Paddy
Masculine
Paddy is given to both — 93 boys and 248 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Paddy entered the US charts in 1929, peaked at #2788 in 1948, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Paddy?
Paddy first appears in US birth records in 1929 — 96 years ago. The typical Paddy alive today was born around 1954, making them about 71 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Paddy are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Paddy most popular?
Paddy peaked in 1948, reaching #2788 nationally. See the whole 1948 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1929
- Most boys named
- 19488 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2788reached in 1948
- Change vs 2015
- +16.7%7 in 2018, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Paddys among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Paddy are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Paddy sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Paddys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Paddy are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Paddy in 2025?
- Paddy is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Paddy with classmates?
- Paddy will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More P names
The most-given names starting with P, all years combined.
Paul#262 · Patrick#235 · Peter#187 · Philip#527 · Phillip#651 · Parker#102 · Preston#299 · Pedro#455
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Paddy? See the current top 100.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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