Padraic

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 19 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Padraic is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ireland, Brazil, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Pádraic

• French given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Pádraic

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Pádraic

• Japanese given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Japan

  Also written Pàdraic

• Croatian given name7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ireland

  Also written Pádraic

• Polish given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Ireland, United States

  Also written Pádraic

32 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Pádraic Ó Máilleb. 1878IEIrish politician (1878–1946)
• Padraic Columb. 1881IEIrish writer (1881-1972)
• Padraic Gregoryb. 1886IEIrish poet, folk-lorist, architect
• Padraic Fallonb. 1905IEIrish poet and playwright (1905–1974)
• Padraic Breslinb. 1907IEIrish communist and translator
• Padraic O’Farrellb. 1932IEIrish book author, arts critic, playwright, historian, newspaper columnist, essayist, songwriter, theatrical director and theatrical producer
• Padraic McGuinnessb. 1938AUAustralian journalist (1938–2008)
• Padraic Kenneyb. 1963USAmerican political writer
• Padraic McKinleyUSAmerican film editor, producer, director
• Padraic MonaghanGBBritish cognitive psychology professor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Padraic?

A machine transcription gives /pædɹæɪk/ (IPA) for English.

What does the name Padraic mean, and where does it come from?

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Is Padraic a male or female name?

Padraic is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Padraic have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 939 people named Padraic, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled padraic.

How common is the name Padraic?

In the United States, the national register counted 939 people named Padraic in 2020, about 1 in 354 thousand residents.

How common is Padraic compared with other names?

In Ireland, Padraic is the 324th most common given name of 14,976 given names recorded there.