Names far more popular in Ireland than in America
Names on NameCipher that rank in the top few hundred in Ireland but rank at least five times lower (and below 100th place, or with too few babies to rank) in the US, using 2025 rankings.
| # | Name | Meaning | Irish rank | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiadh | Wild, deer | #1 | #1,995 |
| 2 | Rían | Little king | #1 | #1,250 |
| 3 | Éabha | Life, living | #2 | #7,590 |
| 4 | Oisín | Little deer | #5 | #4,660 |
| 5 | Fionn | Fair, white, bright | #6 | #4,171 |
| 6 | Tadhg | Poet, philosopher | #8 | #3,742 |
| 7 | Cillian | Church, or strife; debated | #9 | #507 |
| 8 | Seán | God is gracious | #13 | #489 |
| 9 | Charlie | Free man or woman | #14 | #145 |
| 10 | Saoirse | Freedom | #16 | #1,089 |
| 11 | Conor | Lover of hounds, debated | #17 | #845 |
| 12 | Darragh | Oak, fertile | #20 | #8,405 |
| 13 | Róisín | Little rose | #24 | #2,716 |
| 14 | Daithí | Swift, nimble; debated | #24 | under 5 babies |
| 15 | Freya | Lady, noblewoman | #26 | #176 |
| 16 | Cian | Ancient, enduring | #30 | #1,310 |
| 17 | Caoimhe | Gentle, kind, precious | #31 | #5,275 |
| 18 | Sadhbh | Sweet, goodly | #32 | under 5 babies |
| 19 | Oscar | Divine spear (debated) | #34 | #223 |
| 20 | Aoife | Beauty, radiance | #35 | #2,120 |
| 21 | Hugo | Mind, heart, spirit | #43 | #378 |
| 22 | Clodagh | Named for a river | #47 | #10,268 |
| 23 | Ailbhe | White, bright; debated | #50 | under 5 babies |
| 24 | Odhrán | Little pale green one | #50 | #13,366 |
| 25 | Cara | Friend | #52 | #1,326 |
| 26 | Cúán | Little hound | #54 | under 5 babies |
| 27 | Donnacha | Brown warrior | #66 | under 5 babies |
| 28 | Ruairí | Red king | #69 | #5,570 |
| 29 | Cadhla | Graceful | #87 | under 5 babies |
| 30 | Niamh | Radiance, brightness | #90 | #3,561 |
| 31 | Tomás | Twin | #90 | #691 |
| 32 | Áine | Radiance | #91 | #3,781 |
| 33 | Cathal | Battle ruler | #92 | under 5 babies |
| 34 | Lorcan | Little fierce one | #97 | #8,656 |
| 35 | Conall | Strong wolf | #99 | #5,074 |
| 36 | Caolán | Slender one | #103 | under 5 babies |
| 37 | Ciara | Dark-haired, dark one | #106 | #1,408 |
| 38 | Eoin | God is gracious | #109 | #2,810 |
| 39 | Dara | Oak | #111 | #1,129 |
| 40 | Síofra | Elf, sprite | #111 | under 5 babies |
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Data: Central Statistics Office, Ireland (CC BY 4.0) and US Social Security Administration (public domain). Rankings are for names given to a handful of babies a year or more; accented Irish spellings are only recorded separately from 2018.