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Padhraic

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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.

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2006

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2006 to 2006, ranging from #341 to #341.2006#341#341
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1975–2005

    Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1975–2005).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2005

    Most recently recorded at #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#3304HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3014HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3393HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#2714HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2694HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#3183HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2605HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2288HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2129HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified

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

Where Padhraic is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Padhraic, between 1975 and 2006, in 19 of those 32 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1978Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: highest position in 200619752006
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1975–200518#212 in 1978
Northern Ireland20061#341 in 2006

Its high point came 28 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1978) than in Northern Ireland (2006).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1995; it appears again in 1999.

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What is known about Padhraic

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1975–2006.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.