NameTides

Pavel

Pavel was the #3,181 boys' name in the US in 2025 (37 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Pavel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Pavel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Pavel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,181 (37)#1,705 (15)—#2,269 (8)
2024#3,272 (36)#1,952 (12)#655 (4)#2,710 (6)
2023#3,566 (32)#1,309 (20)——
2022#3,617 (31)#1,609 (15)——
2021#4,118 (25)#1,782 (13)——
2020#3,811 (27)#1,192 (22)—#1,595 (11)
2019#3,259 (35)#1,439 (17)#646 (4)#1,835 (9)
2018#2,943 (40)#1,533 (16)—#1,983 (8)
2017#2,891 (41)#1,923 (12)#710 (3)#2,198 (7)
2016#2,935 (40)#1,271 (21)#713 (3)#2,182 (7)
2015#3,299 (34)#1,511 (16)—#1,458 (12)
2014#2,542 (48)#1,421 (17)#609 (4)#2,667 (5)
2013#2,623 (45)#1,462 (16)—#1,926 (8)
2012#2,358 (54)#1,430 (17)#616 (4)#1,781 (9)
2011#2,748 (43)#1,688 (13)—#1,569 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2008 at #1,792.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Pavel is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 45,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Pavel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Pavel (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PavelCanadaBoys#2,2698
PavelEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
PavelIrelandBoys—too few
PavelNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
PavelUSBoys#3,18137