Padraic
Pádraig or Pádraic, also Pádhraig or Pádhraic, are Irish male given names deriving from the Latin Patricius, meaning "of the patrician class", introduced via the name of Saint Patrick. The name is often anglicised as its English language equivalent Patrick or phonetically, e.g. Pauric.
Meaning & Origin of Padraic
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pádraig or Pádraic, also Pádhraig or Pádhraic, are Irish male given names deriving from the Latin Patricius, meaning "of the patrician class", introduced via the name of Saint Patrick. The name is often anglicised as its English language equivalent Patrick or phonetically, e.g. Pauric.
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The Story of Padraic
Padraic first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1955, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 36 Padraics were born — ranking #1,654 that year. As of 2026, Padraic ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 973 Padraics have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Padraic
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- Liam Pádraic Aiken (born 1990), American actor
- Pádraig Amond (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Pádraig de Brún (1889–1960), Irish clergyman, mathematician and classical scholar
- Pádraig Clancy , Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972), author
- Pádraig Phiarais Cúndún (1777–1857), Irish poet
- Pádraic Delaney (born 1977), Irish actor
- Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin, 1949–2016), Irish musician
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About the name Padraic
Padraic is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 973 births in the dataset. Padraic's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #1,654. Use the chart and map above to compare Padraic's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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