Paddy

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Paddy is a unisex given name. It is often short for Patrick, Patricia, or Pádraig. Notable people include:

From Wikipedia

Paddy first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 40 babies (rank #800 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Paddy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Paddy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

525

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Paddy

Paddy Ashdowndiplomat · b. 1941
Paddy Considinefilm actor · b. 1973
Paddy McNairassociation football player · b. 1995
Paddy Chayefskyscience fiction writer · b. 1923
Paddy Roy Batesfisher · b. 1921

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	4	#2,697
1997	10	#1,319
1998	12	#1,166
1999	6	#2,035
2000	7	#1,835
2001	13	#1,176
2002	6	#2,178
2003	32	#689
2004	29	#770
2005	36	#711
2006	33	#786
2007	26	#977
2008	29	#938
2009	30	#916
2010	34	#871
2011	37	#825
2012	35	#879
2013	36	#847
2014	34	#883
2015	40	#800
2016	36	#880