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Padhraig

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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.

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2002

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2002 to 2002, ranging from #281 to #281.2002#281#281
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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

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

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1967–1989

    Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1982 (recorded 1967–1989).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent1989

    Most recently recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2002Northern Irelandmale#2813HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#2784HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2744HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2486HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#3263HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2735HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2653HighVerified

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

Where Padhraig is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Padhraig, between 1967 and 2002, in 13 of those 36 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 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1982Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: highest position in 200219672002
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 Ireland1967–198912#248 in 1982
Northern Ireland20021#281 in 2002

Its high point came 20 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1982) than in Northern Ireland (2002).

No registrar recorded it for 12 years after 1989; it appears again in 2002.

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What is known about Padhraig

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How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1967–2002.
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 1967 to 2002. Highest recorded position: #248 in Republic of Ireland in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.