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Celtic names

Names from the broader Celtic family. This page brings those names together so you can compare popularity, open individual name profiles and find names with the same background.

Name lists

Celtic first names

These lists are ordered by total births, so names with long, steady use usually appear above newer or rarer choices.

Female names

Celtic female names

Open a name to see its meaning, popularity over time, latest rank and regional spread.

  1. 1 Orla 10,799
  2. 2 Darcy 10,516
  3. 3 Morgan 9,757
  4. 4 Aleena 5,128
  5. 5 Katy 5,121
  6. 6 Tara 5,114
  7. 7 Jenna 4,646
  8. 8 Shauna 3,067
  9. 9 Fiona 2,881
  10. 10 Winnie 2,339
  11. 11 Brianna 2,300
  12. 12 Alys 1,815
  13. 13 Alanna 1,810
  14. 14 Jenny 1,486
  15. 15 Evelina 1,177
  16. 16 Gwen 1,136
  17. 17 Kylie 1,123
  18. 18 Keely 1,089
  19. 19 Bridie 988
  20. 20 Aine 843
  21. 21 Regan 821
  22. 22 Catriona 709
  23. 23 Breanna 546
  24. 24 Sorcha 513
  25. 25 Briana 465
  26. 26 Enid 460
  27. 27 Fenella 423
  28. 28 Eveline 404
  29. 29 Rowena 381
  30. 30 Kacy 352
  31. 31 Gwendolyn 342
  32. 32 Blair 335
  33. 33 Kellie 322
  34. 34 Mavis 300
  35. 35 Lesley 300
  36. 36 Erina 284
  37. 37 Amena 268
  38. 38 Ena 257
  39. 39 Gwyneth 238
  40. 40 Shaunna 231
  41. 41 Colleen 230
  42. 42 Aleen 228
  43. 43 Rhona 227
  44. 44 Aislinn 213
  45. 45 Brianne 208
  46. 46 Delaney 207
  47. 47 Olwen 171
  48. 48 Ula 168
  49. 49 Mckayla 150
  50. 50 Isolde 137
  51. 51 Guinevere 135
  52. 52 Brenna 135
  53. 53 Maureen 128
  54. 54 Bryanna 127
  55. 55 Shanon 118
  56. 56 Kenna 117
  57. 57 Venetia 112
  58. 58 Kathy 108
  59. 59 Aline 107
  60. 60 Moira 103
  61. 61 Kaley 102
  62. 62 Ailis 100
  63. 63 Mavie 96
  64. 64 Moya 91
  65. 65 Errin 87
  66. 66 Ainsley 86
  67. 67 Carey 78
  68. 68 Morrigan 76
  69. 69 Morgane 75
  70. 70 Cori 71
  71. 71 Lynette 71
  72. 72 Diva 71
  73. 73 Donia 60
  74. 74 Brigitte 56
  75. 75 Bryana 48
  76. 76 Brigid 47
  77. 77 Wynnie 44
  78. 78 Kyna 44
  79. 79 Malvina 38
  80. 80 Fianna 37
  81. 81 Briannah 36
  82. 82 Neala 36
  83. 83 Kelli 35
  84. 84 Keelin 35
  85. 85 Brienne 27
  86. 86 Mirna 26
  87. 87 Arlette 25
  88. 88 Glenda 22
  89. 89 Arleen 18
  90. 90 Melvina 16
  91. 91 Marella 15
  92. 92 Eavan 13
  93. 93 Gweneth 13
  94. 94 Rhoswen 12
  95. 95 Brienna 10
  96. 96 Ethne 9
  97. 97 Nareen 9
  98. 98 Merna 9
  99. 99 Allena 9
  100. 100 Ailidh 7
  101. 101 Berta 7
  102. 102 Aife 6
  103. 103 Bride 6
  104. 104 Brigit 6
  105. 105 Deirdre 6
  106. 106 Keelan 6
  107. 107 Marilla 6
  108. 108 Etain 6
  109. 109 Kevina 6
  110. 110 Evette 6
  111. 111 Rhonda 4
  112. 112 Myrna 4
  113. 113 Cary 3
  114. 114 Fennella 3
  115. 115 Linette 3
  116. 116 Grania 3
  117. 117 Morna 3
  118. 118 Ianna 3
  119. 119 Yseult 3
  120. 120 Keelia 3
  121. 121 Fionnula 3
  122. 122 Galena 3
  123. 123 Isolda 3
  124. 124 Donella 3
  125. 125 Glenys
  126. 126 Evonne
  127. 127 Gale

Male names

Celtic male names

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  1. 1 Ryan 68,692
  2. 2 Arthur 43,586
  3. 3 Logan 40,771
  4. 4 Owen 33,517
  5. 5 Kieran 30,429
  6. 6 Kyle 28,463
  7. 7 Corey 12,622
  8. 8 Ewan 10,685
  9. 9 Conor 10,298
  10. 10 Kevin 7,927
  11. 11 Brody 7,230
  12. 12 Kane 7,149
  13. 13 Calum 5,952
  14. 14 Niall 5,746
  15. 15 Alan 5,398
  16. 16 Lennon 5,236
  17. 17 Angus 4,944
  18. 18 Casey 4,579
  19. 19 Cian 4,533
  20. 20 Craig 4,461
  21. 21 Mackenzie 4,241
  22. 22 Dillon 4,113
  23. 23 Ronan 3,656
  24. 24 Cory 3,130
  25. 25 Darren 3,041
  26. 26 Quinn 2,941
  27. 27 Brian 2,750
  28. 28 Keegan 2,482
  29. 29 Fergus 2,429
  30. 30 Lennox 1,830
  31. 31 Bryan 1,728
  32. 32 Brett 1,535
  33. 33 Neil 1,457
  34. 34 Reagan 1,371
  35. 35 Keenan 1,292
  36. 36 Duncan 1,221
  37. 37 Fynn 1,187
  38. 38 Kenny 1,152
  39. 39 Kelvin 1,119
  40. 40 Kenneth 1,105
  41. 41 Nolan 1,066
  42. 42 Cormac 899
  43. 43 Tadhg 884
  44. 44 Keir 829
  45. 45 Killian 818
  46. 46 Artur 785
  47. 47 Nelson 744
  48. 48 Kayne 717
  49. 49 Reilly 712
  50. 50 Blaine 711
  51. 51 Murray 692
  52. 52 Emrys 652
  53. 53 Donovan 634
  54. 54 Cavan 632
  55. 55 Bowen 626
  56. 56 Glen 621
  57. 57 Bowie 612
  58. 58 Allan 605
  59. 59 Brandan 557
  60. 60 Oran 547
  61. 61 Glenn 517
  62. 62 Iain 517
  63. 63 Dwayne 506
  64. 64 Trevor 491
  65. 65 Mac 488
  66. 66 Kendrick 478
  67. 67 Conan 473
  68. 68 Edan 468
  69. 69 Devin 468
  70. 70 Conall 467
  71. 71 Arlen 459
  72. 72 Greg 450
  73. 73 Mack 432
  74. 74 Floyd 427
  75. 75 Merlin 397
  76. 76 Donald 395
  77. 77 Orin 393
  78. 78 Tiernan 377
  79. 79 Kellan 370
  80. 80 Melvin 366
  81. 81 Finbar 355
  82. 82 Llewelyn 343
  83. 83 Desmond 300
  84. 84 Vaughan 298
  85. 85 Cedric 288
  86. 86 Art 284
  87. 87 Colm 284
  88. 88 Cassidy 284
  89. 89 Kennedy 276
  90. 90 Cullen 274
  91. 91 Allen 265
  92. 92 Vaughn 251
  93. 93 Llewellyn 250
  94. 94 Kilian 243
  95. 95 Llyr 235
  96. 96 Don 234
  97. 97 Donny 234
  98. 98 Boyd 228
  99. 99 Neal 227
  100. 100 Devlin 223
  101. 101 Bevan 221
  102. 102 Conal 220
  103. 103 Ewen 219
  104. 104 Dallas 208
  105. 105 Connell 205
  106. 106 Dempsey 203
  107. 107 Monroe 203
  108. 108 Bram 201
  109. 109 Farrell 200
  110. 110 Carrick 199
  111. 111 Aodhan 196
  112. 112 Arturo 192
  113. 113 Ken 181
  114. 114 Glyn 180
  115. 115 Cailan 179
  116. 116 Braeden 167
  117. 117 Dougal 156
  118. 118 Grady 156
  119. 119 Duane 155
  120. 120 Kegan 154
  121. 121 Owyn 154
  122. 122 Finian 152
  123. 123 Finnbar 151
  124. 124 Cathal 144
  125. 125 Fergal 144
  126. 126 Ervin 122
  127. 127 Dermot 121
  128. 128 Ion 119
  129. 129 Blane 117
  130. 130 Kelton 114
  131. 131 Quin 105
  132. 132 Alun 104
  133. 133 Buzz 104
  134. 134 Arlan 104
  135. 135 Nevin 101
  136. 136 Riordan 100
  137. 137 Conlan 87
  138. 138 Ally 86
  139. 139 Egan 82
  140. 140 Sheridan 82
  141. 141 Darby 79
  142. 142 Tremayne 79
  143. 143 Kendall 75
  144. 144 Donal 69
  145. 145 Kiernan 64
  146. 146 Collin 64
  147. 147 Kevan 58
  148. 148 Kendal 58
  149. 149 Doyle 57
  150. 150 Brice 56
  151. 151 Leith 51
  152. 152 Carlin 50
  153. 153 Mungo 48
  154. 154 Mervyn 47
  155. 155 Anant 46
  156. 156 Phelan 44
  157. 157 Melvyn 43
  158. 158 Brenton 42
  159. 159 Arto 38
  160. 160 Kerry 38
  161. 161 Teague 37
  162. 162 Aengus 35
  163. 163 Kern 34
  164. 164 Gwern 32
  165. 165 Quillan 29
  166. 166 Dillion 27
  167. 167 Malvin 25
  168. 168 Irvin 24
  169. 169 Doug 24
  170. 170 Donnel 21
  171. 171 Connal 21
  172. 172 Renny 21
  173. 173 Arte 19
  174. 174 Daman 19
  175. 175 Darrin 18
  176. 176 Galen 18
  177. 177 Adair 17
  178. 178 Irving 16
  179. 179 Curran 15
  180. 180 Arlin 15
  181. 181 Kenyon 14
  182. 182 Arlyn 14
  183. 183 Doran 13
  184. 184 Darrion 13
  185. 185 Sloan 12
  186. 186 Drummond 12
  187. 187 Conn 10
  188. 188 Osker 10
  189. 189 Marvyn 9
  190. 190 Bryant 9
  191. 191 Owin 9
  192. 192 Cahal 9
  193. 193 Lir 8
  194. 194 Caedmon 8
  195. 195 Brentley 7
  196. 196 Tierney 7
  197. 197 York 7
  198. 198 Gallagher 7
  199. 199 Fearghus 7
  200. 200 Dyfed 7
  201. 201 Sloane 7
  202. 202 Shanley 6
  203. 203 Carney 6
  204. 204 Carrington 6
  205. 205 Caley 5
  206. 206 Cuinn 3
  207. 207 Conroy 3
  208. 208 Neill 3
  209. 209 Gillespie 3
  210. 210 Ewyn 3
  211. 211 Mor 3
  212. 212 Farrel 3
  213. 213 Bryon 3
  214. 214 Macklin 3
  215. 215 Einion 3
  216. 216 Kearney 3
  217. 217 Donelle 3
  218. 218 Annan 3
  219. 219 Keefe 3
  220. 220 Donat 3
  221. 221 Barra
  222. 222 Eoghann
  223. 223 Donall
  224. 224 Domhnall
  225. 225 Cairbre
  226. 226 Con
  227. 227 Neale
  228. 228 Allyn
  229. 229 Coinneach
  230. 230 Argyle
  231. 231 Aonghus
  232. 232 Breandan
  233. 233 Cathair
  234. 234 Cathaoir
  235. 235 Aodh
  236. 236 Setanta
  237. 237 Donnchadh
  238. 238 Connla
  239. 239 Culann

How to read this page

Choosing a Celtic name

Origin is a useful starting point, but names move across languages, families and countries. A name can belong to more than one tradition, especially when it has been used for centuries.

The individual name pages give the fuller picture. They show whether a name is rising or falling, how often it appears in recent birth records, and where it is strongest across the UK.

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Questions

About Celtic names

What makes a name Celtic?

A name is grouped here when its meaning, language history or common use links it with celtic naming tradition. Some names also appear in other origin groups because naming history is messy, especially in Britain.

Are these names ranked by recent popularity?

No. The lists are ordered by total births in the UK baby-name figures. That makes long-running names easier to spot. Open any name to see its latest rank and yearly trend.

Why do some familiar names appear lower down?

A name can be famous without being common in birth records. Spelling variants can also split the count across several forms, so names such as Sean and Shaun may appear separately.