Paidi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PAW-dee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,033 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Paidi is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “nobleman”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies).
What does Paidi mean?
Latin: Irish pet form of Pádraig (Patrick)
“nobleman”
An Irish pet form of Pádraig; Kerry Gaelic footballer Páidí Ó Sé was a well-known bearer.
Is Paidi a girl's or a boy's name?
Paidi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Paidi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,033rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 138% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Paidi, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Paidi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 boys in the UK were given Paidi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #682, up from #1,033 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 75th in Northern Ireland.
Paidi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,033 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Names like Paidi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi, Avi, River, Levi, Remy, Roman, Felix, Eli, Vincent, Shivansh, Rowan, Aarav
Other spellings of Paidi
Paudi, Paudie
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Paidi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/paidi, updated 20 October 2026.