Irish names beyond St. Patrick's Day

Ireland punches far above its weight in American naming — Liam alone held the national #1 for years.

From anglicized favorites to bravely spelled Saoirse, these Irish names are in genuine US use today.

Girls

Nora#20 today
Maeve#76 today
Quinn#97 today
Molly#196 today
Fiona#470 today
Bridget#724 today
Erin#833 today
Saoirse#1085 today
Cara#1326 today

Boys

Liam#1 today
Aiden#62 today
Nolan#65 today
Declan#139 today
Connor#166 today
Rory#199 today
Finn#206 today
Patrick#235 today
Ronan#247 today
Aidan#326 today
Killian#417 today
Sean#489 today
Cillian#507 today
Finnegan#526 today
Brennan#1002 today

How this list is built: A curated set of Irish names matched against the latest US records; only names in real use appear. Source: US Social Security birth records, refreshed yearly.

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