Padraig vs Paddy

Side-by-side comparison of Padraig and Paddy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Padraig

Boy name · Rank #7371

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Name B

Paddy

Girl name

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Metric Padraig Paddy
Current Rank #7371 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 795 248
Peak Year 2009 1934
Peak Year Births 57 28
Peak Decade 2000ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1982 1928

Births by Decade

Decade Padraig Paddy
1920ss — 10
1930ss — 129
1940ss — 52
1950ss — 57
1980ss 28 —
1990ss 119 —
2000ss 342 —
2010ss 255 —
2020ss 51 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Padraig Paddy
2014 23 —
2015 28 —
2016 28 —
2017 15 —
2018 14 —
2019 11 —
2020 13 —
2021 9 —
2022 13 —
2023 5 —
2024 11 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1982–2024.

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