10 rare Irish baby names that have never made the top 100 list

With lots of beloved Irish names cropping up year after year in the top 10, 20 and 50 spots over the decades, we’ve looked to the ones that haven’t managed to break into the top 100 for inspiration.

According to the CSO, the following homegrown baby boy and girl names have never made it into the top 100 in any year in Ireland since records began in 1964 – and we think they deserve more love!

Rare Irish baby names for girls

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Some rare Irish baby names.

Ceola – Pronounced "key-ola" – Meaning "musical"

Aifric – Pronounced "aff-rick" – Meaning "pleasant"

Fódhla – Pronounced "foe-la" – Old word for Ireland

Aodha – Pronounced "ay-dah" – Meaning "fiery"

Saorlaith – Pronounced "sare-lah" – Meaning "noble princess"

Rare Irish baby names for boys

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Some beautiful rare Irish baby boy names.

Naoise – Pronounced "nee-sha" – Meaning "warrior"

Cuán – Pronounced "coo-awn" – Meaning "little hound"

Ruadhán – Pronounced "roo-awn" – Meaning "red-haired"

Donagh – Pronounced "duh-nah" – Meaning "brown warrior"

Conan – Pronounced "koh-nan" – Meaning "hound" or "wolf".

* This article was originally published on Rollercoaster.ie.