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Best Irish Boy Names

Irish boy names have been growing in popularity in the U.S. in recent years, with Liam reaching Number 1 and all the different spellings of Aiden climbing to the top of the list.

Along with Liam and Aiden, other Irish baby names on the US Top 1000 for boys include Finn, Declan, Connor, and Brody. In Ireland, top Irish boy names include Conor, Fionn, Oisin, and Cillian. Unique Irish names for boys attracting attention include Cashel, Cormac, and Rafferty.

While Irish names have become more popular for both genders, we see the style factor on the rise particularly in Irish boys' names unheard of here a generation ago, such as Declan and Finn. You also might want to check out our list of Irish girl names.

The Irish boy names on this list are ordered according to their current popularity on our website. Or get an overview of the full list in alphabetical order by clicking All.

Ailin Ailín is a non-gender-specific name of Irish...
Origin:Irish
6840
Rohan

Meaning: sandalwood

Origin:Spelling variation of Rowan or Hindi
1197
Carey

Meaning: dark, black

Origin:Irish
3218
Dublin A unisex name of Irish origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Irish place-name
8468
Duff

Meaning: swarthy

Origin:Irish
7630
Regan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
4446
Dillon

Meaning: loyal

Origin:Irish
1514
Neil

Meaning: cloud

Origin:Irish
876
Darby

Meaning: free one or from the deer estate

Origin:Irish or Norse
3385
Shannon

Meaning: old and wise

Origin:Irish
1656
Brody

Meaning: broad eye or broad island

Origin:Irish, English, and Scottish
870
Mccoy

Meaning: fire

Origin:Irish variation of McKay
922
Dempsey

Meaning: proud, haughty

Origin:Irish
3388
Origin:Variation of Oren or Oran
521
Oran

Meaning: light, song, little green one

Origin:Hebrew, Irish, Scottish
524
Bryan

Meaning: strong, virtuous, and honorable

Origin:Variation of Brian, Irish
679
Kermit

Meaning: free man

Origin:Irish, variant of Diarmaid/Dermot
840
Conroy

Meaning: hound (or wolf) of the plain

Origin:Irish
2768
Nevin

Meaning: holy

Origin:Irish
2785
Ciar

Meaning: dark

Origin:Irish
2840