Boys' name · since 1955
Padraic
Padraic has 973 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 973
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
973 boys have been named Padraic since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Padraic has 973 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2023.
- #5,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 973 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Padraic ranks #5,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 973 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 973
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Padraic's 973 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Padraic's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Padraic's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Padraic popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2023
- Peak year (1982)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Padraic by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (232 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Padraic's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Padraic births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
119 births
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 232 births (24% of all-time use).
How Padraic compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Padraic's total volume
Padraic by state
Where Padraic concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
18 of 973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Padraic's decade-level peak was the 1980s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Padraics (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Padraic: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
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, 1955–2023 (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 Padraic 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.