Bairre is short for Finbar, meaning “fair head.” Finbar is said FIN-bar.
Rare in Ireland: fewer than three baby boys a year get the name.
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13 Irish boy names beginning with B, with what each one means and how to say it.
Updated November 2026
Irish boy names starting with B
Barra is short for Finbar, meaning “fair head.” Finbar is said FIN-bar.
No. 170 for boys in Ireland in 2025, with 29 baby boys.
More about BarraBarry in Irish is Finbar, meaning “fair head.” Say it FIN-bar.
No. 402 for boys in Ireland in 2025, with 9 baby boys.
More about BarryBartley
pronounced BART-leeBartley is the Irish form of Bartholomew.
Not in Ireland's 2025 tables (fewer than three babies); last recorded in 1995.
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Bert in Irish is Bartley. Say it BART-lee.
Rare in Ireland: fewer than three baby boys a year get the name.
More about BertBertie in Irish is Bartley. Say it BART-lee.
No. 676 for boys in Ireland in 2025, with 4 baby boys.
More about BertieBradan
pronounced BRAY-dawnBradan comes from the Irish word bradán, “salmon.” The salmon has a special place in Irish myth. In the Fenian Cycle, the poet Finnegas spent seven years fishing for the bradán feasa, the Salmon of Knowledge, which had gained all the world’s wisdom by eating hazelnuts from the Well of Wisdom.
Not in Ireland's 2025 tables (fewer than three babies); last recorded in 2021.
More about BradanBraden in Irish is Bradan, meaning “salmon.” Say it BRAY-dawn.
Not in Ireland's 2025 tables (fewer than three babies); last recorded in 2016.
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Brandan in Irish is Breandan. Say it BREN-dawn.
Not in Ireland's 2025 tables (fewer than three babies); last recorded in 2005.
More about BrandanBrandon in Irish is Breandan. Say it BREN-dawn.
No. 676 for boys in Ireland in 2025, with 4 baby boys.
More about BrandonBreandan
pronounced BREN-dawnBreandan is an Irish boy's name made famous by St. Breandan the Navigator.
Not in Ireland's 2025 tables (fewer than three babies); last recorded in 2018.
More about BreandanBrendan in Irish is Breandan. Say it BREN-dawn.
No. 402 for boys in Ireland in 2025, with 9 baby boys.
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Brian
pronounced BREE-anBrian means “high, noble, strong.”
No. 252 for boys in Ireland in 2025, with 18 baby boys.
More about BrianThere are 13 Irish boy names starting with B here. The ones readers look up most are Brian, Barra and Brendan.