Padraig comes from the Celtic / Irish / Scottish tradition, meaning "Noble" | Formal: "Noble and illustrious".
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How popular is Padraig?
2009peak year
Padraig first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1982. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2009, 57 babies received the name (ranked #2312). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7060), with roughly 15 babies named Padraig each year. Padraig has been declining in recent years. In total, around 795 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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