri meaning 'hill' (with an extended sense of 'noble' or 'high'); often translated as 'strong' or 'virtuous'

Little king; descendant of Rían

Variant spelling of Brian — from Old Irish bri meaning 'hill' or, by extension, 'noble' or 'strong'

Anglicized spelling of Irish Seán, itself the Irish form of John (Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious')

Strong-willed warrior; a short form of William, from Germanic elements meaning 'will, desire' and 'helmet, protection'

Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Cuidighthigh meaning 'descendant of the helper' (from cuidighthech, 'helpful one')

Little fire; fiery one

Lover of hounds; wise

Anglicized form of Irish Seán, the Irish form of John (Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious')

From an Irish surname Ó Corra meaning 'descendant of Corra' — Corra being an Old Irish personal name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'spear'

Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, a short form of Fionnbharr meaning 'fair-headed'

From the Irish surname Ó Damhain meaning 'descendant of Damhán' — Damhán being a personal name from damh ('stag', 'poet')

A modern American spelling of Braden, from the Irish surname Ó Bradáin meaning 'descendant of Bradán' (from Irish bradán, 'salmon')

A spelling variant of Corey, from the Irish surname Ó Corra meaning 'descendant of Corra' — Corra being a personal name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'spear'

Champion; descendant of Nuallán

Anglicized from Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh — "fire" in old Irish, also the name of a Celtic sun-god

Anglicized form of Irish Dubhán — from dubh meaning 'dark', with the diminutive suffix -án; 'little dark one'

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