Paddy Forename
27,080th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 31,189 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island
Paddy Forename Definition:
A familiar form, general since the late C18, of Patrick. Cf. Pat and Patsy. (For slang and colloquial senses of Paddy, see my Unconventional English.)
Paddy Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 100% | 7,785 | 1:596 | 129 |
| Israel | 100% | 5,212 | 1:1,612 | 356 |
| Uganda | 99% | 4,785 | 1:8,559 | 903 |
| England | 89% | 2,519 | 1:22,073 | 1,353 |
| United States | 57% | 1,848 | 1:196,178 | 7,027 |
| Australia | - | 1,833 | 1:7,451 | 813 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,170 | 1:3,877 | 613 |
| Canada | 52% | 837 | 1:39,586 | 2,836 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 631 | 1:2,921 | 409 |
| Ghana | 100% | 618 | 1:43,667 | 2,441 |
| South Africa | 56% | 465 | 1:117,275 | 8,998 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 439 | 1:404,475 | 13,593 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Netherlands | 94% | 282 | 1:59,936 | 3,837 |
| Scotland | 98% | 228 | 1:23,467 | 1,055 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 219 | 1:98,678 | 5,195 |
| Poland | 90% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| India | 50% | 184 | 1:6,602,598 | 229,461 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 130 | 1:567,905 | 19,370 |
| Zimbabwe | 67% | 117 | 1:131,827 | 8,912 |
| Kenya | - | 110 | 1:420,974 | 12,667 |
| China | - | 101 | 1:13,525,305 | 59,917 |
| Malawi | - | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Zambia | - | 77 | 1:205,906 | 7,095 |
| Wales | 93% | 76 | 1:40,715 | 1,568 |
| Germany | 100% | 75 | 1:1,289,038 | 9,031 |
| Hong Kong | - | 63 | 1:123,059 | 2,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 49 | 1:166,374 | 14,464 |
| Chile | 80% | 38 | 1:463,348 | 5,820 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 36 | 1:198,666 | 12,927 |
| Peru | 62% | 33 | 1:963,377 | 13,103 |
| Japan | - | 32 | 1:3,999,564 | 25,599 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| France | 100% | 30 | 1:2,215,678 | 12,524 |
| Indonesia | - | 30 | 1:8,598,789 | 287,510 |
| Singapore | 100% | 23 | 1:273,350 | 9,239 |
| Switzerland | 96% | 20 | 1:410,675 | 7,094 |
| Gibraltar | - | 18 | 1:1,897 | 362 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 15 | 1:6,626 | 1,171 |
| Liberia | 100% | 13 | 1:339,389 | 10,356 |
| Philippines | 100% | 13 | 1:8,154,575 | 122,416 |
| Belgium | 100% | 12 | 1:957,503 | 11,814 |
| Spain | - | 12 | 1:3,877,497 | 14,638 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 11 | 1:2,160,880 | 53,386 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 10 | 1:3,262,352 | 23,137 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Mozambique | - | 9 | 1:3,027,040 | 2,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Thailand | 100% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| Brazil | 100% | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Qatar | - | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Colombia | - | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| Finland | 80% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| Italy | 59% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 4 | 1:581 | 152 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Namibia | - | 3 | 1:801,393 | 11,859 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Paraguay | - | 3 | 1:2,412,268 | 9,978 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Jordan | - | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
The alternate forms: Päddy (3) are calculated separately.
Paddy (1,034) may also be a surname.
Paddy Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A familiar form, general since the late C18, of Patrick. Cf. Pat and Patsy. (For slang and colloquial senses of Paddy, see my Unconventional English.)
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
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