Padraic
- Gender
- Boy
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- Origin
- Latin
Padraic is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “patrician, noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Padraic mean?
Latin: anglicised spelling of Irish Pádraig, from Latin Patricius
“patrician, noble”
Anglicised spelling of Pádraig, the Irish form of Patrick, patron saint of Ireland.
Is Padraic a girl's or a boy's name?
Padraic is a boys' name.
How popular is Padraic in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Padraic in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Padraic in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 2 | #4,575 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Padraic in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Padraic in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Padraic in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,653 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,048 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,083 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
Nicknames for Padraic
- Paddy 49 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Padraic
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Padraic: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/padraic, updated 20 October 2026.