boy's name
Paraic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 458
Northern Ireland
#408
2023 births
Paraic is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 8 babies in Ireland, ranking #420. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1982, when 16 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1969.
Paraic over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 55 |
| 1980s | 109 |
| 1990s | 98 |
| 2000s | 74 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 81 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 15 |
How popular is Paraic?
In 2017, Paraic was given to 8 babies in Ireland, ranking #420 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Paraic is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Paraic is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Páraic | Páraic is a rare spelling of Paraic, written with a fada and recorded 30 times, mostly in Ireland. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Paraic
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Paraic also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Paraic over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Paraic in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Páraic
Sibling names for Paraic
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Paraic — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Paraic
How popular is the name Paraic?
In 2017, Paraic was given to 8 babies in Ireland, ranking #420 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Paraic a girl's or a boy's name?
Paraic is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Paraic most popular?
Paraic peaked in 1982, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.