Padhraic

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Padhraic: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Padhraic: Recorded since 1975, it reached #212 in 1978, and it was last ranked in 2006.

2registrars recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
32years from first to last
#212highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2006

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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2006	#341

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

Trend unknownNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 18 of the 31 years from 1975 to 2005.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1975–2006 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1975
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1975–2005
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1975–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Padhraic by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Padhraic in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	20	3 of 10	7
1980sbusiest	30	8 of 10	4
1990s	18	5 of 10	4
2000s	6	2 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Padhraic appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1975 to 2006. Highest recorded position: #212 in Republic of Ireland in 1978.

Padhraic's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#341	3	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#301	4	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	4	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	4	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	3	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#269	4	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#318	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	4	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#260	5	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	8	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#212	9	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified

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.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1975 and 2006, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #212, first reached in 1978.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1978.

Its record falls into 9 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2006, and 31 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
9separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#341position in 2006, its most recent recorded year
31 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 21 to 40 years →
9births registered in its largest year, 1978Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Pacey · #1077, 23y
Paddy · #96, 32y
Padhraig · #248, 13y
Padraic · #105, 58y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aimee-Leigh · #212, 21y
Eliah · #211, 22y
Kathlyn · #211, 20y
Abina · #214, 20y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Juliane · #212, 40y
Cailin · #213, 30y
Davin · #213, 43y
Dwane · #213, 13y

Padhraic was ranked #212 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1978. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Padhraic and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Padhraic without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Padhraic

Hugo Compare
In 1991 they stood at #286 and #323 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #337 and #210.
Rhys Compare
In 1991 they stood at #271 and #319 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #337 and #210.
Cameron Compare
In 1991 they stood at #286 and #323 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #337 and #267.
Jordan Compare
In 1986 they stood at #269 and #304 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1987 that had become #303 and #249.

Moved the opposite way to Padhraic

Aaron Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 while Aaron went from #123 to #9.
Adam Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 while Adam went from #150 to #3.
Alex Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 while Alex went from #321 to #24.
Alexander Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 while Alexander went from #131 to #47.

Moved the same way as Padhraic

Adrian Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 and Adrian from #41 to #196.
Alan Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 and Alan from #9 to #72.
Anthony Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 and Anthony from #15 to #75.
Ashley Compare
Between 1975 and 2005 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padhraic went from #321 to #518 and Ashley from #161 to #518.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1975 to 2006. Highest recorded position: #212 in Republic of Ireland in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Padhraic

Padhraic at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Padhraic by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Padhraic at a glance

Padhraic by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Padhraic

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Moved ahead of Padhraic

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