Irish Name Generator

Real names from Ireland's official birth records (1964–2025). Top names right now: Grace and Jack.

Here are 12 names to start. Change the options and press Generate Irish names for more.

  1. Laoise Sanderson#114 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 504 girls#367 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  2. Kai Batley#38 boys’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 177 boys#4,168 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  3. Valentina Shelley#311 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 1,723 girls#1,463 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  4. Ayda Bullock#105 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 468 girls#518 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  5. Sienna Cheetham#53 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 230 girls#1,137 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  6. Arabella King#132 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 597 girls#37 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  7. Eimear Croker#210 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 1,063 girls#4,417 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  8. Oliver Clayton#24 boys’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 125 boys#250 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  9. Elsie Cropper#77 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 326 girls#2,972 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  10. Lola Salmon#131 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 589 girls#606 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  11. Cora Macintyre#89 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 391 girls#6,000 surname in Great Britain (ONS)
  12. Paisley Reay#433 girls’ name in Ireland, 2020–2025 · 1 in 2,568 girls#1,538 surname in Great Britain (ONS)

Where these names come from

Ireland's Central Statistics Office publishes baby names for the whole Republic from 1964 to 2025, with the Irish spellings (fadas) exactly as registered. Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland.

Last names come from Great Britain's official surname counts (ONS), the closest official list for Ireland. Use Born in to get names from an earlier decade, for a character or just for fun.

Top names in Ireland, 2020–2025

Girls

RankNameBabiesShare
#1Grace2,0591 in 66
#2Fiadh1,9691 in 69
#3Emily1,8991 in 72
#4Sophie1,7791 in 76
#5Lily1,6341 in 83
#6Éabha1,6211 in 84
#7Amelia1,4571 in 93
#8Mia1,4541 in 94
#9Olivia1,3941 in 98
#10Lucy1,3771 in 99

Boys

RankNameBabiesShare
#1Jack3,4311 in 44
#2Noah2,8021 in 54
#3James2,4131 in 62
#4Rían2,2751 in 66
#5Liam1,9101 in 78
#6Oisín1,8661 in 80
#7Cillian1,8381 in 82
#8Fionn1,8301 in 82
#9Tadhg1,8191 in 82
#10Charlie1,7251 in 87

How Irish names compare with the US

3 of Ireland's top 10 girls' names and 3 of its top 10 boys' names are also in the US top 10 for 2020–2024. Names here that are not even in the US top 100: Fiadh, Éabha, Rían, Oisín, Cillian, Fionn.

Then and now

The top names in Ireland in 1964–1969, the earliest years in the records:

Girls, 1964–1969

Boys, 1964–1969

Unisex names, 2020–2025

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular names in Ireland?

Grace, Fiadh and Emily for girls; Jack, Noah and James for boys (2020–2025).

Where does the data come from?

Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland. Ireland's Central Statistics Office publishes baby names for the whole Republic from 1964 to 2025, with the Irish spellings (fadas) exactly as registered.

Can I use these names?

Yes. Names are free to use for pets, stories, games, products and anything else. Real names come from public government records; fantasy names are generated, so you do not need permission to use them.