Names from nature
Names that mean a tree, a flower, an animal or the sea.
- Fiadh
Girl · FEE-a
A 21st-century Irish favourite meaning "wild" or "deer".
355 babies in 2025 - Lily
Girl · LIL-ee
A flower name from the 1800s that topped the CSO's official girls' list in 2025.
302 babies in 2025 - Leo
Boy · LEE-oh
The Latin word for lion, and a boys' name that reached the Irish top 10 in 2025.
261 babies in 2025 - Olivia
Girl · oh-LIV-ee-uh
From the Latin for olive, made famous by Shakespeare, and back in Ireland's top ten.
233 babies in 2025 - Isla
Girl · EYE-luh
A Scottish name taken from the island of Islay, now a top-20 girls' name in Ireland.
203 babies in 2025 - Chloe
Girl · KLOH-ee
A Greek name meaning "green shoot", Ireland's top girls' name in 1998 and 1999.
166 babies in 2025 - Róisín
Girl · roe-SHEEN
"Little rose", the name at the heart of the old song Róisín Dubh.
146 babies in 2025 - Rosie
Girl · ROH-zee
A pet form of Rose, now used on its own and rising fast in Ireland.
145 babies in 2025 - Daisy
Girl · DAY-zee
A flower name from the Old English for "day's eye", and an old pet form of Margaret.
105 babies in 2025 - Clodagh
Girl · KLOH-da
A name taken from a Waterford river, popular in Ireland but rare elsewhere.
100 babies in 2025 - Ivy
Girl · EYE-vee
A plant name that caught on in the late 1800s, and a fast riser in Ireland since 2012.
95 babies in 2025 - Hazel
Girl · HAY-zel
A tree name with deep roots in Irish lore, at its most popular here in 2024.
88 babies in 2025 - Ronan
Boy · ROH-nan
Rónán, "little seal", a name old enough to appear in ogham and borne by several saints.
85 babies in 2025 - Willow
Girl · WIL-oh
A tree name that climbed into Ireland's top 40 girls' names in the 2020s.
85 babies in 2025 - Rose
Girl · ROZE
The flower name, with an Irish cousin in Róisín, back in the top 100 since 2012.
84 babies in 2025 - Sienna
Girl · see-EN-a
Named after the Italian city of Siena and the warm reddish-brown colour of its rooftops.
82 babies in 2025 - Leon
Boy · LEE-on
The Greek word for lion, which is also the Irish word for one.
81 babies in 2025 - Rowan
Boy · ROH-an
An Irish saint's name meaning "little red one", and the name of a tree.
78 babies in 2025 - Holly
Girl · HOL-ee
The Christmas evergreen, a top-30 girls' name in Ireland for much of the 2000s.
77 babies in 2025 - Hailey
Girl · HAY-lee
An English surname meaning "hay clearing", now a popular girls' name in Ireland.
62 babies in 2025 - Róise
Girl · ROH-sha
An Irish form of Rose, climbing steadily and at its highest yet in 2025.
46 babies in 2025 - Logan
Boy · LOH-gan
A Scottish surname meaning "little hollow", a big name in Northern Ireland in the 2010s.
45 babies in 2025 - Poppy
Girl · POP-ee
A bright flower name, even more popular in Northern Ireland than in the Republic.
45 babies in 2025 - Bláithín
Girl · BLAW-heen
Irish for "little flower", and more popular now than at any time in the CSO records.
42 babies in 2025 - Laura
Girl · LOR-a
From the Latin for laurel, and a top five girls' name in Ireland for over a decade.
41 babies in 2025 - Summer
Girl · SUM-er
The season as a name, a modern choice that reached the Irish list in 2003.
40 babies in 2025 - Iris
Girl · EYE-ris
The Greek word for rainbow, a messenger goddess and a flower, now growing in Ireland.
32 babies in 2025 - Lilly
Girl · LIL-ee
A double-l spelling of Lily, the flower name, most used in Ireland in the early 2010s.
32 babies in 2025 - Hayley
Girl · HAY-lee
An English place-name surname meaning "hay clearing", at its height in Ireland in the 1990s.
31 babies in 2025 - Hollie
Girl · HOL-ee
A spelling of Holly, the Christmas evergreen, at its most popular in Ireland in 2012.
30 babies in 2025 - Faolán
Boy · FAY-lawn
An old Irish name meaning "little wolf", rising steadily in the 2020s.
29 babies in 2025 - Melissa
Girl · meh-LISS-a
The Greek word for a bee, and a favourite with Irish parents in the 1980s.
27 babies in 2025 - Jasmine
Girl · JAZ-min
A flower name from Persian, given in Ireland since the 1980s.
23 babies in 2025 - Florence
Girl · FLOR-ens
A Latin name meaning "flowering", once used for Irish boys too, now a girls' favourite.
22 babies in 2025 - Robin
Girl · ROB-in
A medieval pet form of Robert, now shared by boys and girls in Ireland.
22 babies in 2025 - Jonah
Boy · JOH-na
The Hebrew name of the prophet swallowed by a great fish, meaning "dove".
21 babies in 2025 - Brooke
Girl · BROOK
An English surname for someone who lived by a stream, most popular in Ireland around 2010.
20 babies in 2025 - Meadow
Girl · MED-oh
A nature word name for a field of grass and wildflowers, rising steadily in Ireland.
20 babies in 2025 - Violet
Girl · VY-o-let
A Victorian flower name that has come back into use in Ireland since the late 2000s.
20 babies in 2025 - Rio
Boy · REE-oh
A short, bright name that means "river" in Spanish and Portuguese.
19 babies in 2025 - Rosa
Girl · ROH-za
The Latin word for a rose, and a form of Rose used across southern Europe.
19 babies in 2025 - Fia
Girl · FEE-a
The modern Irish word for deer, and a close cousin of Fiadh.
18 babies in 2025 - Éirinn
Girl · AY-rin
An Irish form of the word for Ireland, more popular in the North than the South.
17 babies in 2025 - Lillie
Girl · LIL-ee
A spelling of Lily, or a pet form of Lillian, given in Ireland since 2003.
17 babies in 2025 - Olive
Girl · OL-iv
A plant name linked with peace, popular in the 1960s and quietly coming back.
17 babies in 2025 - Wren
Girl · REN
The tiny songbird of Wren Day, now a new name for girls and some boys.
17 babies in 2025 - Bláthnaid
Girl · BLAW-nid
"Little flower", from the Irish bláth, and the name of a heroine of the Ulster Cycle.
15 babies in 2025 - Colm
Boy · KUL-um
"Dove": the name of Colm Cille, the Donegal saint who founded Iona.
15 babies in 2025 - Koa
Boy · KOH-a
A short Hawaiian name meaning "warrior" or "brave", and the name of a native tree.
15 babies in 2025 - Pearl
Girl · PERL
A Victorian gemstone name that has come back into use in Ireland since the 2010s.
15 babies in 2025 - Skye
Girl · SKY
Named after the Scottish island, and a short, airy choice for Irish girls since 1998.
15 babies in 2025 - Savannah
Girl · suh-VAN-a
A place and landscape name from America, given to Irish girls since 1990.
14 babies in 2025 - Heather
Girl · HEH-ther
A plant name taken up in the 1800s, at its peak in Ireland in the early 2000s.
12 babies in 2025 - River
Boy · RIV-er
The English word for a flowing stream of water, given to both boys and girls.
10 babies in 2025 - Lillian
Girl · LIL-ee-an
A flower name used since the 1500s, given to a few Irish girls every year.
9 babies in 2025 - Brooklyn
Boy · BROOK-lin
A New York place name turned first name, given to both boys and girls in Ireland.
5 babies in 2025 - Zuzanna
Girl · zoo-ZAN-a
The Polish form of Susanna, a top 100 name for Irish girls around 2009.
4 babies in 2025
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