Baby Names of Ireland

Irish Girl Names Starting with C

17 Irish girl names beginning with C, with what each one means and how to say it.

Updated September 2026

There are 17 Irish girl names starting with C here. The ones readers look up most are Caoimhe, Cara and Ciara.

The C names for girls on this page that the most babies were given in 2025, by the Central Statistics Office’s ranking.

  1. No. 9 girlsCroía211 babies
  2. No. 31 girlsCaoimhe130 babies
  3. No. 47 girlsClodagh100 babies
  4. No. 52 girlsCara94 babies
  5. No. 89 girlsCadhla55 babies
  6. No. 106 girlsCiara44 babies
  7. No. 247 girlsCaitlin17 babies
  8. No. 273 girlsClíodhna15 babies
  9. No. 352 girlsClaire11 babies
  10. No. 718 girlsCassidy4 babies

Irish girl names starting with C

Caoimhe

pronounced KEE-va

Caoimhe means “gentle, beautiful, precious.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Cara

pronounced CAR-a

Cara means “friend.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Clodagh

pronounced CLO-da

Clodagh is an Irish girl's name taken from the River Clody, which runs through counties Tipperary and Wexford. Two syllables, stress on the first.

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