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The table below contains the most popular Irish names and Gaelic-origin names that have been given to baby boys in the USA during the last hundred years (1905 through 2004).
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security
Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names
given to baby boys in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you research
the history and find the meaning of many popular ethnic names
for your baby boy!
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | means handsome. | 1 | 1,068,968 |
| Ryan | means descendent of Rian. | 2 | 767,528 |
| Cody | means son of Otto. | 3 | 248,425 |
| Glenn | is a variation of Glen. | 4 | 241,561 |
| Melvin | means great chief. | 5 | 232,447 |
| Troy | means soldier. | 6 | 191,827 |
| Barry | means pointed object. | 7 | 177,711 |
| Cameron | means crooked river. | 8 | 173,628 |
| Shane | is an alternate form of Sean. | 9 | 164,891 |
| Logan | means hollow in a meadow. | 10 | 142,844 |
| Glen | means narrow valley. | 11 | 121,429 |
| Devin | means fawn or little black one. | 12 | 114,196 |
| Duane | means dark-skinned. | 13 | 112,692 |
| Connor | means dog lover. | 14 | 104,098 |
| Garrett | means brave with a spear. | 15 | 103,516 |
| Casey | means vigilant. | 16 | 99,681 |
| Kelly | means warrior. | 17 | 79,291 |
| Tyrone | means land of Owen. | 18 | 73,983 |
| Brendan | may be derived from a surname. | 19 | 70,342 |
| Riley | means brave. | 20 | 51,035 |
| Shannon | is derived from the name of a river in Ireland. | 21 | 49,519 |
| Kerry | is derived from the name of a county in Ireland. | 22 | 47,905 |
| Brady | means large chested. | 23 | 46,552 |
| Aidan | is an alternate form of Aodhan. | 24 | 43,373 |
| Nolan | means little proud one. | 25 | 39,510 |
| Donovan | means dark. | 26 | 35,363 |
| Grady | means famous. | 27 | 33,250 |
| Liam | is an alternate form of William. | 28 | 30,456 |
| Doyle | means black stranger. | 29 | 28,803 |
| Blaine | means thin. | 30 | 25,586 |
| Conner | is a variation of Connor. | 31 | 24,363 |
| Boyd | means blond. | 32 | 23,893 |
| Braden | means descendent of Bradan. | 33 | 22,252 |
| Desmond | means from south Munster. | 34 | 20,828 |
| Brennan | means sorrow. | 35 | 17,689 |
| Quinn | means descendent of Cuinn. | 36 | 16,293 |
| Kermit | means free of jealousy. | 37 | 15,537 |
| Conor | is a variation of Connor. | 38 | 14,622 |
| Keegan | means descendent of Aodhagan. | 39 | 14,442 |
| Keenan | is an alternate form of Cianan. | 40 | 12,577 |
| Monroe | means red marsh. | 41 | 12,202 |
| Brody | means ditch. | 42 | 12,062 |
| Hoyt | means spirit. | 43 | 5,736 |
| Mac | means son. | 44 | 5,140 |
| Arlen | means pledge. | 45 | 4,396 |
| Declan | is of unknown meaning. | 46 | 3,263 |
| Melvyn | is a variation of Melvin. | 47 | 2,844 |
| Arlin | means pledge. | 48 | 1,963 |
| Delano | means black or of the night. | 49 | 1,612 |
| Gannon | means fair-complexioned. | 50 | 647 |
| Nevin | means holy. | 51 | 304 |
| Rian | means little king. | 52 | 256 |
| Sheridan | means wild man. | 53 | 95 |
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