Irish names, by how often Americans give them
94 names in U.S. records come from Irish, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Liam (20,846 babies), then Rowan and Maeve.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Irish names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Liam | 20,846 | A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States. Wiktionary |
| Rowan | 6,452 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Maeve | 3,153 | A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage. Wiktionary |
| Rory | 3,100 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Connor | 2,225 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Finn | 1,717 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Kevin | 1,628 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Oscar | 1,620 | A male given name from Irish or Old English. Wiktionary |
| Ronan | 1,428 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Aidan | 1,051 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Teagan | 998 | A female given name from Welsh, variant of Tegan. Wiktionary |
| Brian | 979 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Killian | 785 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Sean | 623 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Cillian | 595 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Keira | 469 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Shane | 439 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Eileen | 437 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Briana | 431 | A female given name from Irish, masculine equivalent Brian, in regular use since the 1970s. Wiktionary |
| Bridget | 385 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Nola | 331 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Conor | 292 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Neil | 288 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Ashlyn | 262 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Dara | 255 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Kellan | 223 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Saoirse | 222 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Kathleen | 201 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Brendan | 195 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Seamus | 154 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Cormac | 150 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Keenan | 149 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Aislinn | 131 | A female given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Finnian | 119 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Barry | 114 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Ciaran | 110 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Conley | 99 | A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Conan | 98 | A male given name from Irish. Wiktionary |
| Niall | 96 | A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages. Wiktionary |
| Fiadh | 96 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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