Paddy Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
1997	#1257
1998	#1110
1999	#1850
2000	#1703
2001	#1135
2002	#2005
2003	#680
2004	#760
2005	#705
2006	#764
2007	#952
2008	#916
2009	#904
2010	#854
2011	#812
2012	#866
2013	#837
2014	#866
2015	#790
2016	#870
2017	#806
2018	#985
2019	#844
2020	#921
2021	#790
2022	#714
2023	#691
2024	#785

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1988 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #96 in Republic of Ireland in 2023.

Paddy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#785	43	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#691	50	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#714	47	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#790	41	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#921	31	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#844	36	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#985	29	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#806	40	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#870	36	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#790	40	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#866	34	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#837	36	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#866	35	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#812	37	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#854	34	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#904	30	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#916	29	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#952	26	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#764	33	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#705	36	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#760	29	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#680	32	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#2005	6	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1135	13	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1703	7	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#1110	12	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#1257	10	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#216	9	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#234	8	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#433	3	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#358	4	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#259	7	High	Demonstration data
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#311	4	High	Demonstration data
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#339	4	High	Demonstration data
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#329	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#328	4	High	Demonstration data
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#357	3	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#99	58	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#102	55	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#96	60	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#104	60	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	49	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#111	55	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#139	44	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#144	42	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	53	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	39	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#160	40	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	32	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	44	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#163	41	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#152	46	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#165	41	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	39	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	26	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#155	39	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#153	34	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#172	24	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#163	24	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	11	High	Demonstration data
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#212	13	High	Demonstration data
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#226	10	High	Demonstration data
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	9	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	5	High	Demonstration data
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	4	High	Demonstration data
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#261	7	High	Demonstration data
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	8	High	Demonstration data
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#281	5	High	Demonstration data
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	4	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.