500+ Irish Boy Names

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15th May 2024

Let me guess you are here because you are looking for THE Irish boy name for someone special or perhaps you are here because you are looking for Irish baby boy names for your son, whatever the reason you are here we can definitely help.

In this blog, we share the most popular and common Irish boy names, unique Irish boy names, modern Irish boy names, cool Irish boy names, boys names from Irish mythology and so much more. You will leave this blog with the perfect name for your baby boy.

First, let’s take a look at why someone might want to choose an Irish boy’s name.

Why Choose an Irish Boy Name?

Irish boy names are popular, but why might someone choose an Irish boy name? The reasons are different between parents, but the most common reasons are that the parents have Irish roots, they are living in Ireland or they simply like Irish boy names.

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20 Irish Boy Names beginning with A

irish boy names beginning with a

  1. Aidan
  2. Aaron
  3. Adam
  4. Alan
  5. Andrew
  6. Anthony
  7. Arthur
  8. Austin
  9. Aiden
  10. Alastair
  11. Alex
  12. Angus
  13. Archer
  14. Art
  15. Augustus
  16. Avery
  17. Avian
  18. Aubrey
  19. Ailill
  20. Aodh

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with B

  1. Brendan
  2. Brian
  3. Barry
  4. Ben
  5. Billy
  6. Bobby
  7. Braden
  8. Brendan
  9. Brice
  10. Brogan
  11. Bronson
  12. Bruce
  13. Bryan
  14. Bryce
  15. Brien
  16. Baird
  17. Bartley
  18. Bayard
  19. Beckett
  20. Blaine

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with C

  1. Conor
  2. Cian
  3. Callum
  4. Cathal
  5. Ciarán
  6. Colm
  7. Cormac
  8. Clayton
  9. Cillian
  10. Cyrus
  11. Coby
  12. Caleb
  13. Casey
  14. Cedric
  15. Charles
  16. Christian
  17. Clark
  18. Coby
  19. Colby
  20. Conan.

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with D

  1. Dylan
  2. Devin
  3. Darren
  4. Declan
  5. Desmond
  6. Dara
  7. Donal
  8. Derry
  9. Dermot
  10. Damien
  11. Danny
  12. David
  13. Dale
  14. Dalton
  15. Dan
  16. Dean
  17. Deaglan
  18. Diarmuid
  19. Dillon
  20. Darcy

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with E

irish boy names beginning with E

  1. Eamon
  2. Enda
  3. Emmett
  4. Ethan
  5. Edwin
  6. Eoghan
  7. Eoin
  8. Eugene
  9. Ewan
  10. Ennis
  11. Elroy
  12. Eli
  13. Elwood
  14. Emery
  15. Eryk
  16. Evin
  17. Ewart
  18. Ezra
  19. Everett
  20. Edan

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with F

  1. Finn
  2. Fionn
  3. Fergal
  4. Feargal
  5. Felix
  6. Finbar
  7. Flannery
  8. Flynn
  9. Farrel
  10. Fabian
  11. Finton
  12. Frank
  13. Francis
  14. Finnegan
  15. Ferdia
  16. Finlay
  17. Finian
  18. Fionnbharr
  19. Feidhlim
  20. Fearchara

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with G

  1. Gavin
  2. Garrett
  3. Graham
  4. Gary
  5. Gerardo
  6. Gerard
  7. Gideon
  8. Glenn
  9. Godfrey
  10. Gordon
  11. Greg
  12. Gregory
  13. Grady
  14. Gabriel
  15. Garrick
  16. Gael
  17. Gannon
  18. Gearoid
  19. Geordan
  20. Glendon

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with H

  1. Hugh
  2. Henry
  3. Harry
  4. Hector
  5. Howard
  6. Heath
  7. Harris
  8. Hamish
  9. Hansel
  10. Harvey
  11. Hagan
  12. Haley
  13. Harkin
  14. Havelock
  15. Hayden
  16. Heathcliff
  17. Hendrik
  18. Hennessy
  19. Heron
  20. Herve

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with I

  1. Iain
  2. Ian
  3. Iarlaith
  4. Iefan
  5. Ifan
  6. Iollan
  7. Iomhar
  8. Irial
  9. Iseult
  10. Iver
  11. Ivo
  12. Ivor
  13. Iwan
  14. Izaak
  15. Izzie

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with J

  1. Jack
  2. Jamie
  3. Jason
  4. Jasper
  5. Jeffrey
  6. Jermaine
  7. Jerome
  8. Jerry
  9. Jesse
  10. Jesus
  11. Jevon
  12. Jim
  13. Jimmy
  14. Joe
  15. Joel
  16. John
  17. Johnny
  18. Jonah
  19. Jonathan
  20. Jordan

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with K

irish boy names beginning with K

  1. Kevin
  2. Keenan
  3. Kane
  4. Kian
  5. Killian
  6. Kieran
  7. Kyle
  8. Kurtis
  9. Keane
  10. Ken
  11. Kendrick
  12. Kenyon
  13. Kevan
  14. Kiefer
  15. Kieron
  16. Kimball
  17. Kingsley
  18. Kirk
  19. Klaus
  20. Koda

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with L

  1. Liam
  2. Lachlan
  3. Lorcan
  4. Laurence
  5. Leif
  6. Leland
  7. Lennon
  8. Leo
  9. Leonard
  10. Leroy
  11. Lewis
  12. Lir
  13. Lochlann
  14. Logan
  15. Lonán
  16. Lor
  17. Louie
  18. Luc
  19. Lucan
  20. Luke

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with M

irish boy names beginning with M

  1. Michael
  2. Matthew
  3. Mark
  4. Martin
  5. Maurice
  6. Malachi
  7. Manus
  8. Max
  9. Máirtín
  10. Maolíosa
  11. Marcas
  12. Mícheál
  13. Miles
  14. Morgan
  15. Muiris
  16. Myles
  17. Myron
  18. Macdara
  19. Macsen
  20. Mahon

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with N

  1. Niall
  2. Neil
  3. Nolan
  4. Norbert
  5. Nathaniel
  6. Napoleon
  7. Ned
  8. Nealson
  9. Nestor
  10. Newton
  11. Nevan
  12. Naoise
  13. Niamh
  14. Niallan
  15. Nyle
  16. Nicky
  17. Nico
  18. Nicodemus
  19. Nigel
  20. Noble

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with O

irish boy names beginning with O

  1. Oisín
  2. Owen
  3. Odhran
  4. Oran
  5. Oscar
  6. Odran
  7. Oisin
  8. Olaf
  9. Oliver
  10. Olan
  11. Oleg
  12. Oli
  13. Omri
  14. Onán
  15. Oren
  16. Orin
  17. Osborn
  18. Oswald
  19. Otis
  20. Ozzie

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with P

  1. Patrick
  2. Paul
  3. Pearse
  4. Padraig
  5. Pádraigín
  6. Peadar
  7. Phelim
  8. Peter
  9. Pierce
  10. Philip
  11. Pol
  12. Preston
  13. Piaras
  14. Padraic
  15. Padric
  16. Páidí
  17. Payton
  18. Peadair
  19. Pearce
  20. Peyton

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with Q

  1. Quigley
  2. Quillan
  3. Quinlan
  4. Quinn
  5. Quaid
  6. Quan
  7. Quince
  8. Quinnton
  9. Quirin
  10. Quincey
  11. Quenton
  12. Quebec
  13. Qasim
  14. Qassim
  15. Qaahir
  16. Qadir
  17. Qamraan
  18. Qasid
  19. Qahtan
  20. Qayyam

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with R

  1. Ryan
  2. Rory
  3. Ronan
  4. Ruairí
  5. Ross
  6. Rian
  7. Rowan
  8. Rónán
  9. Rúadhán
  10. Ríordán
  11. Risteárd
  12. Rón
  13. Rianán
  14. Rossa
  15. Ronán
  16. Reuben
  17. Rhys
  18. Raymond
  19. Rex
  20. Ryley

 

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with S

  1. Sean
  2. Shane
  3. Seamus
  4. Séamus
  5. Simon
  6. Stephen
  7. Shea
  8. Sionn
  9. Silas
  10. Síomón
  11. Seánan
  12. Soren
  13. Sorley
  14. Saul
  15. Scully
  16. Searlas
  17. Séarlas
  18. Seoirse
  19. Seosamh
  20. Sheridan

 

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with T

  1. Thomas
  2. Tadhg
  3. Tiernan
  4. Tristan
  5. Tyler
  6. Toby
  7. Turlough
  8. Taighe
  9. Taidgh
  10. Tierney
  11. Tynan
  12. Tadgán
  13. Tam
  14. Teague
  15. Teagan
  16. Terence
  17. Thady
  18. Theo
  19. Theron
  20. Timmy

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with U

irish boy names beginning with U

  1. Uilleac
  2. Uinseann
  3. Ultán
  4. Ulysses
  5. Umar
  6. Unai
  7. Upton
  8. Urban
  9. Uriah
  10. Urien
  11. Urso
  12. Usher
  13. Uzziah
  14. Umaru
  15. Usman
  16. Udayan
  17. Umer
  18. Usama
  19. Uche
  20. Uzoma

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with V

  1. Vail
  2. Valen
  3. Vance
  4. Varden
  5. Vardenis
  6. Varian
  7. Vaughn
  8. Vesper
  9. Victor
  10. Vincent
  11. Vincenzo
  12. Virgil
  13. Vito
  14. Vlad
  15. Vukasin
  16. Vyan
  17. Vytas
  18. Vyas
  19. Vyom
  20. Vytautas

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with W

  1. Warren
  2. Wallace
  3. Waylon
  4. Warrick
  5. Webster
  6. Wells
  7. Wendell
  8. Wesley
  9. Weston
  10. Wilbur
  11. Wiley
  12. William
  13. Willis
  14. Wilson
  15. Winston
  16. Wolfgang
  17. Woody
  18. Wyatt
  19. Wyman
  20. Wynn

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with X

  1. Xavier
  2. Xander
  3. Xanthe
  4. Xavi
  5. Xenon
  6. Xerxes
  7. Xian
  8. Ximenes
  9. Ximon
  10. Xiomar
  11. Xylon
  12. Xzander
  13. Xylan
  14. Xzavian
  15. Xzavion
  16. Xzavior
  17. Xzayvion
  18. Xzayvier
  19. Xzayden
  20. Xzavior

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with Y

 

  1. Yale
  2. Yannis
  3. Yaro
  4. Yates
  5. Yehudi
  6. Yestin
  7. Yitzhak
  8. Yohan
  9. York
  10. Yosef
  11. Yorick
  12. Yousuf
  13. Yurik
  14. Yusef
  15. Yvan
  16. Yves
  17. Yvo
  18. Ysmael
  19. Yvanovitch
  20. Yvon

20 Irish Boy Names beginning with Z

  1. Zaccariah
  2. Zach
  3. Zachariah
  4. Zacharias
  5. Zacharie
  6. Zacharri
  7. Zachary
  8. Zacheriah
  9. Zaden
  10. Zaiden
  11. Zain
  12. Zakari
  13. Zander
  14. Zane
  15. Zarek
  16. Zavier
  17. Zayden
  18. Zebulon
  19. Zechariah
  20. Zion

100 Unique Irish Boy Names

unique irish boy names

Are you looking for a unique Irish boy’s name? If so, we have a list of 100 unique Irish boys’ names here for you!

  1. Adair
  2. Ailill
  3. Alastar
  4. Amhlaoibh
  5. Anrai
  6. Ardghal
  7. Artair
  8. Baird
  9. Beacan
  10. Beckett
  11. Blaine
  12. Branan
  13. Breccan
  14. Brennen
  15. Brogan
  16. Caelan
  17. Callahan
  18. Caoimhghin
  19. Cathal
  20. Cavan
  21. Cianan
  22. Cillian
  23. Clancy
  24. Clonmel
  25. Colm
  26. Conn
  27. Connelly
  28. Corbin
  29. Cormac
  30. Cullen
  31. Daire
  32. Dara
  33. Declan
  34. Diarmuid
  35. Dillon
  36. Donal
  37. Doyle
  38. Dubh
  39. Eamon
  40. Eoghan
  41. Eoin
  42. Ennis
  43. Eoinín
  44. Erc
  45. Erskine
  46. Faolan
  47. Farrell
  48. Fergal
  49. Fionn
  50. Finnian
  51. Flannery
  52. Gael
  53. Gallagher
  54. Garret
  55. Gulliver
  56. Kavan
  57. Keagan
  58. Keelan
  59. Kian
  60. Kieran
  61. Kiernan
  62. Killian
  63. Kiran
  64. Laoch
  65. Larkin
  66. Lir
  67. Lorcan
  68. Macauley
  69. Madden
  70. Malachy
  71. Manus
  72. Mathairn
  73. Meara
  74. Muiris
  75. Murphy
  76. Naoise
  77. Nevan
  78. Niall
  79. Noll
  80. Oisin
  81. Oran
  82. Osbourne
  83. Padraig
  84. Phelan
  85. Quinn
  86. Reilly
  87. Rian
  88. Ronan
  89. Ruairi
  90. Ryan
  91. Seanan
  92. Senan
  93. Shane
  94. Sinead
  95. Tadhg
  96. Tierney
  97. Tiernan
  98. Torin
  99. Uinseann
  100. Ultan

100 Traditional Irish Boy Names

If you want a traditional Irish boy name, you have plenty to choose from in this list of 100 traditional Irish boy names.

  1. Aengus
  2. Ailbhe
  3. Alastar
  4. Anrai
  5. Art
  6. Bairre
  7. Barra
  8. Bran
  9. Breandan
  10. Brian
  11. Cahir
  12. Caoimhín
  13. Cathal
  14. Cian
  15. Ciaran
  16. Clodagh
  17. Colm
  18. Coman
  19. Conall
  20. Conchobhar
  21. Cormac
  22. Cuán
  23. Dáithí
  24. Darragh
  25. Diarmuid
  26. Domhnall
  27. Donnacha
  28. Donagh
  29. Eamon
  30. Eanna
  31. Eimhin
  32. Enda
  33. Eoin
  34. Eóin
  35. Faolán
  36. Fearghal
  37. Fergus
  38. Fiachra
  39. Fionn
  40. Gearoid
  41. Gobnait
  42. Gormlaith
  43. Iarfhlaith
  44. Iollan
  45. Liam
  46. Lorcan
  47. Macdara
  48. Macsen
  49. Maedoc
  50. Malachy
  51. Manus
  52. Máirtín
  53. Máirtínín
  54. Mathghamhain
  55. Micheal
  56. Muiris
  57. Naoise
  58. Niall
  59. Odhran
  60. Oengus
  61. Oisín
  62. Padraig
  63. Patrick
  64. Peadar
  65. Phelim
  66. Rónán
  67. Ruadhán
  68. Ruairí
  69. Sean
  70. Séamus
  71. Senan
  72. Síomón
  73. Siothrún
  74. Tadhg
  75. Turlough
  76. Uilliam
  77. Ultán
  78. Uisneach
  79. Ulick
  80. Uilliam
  81. Ultán
  82. Uilliam
  83. Uinseann
  84. Uisdean
  85. Ulick
  86. Uallachán
  87. Ulick
  88. Uilleam
  89. Uilleog
  90. Uinseann
  91. Uisdean
  92. Uallachán
  93. Ulick
  94. Uilleam
  95. Uilleog
  96. Uinseann
  97. Uisdean
  98. Uallachán
  99. Ulick
  100. Uilleam

 

Cool Irish boy names

cool irish names

Is your little boy a cool dude? Below are 20 cool Irish boy names for you!

  1. Aiden
  2. Cian
  3. Cormac
  4. Darragh
  5. Declan
  6. Eamon
  7. Finn
  8. Fionn
  9. Killian
  10. Liam
  11. Lorcan
  12. Niall
  13. Oisin
  14. Ronan
  15. Seamus
  16. Tadhg
  17. Tiernan
  18. Tristan
  19. Uilliam
  20. Zane

 

50 Cute Irish Boy Names

 

Are you looking for a cute Irish baby boy name? We have 50 names for you.

  1. Alby
  2. Aran
  3. Cael
  4. Cianan
  5. Colm
  6. Conan
  7. Darcy
  8. Dara
  9. Dillon
  10. Eoghan
  11. Eoin
  12. Fergal
  13. Fiachra
  14. Flann
  15. Gavan
  16. Kealan
  17. Kian
  18. Kieran
  19. Lachlan
  20. Lorcán
  21. Mac
  22. Malachy
  23. Manus
  24. Máirtín
  25. Naoise
  26. Niallán
  27. Odhrán
  28. Oisin
  29. Padraig
  30. Rian
  31. Rónán
  32. Ruairi
  33. Seanán
  34. Seosamh
  35. Síomón
  36. Tadhg
  37. Teagan
  38. Turlough
  39. Ultan
  40. Uilliam
  41. Ulick
  42. Wolf
  43. Zane
  44. Zephyr
  45. Zuriel
  46. Aidan
  47. Bran
  48. Ciarán
  49. Eamonn
  50. Fiach

 

50 Boy Names from Irish Mythology

Are you interested in Irish Mythology? Here is a list of 50 names from Irish Mythology.

  1. Aengus
  2. Balor
  3. Bran
  4. Cian
  5. Cu Chulainn
  6. Dagda
  7. Dian Cécht
  8. Donn
  9. Eochaid
  10. Fintan
  11. Fionn mac Cumhail
  12. Gobán
  13. Lir
  14. Lug
  15. Mac Cuill
  16. Mac Gréine
  17. Mac Lir
  18. Manannán mac Lir
  19. Matholwch
  20. Medb
  21. Mider
  22. Mogh Roith
  23. Morrígan
  24. Nemed
  25. Nuada
  26. Ogma
  27. Rúadán
  28. Scathach
  29. Tadg mac Nuadat
  30. Tethra
  31. Abhartach
  32. Bres
  33. Cathbad
  34. Cermait
  35. Conaire
  36. Conall
  37. Cú Roí
  38. Étaín
  39. Fergus
  40. Gwynn ap Nudd
  41. Lughaidh
  42. Luchtaine
  43. Midir
  44. Mug Ruith
  45. Nechtan
  46. Neit
  47. Oengus mac ind Óc
  48. Scota
  49. Sreng
  50. Tuatha Dé Danann
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