Padraigh

maleStatistical record

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

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

Padraigh: Recorded since 1966, it reached #202 in 1983, and it was last ranked in 2000.

1registrar recorded it
30times a registrar ranked it
35years from first to last
#202highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Padraigh's record

Moved 116 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1966–2000

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1966	#256
1968	#222
1969	#246
1970	#278
1971	#257
1972	#307
1973	#320
1974	#272
1975	#225
1976	#288
1977	#208
1978	#255
1979	#218
1980	#205
1981	#217
1982	#235
1983	#202
1984	#274
1985	#218
1986	#256
1987	#203
1988	#319
1989	#307
1991	#263
1992	#337
1993	#339
1994	#342
1996	#369
1997	#382
2000	#390

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 30 of the 35 years from 1966 to 2000.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1966–2000 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2000
Highest recorded position: #202 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1966–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Padraigh 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 Padraigh in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	13	3 of 10	4
1970s	56	10 of 10	6
1980sbusiest	68	10 of 10	7
1990s	20	6 of 10	3
2000s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

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

Padraigh appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2000. Highest recorded position: #202 in Republic of Ireland in 1983.

Padraigh'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
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#342	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#319	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	9	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	5	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#218	7	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	4	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#202	10	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	7	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#217	9	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	11	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#218	9	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#255	5	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	10	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#225	8	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#272	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#320	3	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	5	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#278	4	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#246	5	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	5	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified

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 1 registrar between 1966 and 2000, ranked in 30 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #202, first reached in 1983.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1980.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

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.

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.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, 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.

Hamzah · #202, 29y
Dagmar · #203, 26y
Kornelius · #201, 30y
Baard · #204, 34y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Dervilla · #202, 18y
Dora · #202, 43y
Ethna · #202, 21y
Brona · #203, 49y

Padraigh was ranked #202 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1983. 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.

Padraigh 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 Padraigh without appearing here.

Padraigh moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 1977 they stood at #307 and #307 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1978 that had become #255 and #326.
Andreas Compare
In 1973 they stood at #307 and #279 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1974 that had become #272 and #288.
Bruce Compare
In 1973 they stood at #320 and #320 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1974 that had become #272 and #288.

Moved ahead of Padraigh

Jordan Compare
In 1988 they stood at #203 and #249 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #307 and #174.
Hugo Compare
In 1991 they stood at #263 and #288 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #337 and #210.
Isaac Compare
In 1991 they stood at #288 and #316 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #337 and #222.
Lewis Compare
In 1987 they stood at #218 and #250 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1988 that had become #319 and #207.

Moved the opposite way to Padraigh

Aaron Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 while Aaron went from #171 to #12.
Adam Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 while Adam went from #229 to #4.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 while Benjamin went from #185 to #67.
Cian Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 while Cian went from #177 to #6.

Moved the same way as Padraigh

Adrian Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 and Adrian from #80 to #164.
Alan Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 and Alan from #23 to #51.
Anthony Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 and Anthony from #12 to #58.
Arthur Compare
Between 1966 and 2000 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Padraigh went from #256 to #390 and Arthur from #101 to #274.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2000. Highest recorded position: #202 in Republic of Ireland in 1983. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Padraigh

Padraigh at a glance

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Padraigh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Padraigh at a glance

What stands out in Padraigh's record

Padraigh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

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