Padhraig

maleStatistical record

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

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

Padhraig: Recorded since 1967, with a gap of 12 years, it reached #248 in 1982, and it was last ranked in 2002.

2registrars recorded it
13times a registrar ranked it
36years from first to last
#248highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Padhraig's record

Absent from every published list for 12 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2002

View as table

Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#281

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 12 of the 23 years from 1967 to 1989.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1967–2002 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1967
First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–1989
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1982 (recorded 1967–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Padhraig 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 Padhraig in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	3	1 of 10	3
1970sbusiest	21	5 of 10	4
1980s	24	6 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

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

Padhraig 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 1967 to 2002. Highest recorded position: #248 in Republic of Ireland in 1982.

Padhraig'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
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#281	3	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#278	4	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	4	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#248	6	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#273	5	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#258	5	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	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 1967 and 2002, ranked in 13 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #248, first reached in 1982.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 6 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1982.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 12 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2002, and 35 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
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
12 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#281position in 2002, its most recent recorded year
35 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 21 to 40 years →
6births registered in its largest year, 1982Under 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.

Paddy · #96, 32y
Padhraic · #212, 19y
Padraic · #105, 58y
Padraig · #50, 62y

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.

Edele · #248, 15y
Alain · #249, 15y
Blaire · #244, 14y
Glynn · #254, 13y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Edele · #248, 15y
Egidijus · #248, 28y
Naoimh · #248, 27y
Ramunas · #248, 23y

Padhraig was ranked #248 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1982. 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.

Padhraig 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 Padhraig without appearing here.

Padhraig moved ahead of

Florence Compare
In 1988 they stood at #274 and #274 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #278 and #307.
Harry Compare
In 1988 they stood at #303 and #272 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #278 and #307.
Jude Compare
In 1988 they stood at #303 and #203 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #278 and #307.

Moved ahead of Padhraig

Tom Compare
In 1982 they stood at #248 and #268 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1983 that had become #330 and #258.
Alex Compare
In 1975 they stood at #288 and #321 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1976 that had become #258 and #241.
Hugo Compare
In 1982 they stood at #248 and #330 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1983 that had become #330 and #330.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
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 1967 to 2002. Highest recorded position: #248 in Republic of Ireland in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Padhraig

Padhraig at a glance

What stands out in Padhraig's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Padhraig by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Padhraig appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Padhraig

Padhraig and the names beside it

Padhraig moved ahead of

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Padhraig at a glance

What stands out in Padhraig's record

Padhraig by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Padhraig appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Padhraig

Padhraig and the names beside it

Padhraig moved ahead of

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