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The latest American given names trend is Irish! Irish names are the latest rage, taking the top spots on national popularity charts and rising up out of the sea of given name choices. The trend is most visible among baby boy names, with names such as Ryan, Kevin, Sean, Connor and Brayden taking spots in the top 100’s. The biggest surprise comes from the old Irish name Áedán. Although officially ranking number 43 in the nation, its many spelling variations make it a contender for the number one spot. The number one boy name Jacob was registered by the Social Security Administration as having been given to approximately 24,400 males in 2006. Meanwhile, the many variations of Áedán – Aidan, Aiden, Ayden and Aden total to approximately 26,300 baby boys, making it the unofficial Number 1! Related Readings:The Most Popular Names in the World Comments (20)
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written by KristinM, December 18, 2007
There is probably less of a pronunciation problem with your name because of Sinead O'Conner, the actress. People have seen/heard it before. The traditional names and spellings are beautiful but the likelihood of them getting mangled by the general population on a daily basis makes them less appealing.
Irish names
written by liloldme, December 29, 2007
I'm of Irish heritage and I really wanted to express that in my children's names.
We named my son Declan James. Surprisingly, in his short 6 weeks on Earth, people have already pronounced his name wrong! And to think my husband wanted to spell the name traditionally - Deaglan. Our next would be Eamon Arthur. My husband wanted an Aiden but with so many kids being named Aiden I vetoed that one! I wanted an Aine but my husband liked Anna so we're decided on Anna Grace if we have a girl. I also like Patrick ( my dad was Patrick Joseph Kelly - can't find a more Irish name than that!!), and Conor for boys and Saoirse and Bridget for girls. I'd hate for my children to be the 8th child in their classes with the same name! Everyone has a Jayden or Sophia or Kylie or Madison so instead of choosing a name parents are adding letters and spelling them oddly. Why do that when you can just pick a unique name for your unique child? Irish names.
written by Tillyann, January 01, 2008
my little girl is called Niamh and there isn't a cat in hells chance of me changing the spelling to make someone elses life easier! People should have manners and ask how to pronounce the name rather than attempting to say it unsuccessfully and embarrassing everyone!
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written by lally, January 05, 2008
My baby girl is called Niamh Erin,we have a big irish family and i wanted her to feel a part of it. I always get asked how to spell and pronounce it but it makes her unique and she really suits it!! x
Irish baby names
written by Me, January 08, 2008
I started with my daughter, only excepting Irish name suggestions 9 yrs. ago. My grand parents wear off the boat and passed away long before I was born. My mother always told me about them and made sure we knew were are roots lied. So to honor them and their struggles now both my children have Irish names. Nora and Oskar
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written by sinead, grainne, lucy, john joe, January 15, 2008
i heard somewhere that sinead means potato?? is this true!! im very irish but im sure this name must have something to do with potato?? can anyone help me?? i must say though that i do love irish names and the spellings make it even more special for children.
Irish Names
written by Mal, January 17, 2008
I'm Italian and my Husband is Irish so I was thinking of combining Liliana or Ciana(Italian) with Kiara or Kylie(Irish) I think I like Kylie Ciana the best
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written by Brígh, January 25, 2008
I live in the US and went to school with at least one girl who had a completely Irish name - Aisling O'Laoire. She rarely had to correct anyone on the pronunciation regardless of the spelling. Most people do not want to mangle someone's name and will try their hardest to get it right.
Irish Heritage
written by Peyton, January 28, 2008
I am 100% Irish and i am really proud of that. I have a very Irish name.. Peyton Kateri Sweeney. I always get compliments on my name and i like that it's unique. Don't conform to what other people want. Name your kids as you feel
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written by Cariann, February 01, 2008
My name is "Cariann" which is very Irish but spelled "Keriann". My Mother changed the spelling to make it match her name, "Carilyn". People always mispronounce both our names, once I was called "Crayon" and for the rest of the school year that's what people called me. But, I've grown to like my uniquely spelled Irish name. I named my daughter "Morgann", which is linked to my name with "ann", similar to how my name is link to my mother's with "Cari".
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written by Kristen :-), February 07, 2008
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Irish names!! They're so unique and beautiful! All this names on here are really cool and I just love them all! How will I decide??
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written by martina nugent, February 07, 2008
i dont mind the irish names as long as people spell correctly and put the fada on the proper letters
correct?
written by justplainme, February 09, 2008
saoirse=seer-sha
aisling=ash-leen correct? Irish Names
written by Katty, February 15, 2008
Well i absolutely fell in love with the name Saoirse when i visited Ireland years ago. And always said if I ever had a daughter i would name her Saoirse. Coincidentally, I married an Irish man but we had a cat before a baby daughter so our cat is named Saoirse. It's such a pretty name though and we would never consider changing the spelling!
Be who you are
written by Actually Irish, February 20, 2008
Change the spelling corrupt the name. Why not just use Russian names as a new trend instead of destroying the spelling of and pronunciation of a cultures names. Be proud of being american - don't pretend to be something else, even if your great great grandma had an Irish mate once.
Saoirse
written by mal, February 20, 2008
My husband and I choose Saoirse for our daughter. It suits her perfectly. We wanted to honor my husband's heritage & the country where his family still resides.
Cavin
written by Elaina, February 27, 2008
I love Irish names. My son's name is Cavin named after my dad Kevin. We are now pregnant with my second and again I am leaning towards Irish names.
My name means
written by Fior, March 01, 2008
I detest how ignorant people name their children Gaelic names when they cannot speak any Gaelic at all! As a result of this, their are children running around thinking that they name is prononced totally differently than it is suppose to, or thinking that their name means "potato!" And by the way, Sinead is the feminine form of John. Not potato.
Niamh
written by Chaz, March 03, 2008
Im not being disrespectful, I love Irish names. For a girl I think the names Sinead and Siobhan are so nice and the spelling is cool. I like the name Niamh as I fell in love with it when I have a penpal from Co Cork when i was younger....but I'm not entirely sure how to pronounce it! I was told by my mate it was pronounced 'Numph' but I dont think that is true is it? and I saw somewhere that it was pronounced 'Neeve'. When I was younger, I just used to pronounce it as 'Nee-yam' but you cant blame me, I was only like 7! Can someone help please? 0:-)What is the correct way?
Niamh written by damien, March 22, 2008
it's pronounced 'Neeve'
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