Padraic
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning noble; Irish form of Patrick.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Padraic by the numbers
Padraic was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 1982, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Patrick
Like Padraic, 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)
- Paddynoble; a diminutive of Patrick49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patrykof noble birth; a form of Patrick6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patrikof noble birth; a form of Patrick14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fitzpatrickson of Patrick9 in the US (2017)
- Patriceof noble birth; a form of Patrick3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pattersonson of Patrick; patronymic surname5 in the US (2017)
- Patrick-Jamesnoble and supplanter; compound of Patrick and James4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Padraic. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Padraic, 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 Padraic
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