Are you looking for a unique baby name for your boy? Consider an Irish baby boy name! Not only are they unique, but they all have a wonderful melody and rich culture.

To help you find the perfect Irish baby name for your boy, check out our list of some famous Irishmen and some well-known Americans of Irish descent:

A

Arthur – Arthur Guinness, founder of Guinness brewery, Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington
Ashton – Ashton Kutcher, That 70s Show
More A names: Aengus, Aidan, Alan, Alroy

B

Blair – Blair Mayne, highly decorated WW2 soldier
Brendan – Brendan Frasier, The Mummy
Brian – Brian Dennehy, actor
More B names: Blane, Braiden, Brian, Brody

C

Carroll – Carroll O’Connor, All in the Family
Chad – Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Hill
Chris – Chris O’Donnell, Chris Farley, Christian Slater, actors
Clint – Clint Eastwood, actor/director
More C names: Carney, Cian, Colman, Connor, Corey, Cormack, Craig, Cullen

D

Daniel – Daniel O’Connell, Irish statesman
David – David Caruso, CSI Miami
Dennis – Denis Leary, Rescue Me
Dylan – Dylan McDermott, The Practice
More D names: Darcy, Darren, Desmond, Devan, Dillon, Donovan, Dwayne

E

Errol – Flynn, actor
More E names: Earl, Emmett, Enda, Ennis, Evan, Ewan

F

Francis – Francis Bacon, artist
More F names: Fergus, Finnegan

G

Gabriel – Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Gene – Gene Kelly, actor/dancer
George – George Carlin, comedian, George Clooney, actor
More G names: Gannon, Garrett, Glendan, Glenn, Grady

H

Harry – Harry George Ferguson, founder Massey Ferguson
Hugh – Hugh O’Flaherty, Irish priest during WW2

I

I names: Ian, Iollan, Irving

J

John – John Barry, Father of the US Navy, Johnny Depp
More J names: James, Jarlath

K

Kieran – Kieran Culkin, brother of Rory Culkin and Macauley Culkin
Kevin – Kevin Bacon, Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline
More K names: Kane, Keagan, Keanu, Keenan, Kellen, Kelvin, Kendrick, Keon, Korey 

L

Liam – Liam Neeson, actor
More L names: Lee, Logan

M

Mark – Mark Wahlberg, aka Marky Mark
Martin – Martin Sheen, The West Wing
Matthew – Matthew Broderick, Matt Dillon, actors
Michael – Michael J. Fox, Michael O’Keefe, actors
Mickey – Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
More M names: Mackenzie, Malachi, Melvin, Murtaugh

N

Nathan – Nathan Lane, actor
More N names: Neil, Nevan, Nolan 

O

Oliver – Oliver Plunkett, last Catholic martyr in Ireland
Owen – Owen Wilson and brother Luke Wilson, actors
More O names: Oran, Oisin 

P

Patrick – Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy), Patrick Pearse, Irish nationalist
Peter – Peter Boyle, Everybody Loves Raymond
Pierce – Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia!
More P names: Peter 

Q

Quinn, Quinlan

R

Richard – Richard Gere, Nights in Rodanthe
Robert – Robert Boyle, Irish chemist
Ryan – Ryan O’Neal, Paper Moon
More R names: Redmond, Riley, Ronan 

S

Sean – Sean T. O’Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
More S names: Seamus, Shane, Sullivan 

T

Thomas – Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish revolutionary leader
More T names: Tierney, Trace, Trevor, Troy, Turlach

U

Ultan

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