Pavel
Pavel was the 3225th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1798th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Pavel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,225 boys, up 668 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200883 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,544babies recorded
Pavel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,225 | 37 |
| 2020 | #3,893 | 27 |
| 2010 | #2,620 | 47 |
| 2000 | #2,122 | 48 |
| 1990 | #5,277 | 10 |
| 1980 | #7,014 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Pavel, counting every spelling?
Pavel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Pavel?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pavel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pavel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pavel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pavel?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Pavel are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Pavel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pavel by state
How common Pavel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pavel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pavel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pavel
How popular is the name Pavel?
Pavel was the 3225th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1798th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Pavel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Pavel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Pavel in the US.
Where is Pavel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pavel was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys).