How Many People Are Named Paddy?
An estimated 144 people in the United States have the first name Paddy. It is used for both genders, with 72.7% female. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Paddy peaked in popularity in 1934 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paddy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Paddy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Paddy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
144
About 1 in 2,380,238 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
72.7% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1934
28 births
Total Registered
341
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paddy
Paddy is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (27.3%) and females (72.7%). Out of 341 total births registered, 93 were male and 248 were female.
Paddy as a male name
Ranked #10,456 in 2018
7 male births in 2018
Peak: 1948 (8 births)
Paddy as a female name
Ranked #6,958 in 1959
5 female births in 1959
Peak: 1934 (28 births)
Paddy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paddy span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 146 babies were registered. Paddy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paddy by Decade
How has Paddy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Paddy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paddy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paddy
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paddy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paddy?
We estimate approximately 144 people named Paddy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,380,238 Americans share this first name.
Is Paddy a common name?
Paddy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 341 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paddy most popular?
Paddy reached peak popularity in 1934, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paddy is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paddy a female name?
Paddy is predominantly female. 72.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paddy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paddy Smith, Paddy Johnson, Paddy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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