boy's name
Pauric
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 753
Northern Ireland
#342
2024 births
Pauric is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #681. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1985, when 30 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 11,214 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1968.
Pauric over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 51 |
| 1980s | 192 |
| 1990s | 164 |
| 2000s | 122 |
| 2010s | 69 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 28 |
How popular is Pauric?
In 2025, Pauric was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #681 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Pauric 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.
Names that peaked alongside Pauric
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pauric also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pauric over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Pauric
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pauric — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pauric
How popular is the name Pauric?
In 2025, Pauric was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #681 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Pauric a girl's or a boy's name?
Pauric is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Pauric most popular?
Pauric peaked in 1985, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Pauric a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pauric currently ranks #342 in Ireland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.