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Padraig

100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Padraig has been given to about 802 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 774
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Padraig per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 57
  • Born in 20257
  • All time802
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Padraig?

Its best year was 2009, when 57 babies were given the name, ranking 2314th. The typical living American called Padraig is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Padraig

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Craig0.63
  2. Kraig0.63
  3. Paris0.53
  4. Patrick0.50
  5. Patricio0.45

Middle names for Padraig

Ranked by flow score
  1. Padraig John0.77
  2. Padraig Lee0.77
  3. Padraig Dean0.76
  4. Padraig Blake0.76
  5. Padraig Bryce0.76
  6. Padraig Wade0.76

Sibling names for Padraig

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.82
  2. Isabelasister · 0.82
  3. Estrellasister · 0.82
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.81
  5. Yarelisister · 0.81
  6. Tracebrother · 0.81

Where Padraig is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Padraig Anderson0.77
    2. Padraig Reyes0.72
    3. Padraig Nguyen0.72
    4. Padraig Moore0.72
    5. Padraig Lee0.72
    6. Padraig Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Padraig

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. Ireland1998–2019

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.