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Paddy

Paddy is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Paddy are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 90%Female 10%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
90% male / 10% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Ireland, United States
US births since 1880
81 male / 248 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Paddy

To address Paddy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Paddy," in English, "Guten Tag Paddy," in German. About 90% of people named Paddy are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Paddy,

German

Guten Tag Paddy,

French

Bonjour Paddy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Paddy:

Chinese

Paddy您好：

Japanese

Paddy様

English

Hi Paddy,

German

Hi Paddy,

French

Salut Paddy,

Spanish

Hola Paddy,

Chinese

Paddy你好：

Japanese

Paddyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Paddy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Irelanduncommonman's name98%
United Statesrarewoman's name25%

United States birth data

81 male · 248 female · 329 births recorded

Male 25%Female 75%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Paddy a male or female name?

Paddy is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Paddy are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Paddy in an email?

To address Paddy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Paddy," in English, "Guten Tag Paddy," in German. About 90% of people named Paddy are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Paddy a unisex name?

Paddy is not a unisex name: 90% of people named Paddy are men. Paddy leans strongly male overall.

Related names

DeirdreFemaleSiobhanFemaleNiamhFemaleSinéadFemaleOrlaDepends on the countryNiallMaleAineFemaleAoifeFemale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Paddy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paddy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_paddy,
  title  = {Is Paddy a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paddy},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}