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Celtic names

Names that share a history or a tradition.

118 namesThemed list

  1. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Barry

    “a fair-haired man”

    41UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  2. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Brian

    “noble” · “of noble birth”

    65FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  3. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Mythological

    Bridget

    Bridget is a feminine given name from Irish.

    54UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  4. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Old-fashioned

    Donald

    “ruler of the world”

    55FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  5. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Saints

    Duncan

    “a dark warrior”

    46UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  6. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Biblical

    Ian

    “God is gracious”

    81CommonSteady

    >99% boys

  7. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Timeless

    Kenneth

    “born of fire” · “handsome, fair one”

    67FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  8. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Kevin

    “a beloved and handsome man”

    71CommonCooling

    >99% boys

  9. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Neil

    “the champion”

    51UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  10. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Sheila

    “one who is blind” · “one of cool conduct and character”

    35RareSteady

    >99% girls

  11. Welsh · Celtic

    Gareth

    “one who is gentle”

    31RareEasing

    >99% boys

  12. Welsh · Old-fashioned

    Gladys

    “one who is lame”

    32RareEasing

    >99% girls

  13. Welsh · Celtic

    Gwendolen

    “one who is fair; of the white ring”

    17Very rareEasing

    >99% girls

  14. Welsh · Literary

    Trevor

    “from the large village”

    55FamiliarCooling

    >99% boys

  15. Gaelic · Royal

    Brendan

    “born to royalty; a prince”

    47UncommonCooling

    >99% boys

  16. Gaelic · Celtic

    Connor

    “lover of hounds” · “a wolf-lover”

    74CommonCooling

    >99% boys

  17. Gaelic · Celtic

    Cormac

    “a charioteer”

    44UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  18. Gaelic · Celtic

    Declan

    In Irish use, Declan is used as a form of Gaelic.

    76CommonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  19. Gaelic · Royal

    Rory

    “the red queen” · “a red-haired man”

    78CommonRising fast

    59% boys · 41% girls

  20. Welsh · Celtic

    Branwen

    Branwen is a feminine given name from Welsh.

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  21. Welsh · Nature

    Dylan

    “daughter of the waves” · “son of the sea”

    87Very commonEasing

    93% boys · 7% girls

  22. Welsh · Celtic

    Dilys

    “a perfect woman; one who is reliable”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  23. Welsh · Celtic

    Gwyneth

    “one who is blessed with happiness”

    41UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  24. Welsh · Celtic

    Olwen

    “one who leaves a white footprint”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  25. Welsh · Literary

    Wyn

    “one who is fair; of the white wave” · “one who is fairskinned”

    25RareRising fast

    82% boys · 18% girls

  26. Celtic · Mythological

    Aodh

    “fire”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  27. Irish · Celtic

    Conchúr

    “hound” · “desiring”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  28. Celtic

    Meadhbh

    No U.S. birth series

    7% boys · 93% girls

  29. Celtic

    Naoise

    Naoise is a masculine given name. It is used in Irish.

    No U.S. birth series

    57% boys · 43% girls

  30. Gaelic · Literary

    Fiona

    “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

    60FamiliarCooling

    >99% girls

  31. Greek · Old-fashioned

    George

    “farmer” · “one who works the earth”

    77CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  32. Saints

    Seoirse

    “farmer” · “one who works the earth”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  33. Royal

    Séamas

    “he who supplants”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  34. Royal

    Seumas

    “he who supplants”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% boys

  35. Hebrew · Celtic

    James

    “supplanter” · “heel grabber”

    94Very commonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  36. Scottish · Modern

    Hamish

    “he who supplants”

    19Very rareRising

    >99% boys

  37. Hebrew · Literary

    Siobhán

    “God is gracious”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  38. Old French · Literary

    Siubhan

    “God is gracious”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  39. Hebrew · Celtic

    Jane

    “God is gracious” · “one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

    69FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  40. Gaelic · Celtic

    Shevaun

    “a humorous man”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  41. Celtic

    Chevonne

    “filled with happiness”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  42. Hebrew · Celtic

    Sìne

    Sìne is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  43. Gaelic · Celtic

    Sheena

    “God's gracious gift”

    18Very rareCooling

    >99% girls

  44. Irish · Royal

    Maeve

    “intoxicating, she who makes drunk” · “an intoxicating woman”

    78CommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  45. Irish · Celtic

    Deirdre

    “a brokenhearted or raging woman”

    18Very rareEasing

    >99% girls

  46. German · Vintage revival

    Hugh

    “having a bright mind”

    54UncommonRising

    >99% boys

  47. Gaelic · Modern

    Niamh

    “brightness, beauty” · “a bright man”

    30RareSteady

    >99% girls

  48. Celtic

    Oisín

    “fawn”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  49. Gaelic · Celtic

    Finn

    “white, fair” · “one who is cool”

    71CommonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  50. Latin · Timeless

    Patrick

    “patrician” · “a nobleman; patrician”

    70CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  51. Celtic

    Pádraig

    “patrician” · “a nobleman; patrician”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  52. Modern

    Brighid

    12Very rareCooling

    >99% girls

  53. Gaelic · Modern

    Calum

    “dove” · “resembling a dove”

    52UncommonRising fast

    >99% boys

  54. Gaelic · Saints

    Malcolm

    “devotee of St Columba” · “dove”

    68FamiliarRising

    >99% boys

  55. Latin · Celtic

    Columba

    “dove” · “resembling a dove”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  56. Celtic

    Patricius

    “nobleman”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  57. Irish · Celtic

    Colmán

    “dove”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  58. Celtic

    Columbanus

    “dove” · “resembling a dove”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  59. Celtic

    Kálmán

    Kálmán is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Hungarian and Slovak.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  60. Celtic

    Gall

    “a servant” · “woman from Ireland”

    No U.S. birth series

    33% boys · 67% girls

  61. Latin · Celtic

    Gaweł

    “rooster”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  62. Old Norse · Celtic

    Somerled

    “summer traveller”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  63. Norse

    Somhairle

    “summer traveller”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  64. Irish · Celtic

    Sorley

    “of the summer vikings”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  65. Norse · Royal

    Ronald

    “the king's advisor”

    56FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  66. Norse

    Amhlaoibh

    “the last of the ancestors”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  67. Norse

    Amhlaidh

    Amhlaidh is a masculine given name from Proto-Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  68. Norse

    Tormod

    “a raan from the north”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  69. Norse

    Ùisdean

    “luck” · “stone”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  70. Norse

    Sgàire

    Sgàire is a masculine given name, probably from Old Norse. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  71. Norse · Royal

    Raghnall

    “a warrior who places judgment” · “the king's advisor”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  72. Gaelic · Norse

    Njáll

    Njáll is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Old Irish. It is used in Icelandic and Old Norse.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  73. Irish · Mythological

    Birgit

    Birgit is a feminine given name from Swedish, ultimately from Danish. It is used in German, Swedish, Danish, Estonian, and 2 other languages.

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  74. Modern

    Ossian

    “resembling a young deer”

    14Very rareRising fast

    >99% boys

  75. Literary

    Oisein

    No U.S. birth series

    —

  76. Gaelic · Literary

    Fingal

    “fair” · “stranger”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  77. Gaelic · Timeless

    Oscar

    “a spear of the gods” · “a friend of deer”

    71CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  78. German · Literary

    Selma

    “having divine protection” · “peace”

    34RareEasing

    >99% girls

  79. Irish · Literary

    Morna

    “one who is affectionate; beloved”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  80. English · Literary

    Malvina

    “having a smooth brow”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  81. Welsh · Celtic

    Lleu

    “bright, shining” · “a shining man”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  82. Latin · Celtic

    Geraint

    “an old man”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  83. Modern

    Heilyn

    16Very rareRising fast

    >99% girls

  84. Welsh · Celtic

    Iorwerth

    “a handsome lord”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  85. Welsh · Modern

    Rhiannon

    “the great and sacred queen”

    48UncommonRising

    >99% girls

  86. Welsh · Celtic

    Urien

    “of a priveleged birth”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  87. Latin · Celtic

    Ynyr

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  88. Celtic · Nature

    Pryderi

    “caring for” · “son of the sea”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  89. Welsh · Celtic

    Caradoc

    “one who is much loved”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  90. Celtic

    Cadwaladr

    “battle” · “lord”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  91. Celtic

    Llewelyn

    “resembling a lion”

    21RareRising fast

    91% boys · 9% girls

  92. Celtic

    Glyndŵr

    “valley” · “water”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  93. Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

    Siôn

    Siôn is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Welsh.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  94. Hebrew · Literary

    Siân

    “God is gracious”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  95. English · Celtic

    Siarl

    Siarl is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Welsh.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  96. Celtic · Royal

    Arthur

    “strong as a bear”

    81CommonRising fast

    >99% boys

  97. French · Literary

    Elaine

    “the shining light” · “resembling a fawn”

    65FamiliarRising fast

    >99% girls

  98. Welsh · Literary

    Enid

    “one who gives life”

    26RareRising

    >99% girls

  99. Welsh · Literary

    Gavin

    “a little white falcon”

    67FamiliarCooling

    >99% boys

  100. Literary

    Gawain

    “a little white falcon”

    11Very rare

    >99% boys

  101. Welsh · Literary

    Guinevere

    “one with smooth and fair skin” · “the son of a fair-haired man”

    51UncommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  102. French · Literary

    Lancelot

    Lancelot is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “an attendant; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.” Its derivation is not certain.

    17Very rareRising

    >99% boys

  103. Welsh · Nature

    Merlin

    Merlin is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “of the sea fortress; in Arthurian legend, the wizard and mentor of King Arthur.”

    36RareRising

    82% boys · 18% girls

  104. Celtic

    Myrddin

    No U.S. birth series

    80% boys · 20% girls

  105. French · Mythological

    Percival

    Percival is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

    41UncommonRising fast

    >99% boys

  106. Celtic · Literary

    Tristram

    “a sorrowful man”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% boys

  107. Celtic · Literary

    Tristan

    Tristan is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “a sorrowful man; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.”

    67FamiliarCooling

    98% boys · 2% girls

  108. Celtic · Modern

    Isolde

    “of fair aspect”

    22RareRising

    >99% girls

  109. English · Literary

    Yseult

    “of fair aspect”

    No U.S. birth series

    3% boys · 97% girls

  110. Welsh · Literary

    Esyllt

    “a woman known for her beauty”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  111. Celtic

    Eirwen

    “snow” · “white, fair; blessed”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  112. Welsh · Celtic

    Glenda

    “one who is good and fair”

    22RareEasing

    >99% girls

  113. Place names

    Arfon

    “near” · “Anglesey”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  114. Place names

    Eifion

    No U.S. birth series

    —

  115. Place names

    Dyfed

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  116. Place names

    Trefor

    “from the large village”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

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