Irish Girl Names Starting with I

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

Updated October 2026

Irish girl names starting with I

Ide

EE-da

Ide means “thirst for goodness.”

No. 413 for girls in Ireland in 2025, with 9 baby girls.

Iona is the name of a small island off the Isle of Mull, on the west coast of Scotland, where the Irish saint Colm Cille (Columba) founded his monastery around 563 AD. Traditionally born at Gartan in County Donegal, Colm Cille left Ireland as a “pilgrim for Christ.”

No. 544 for girls in Ireland in 2025, with 6 baby girls.

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Ita

Ita in Irish is Ide, meaning “thirst for goodness.” Say it EE-da.

Not in Ireland's 2025 tables (fewer than three babies); last recorded in 1997.

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