Paddy
- Last seen for girls in 1959 at #6,245
- Last seen for boys in 2018 at #9,670
- Given to girls 72.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 28 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 248since 1928
Paddy over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2018 | — | #9,670 | 7 | |
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| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
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| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
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| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
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| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #3,037 | 8 |
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| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #3,257 | 7 |
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| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | — | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | — | |
| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | — | |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | — | |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #3,173 | 6 |
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| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | — | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,372 | 28 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | — | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1928
The first year at least five girls were named Paddy! It came in at #4,725, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1928–1931, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Paddy is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Paddy in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Paddy
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1959
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1928
- Peaked 1934 at #1,372 (28 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 37,294
- Highest: 1 in 37,294 girls born in 1934 were named Paddy (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 404,692 girls born in 1959 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 52.0% of all girls named Paddy (129) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1959
- Mostly girls until 1958, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | #4,570 (1929) | #4,648 |
| 1930s | 129 | #1,372 (1934) | #2,593 |
| 1940s | 52 | #2,416 (1942) | #3,568 |
| 1950s | 57 | #3,235 (1950) | #4,469 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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