Pronunciation
Pad-ear / Pad-ar
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Rock
Fun fact
Peadar is the Irish form of Peter, which means rock. It’s an old, traditional name that you’ll still hear in Ireland.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Peadar, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#232Rank among boy names in 202520Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #232 |
| 2024 | 19 | #231 |
| 2023 | 15 | #288 |
| 2022 | 19 | #251 |
| 2021 | 21 | #232 |
| 2020 | 16 | #280 |
| 2019 | 20 | #237 |
| 2018 | 17 | #269 |
| 2017 | 13 | #317 |
| 2016 | 9 | #389 |
| 2015 | 12 | #345 |
| 2014 | 12 | #347 |
| 2013 | 11 | #352 |
| 2012 | 9 | #401 |
| 2011 | 18 | #272 |
| 2010 | 13 | #322 |
| 2009 | 11 | #337 |
| 2008 | 9 | #386 |
| 2007 | 6 | #435 |
| 2006 | 10 | #295 |
| 2005 | 7 | #343 |
| 2004 | 7 | #322 |
| 2003 | 4 | #423 |
| 2002 | 5 | #348 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 5 | #312 |
| 1999 | 3 | #379 |
| 1998 | 6 | #242 |
| 1997 | 10 | #233 |
| 1996 | 7 | #261 |
| 1995 | 4 | #301 |
| 1994 | 5 | #263 |
| 1993 | 9 | #213 |
| 1992 | 8 | #222 |
| 1991 | 8 | #216 |
| 1990 | 11 | #193 |
| 1989 | 8 | #208 |
| 1988 | 7 | #215 |
| 1987 | 14 | #177 |
| 1986 | 10 | #203 |
| 1985 | 11 | #185 |
| 1984 | 15 | #166 |
| 1983 | 10 | #202 |
| 1982 | 8 | #223 |
| 1981 | 10 | #206 |
| 1980 | 11 | #205 |
| 1979 | 9 | #218 |
| 1978 | 4 | #283 |
| 1977 | 5 | #273 |
| 1976 | 18 | #167 |
| 1975 | 7 | #236 |
| 1974 | 9 | #218 |
| 1973 | 7 | #238 |
| 1972 | 9 | #207 |
| 1971 | 4 | #280 |
| 1970 | 7 | #219 |
| 1969 | 5 | #246 |
| 1968 | 6 | #207 |
| 1967 | 7 | #196 |
| 1966 | 5 | #219 |
| 1965 | 9 | #167 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.