Padraic — boys' name

What the Data Says About Padraic

The Social Security Administration has registered 973 babies named Padraic between 1955 and 2023, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Padraic currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Padraic performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Padraic shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Padraic in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Padraic in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 973 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.