Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Irish

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic

Pronunciation

i-ri-sh

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #6627, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1960 (rank #1789, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–6
20245–
2023–9
20227–
202155
2020716
201958
201867
2017–9
2016–10

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data