Unisex name · since 1928
Paddy
Paddy has 248 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Paddy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 248 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Paddy recorded 248 times among girls since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1959.
- #17,676 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 248 born since 1928
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paddy ranks #17,676 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1928, peaking in the 1930s.
- #17,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Paddy's 248 recorded births place it above 75.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paddy's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paddy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1959
- Peak year (1934)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Paddy popularity over time - boys
93 total births recorded since 1929 (Paddy as boys' name)
Paddy by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (129 births, 52% of the file).
1930s was Paddy's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Paddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 129 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Paddy's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 1950s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paddy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paddy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.