Paddy
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning noble; a diminutive of Patrick.
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US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#716
49 babies
Paddy by the numbers
In 2025, 49 babies in England and Wales were named Paddy.
Its American peak was 28 babies in 1934, making it a 1930s name.
Other names that come from Patrick
Like Paddy, each of these traces back to Patrick: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Patricioof noble birth; a form of Patrick75 in the US (2017)
- Patrykof noble birth; a form of Patrick6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Padraignoble; patrician; irish form of Patrick8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patrikof noble birth; a form of Patrick14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fitzpatrickson of Patrick9 in the US (2017)
- Padraicnoble; Irish form of Patrick6 in the US (2017)
- Patricof noble birth; a form of Patrick4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patriceof noble birth; a form of Patrick3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Paddy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Paddy, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Paddy
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