Choosing a name for your baby girl is no easy task, but it helps to know what names are popular in Ireland and might give you an idea for a name for your baby – or equally one to avoid!
Ireland's Central Statistics Office has the most up-to-date list of the trending baby names in Ireland from 2023, and there are some beautiful and unusual Irish names on the list.
If you want to call your baby something as Gaeilge, the names Fiadh and Éabha have remained hugely popular in Ireland over the last few years, but there are lots of other pretty names Mia, Lily and Ellie making the top 10.
Here are the top 50 baby girl names in Ireland for 2025:
1. Grace
It is of Latin origin and means ‘goodness’ or ‘generosity’
2. Fiadh
Irish for deer or ‘wildness’
3. Emily
It is of Latin origin and means ‘rival’ or ‘eager’
4. Sophie
It is of Greek origin and means ‘wisdom’
5. Lily
It is of Latin origin meaning lily flower or ‘pure’
6. Ellie
It is historically a nickname for Eleanor, and means ‘light’
7. Mia
Mia has several different meanings, in Italian and Spanish the word means ‘mine’, in Hebrew it means ‘bitter’ and in Scandinavian it means ‘star of the sea’
8. Amelia
It is of German origin and means ‘hardworking’
9. Éabha
It is an Irish name meaning ‘life’ or ‘to breathe’
10. Ella
It is of German origin meaning ‘fairy maiden’ or ‘goddess’
11. Isla
It is of Spanish origin meaning ‘island’
12. Hannah
It is a Hebrew name meaning ‘grace’ or ‘favour’
13. Sophia
Similar to Sophie, it is of Greek origin and means ‘wisdom’
14. Lucy
It is a Latin name meaning ‘light'
15. Ava
It is of German, Latin or Hebrew origins meaning ‘birdlike’ or ‘lively’
16. Sadie
It is Hebrew origins meaning ‘princess’
17. Olivia
It is a Latin name meaning ‘olive tree’
18. Freya
It is a name of old Norse origin meaning ‘a noble lady'
19. Emma
It has German origins meaning ‘universal’
20. Chloe
It is a Greek name meaning ‘young green shoot’ or 'blooming’
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21. Robyn
It is a name with German origins meaning ‘bright fame’
22. Molly
It has English origins meaning ‘bitter’ or ‘star of the sea’
23. Anna
Similar to the Hebrew name Hannah, it means ‘grace’ or ‘favour’
24. Croía
It is a beautiful Irish name meaning ‘heart’
25. Evie
It is of Hebrew and Latin origin from the name Eve, meaning ‘life’
26. Caoimhe
It is an Irish name meaning ‘precious’ or ‘beautiful”
27. Saoirse
An Irish name meaning ‘freedom’
28. Cara
A name that comes from the Irish word cara, meaning ‘friend’
29. Sofia
A different spelling of Sophia, it is of Greek origin and means ‘wisdom’
30. Millie
It is a German name meaning ‘gentle strength’
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31. Aoife
It is an Irish name meaning ‘beautiful’ or ‘radient’
32. Isabelle
It is a French or Hebrew name meaning ‘pledged to God’
33. Bonnie
It is a Scottish name meaning ‘beautiful’
34. Maya
It is an Indian name meaning ‘illusion’ or ‘dream’
35. Ada
It is a name with German origins meaning ‘noble’
36. Róisín
It is an Irish name meaning ‘little rose’
37. Ruby
It is a name derived from the precious, meaning ‘red'
38. Kate
It comes from the Greek name Katherine, and means ‘pure'
39. Alice
It is a German name and means ‘noble’
40. Holly
It is a Christmassy name, coming from the holly plant
41. Erin
It comes from the Irish word Éire meaning ‘Ireland’
42. Sadhbh
It is an Irish name meaning ‘sweet’ and ‘lovely’
43. Leah
It is a Hebrew name meaning ‘weary’
44. Isabella
It is a French or Hebrew name similar to Isabelle, meaning ‘pledged to God’
45. Ailbhe
It is an Irish name meaning ‘white’
46. Méabh
It is the name of the Celtic Queen Méabh and means ‘she who intoxicates’
47. Zoe
It is of Green origin meaning ‘life’
48. Annie
It comes from Hebrew origins meaning ‘grace’
49. Ivy
A name after the Ivy plant meaning ‘vine’
50. Willow
Name after the Willow tree
*This article was originally published on EveryMum.ie.
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