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Pavel

/ˈpævəl/ · 100% boys · 37 born in 2025

Pavel has been given to about 1,544 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpævəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,486
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pavel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 83
  • Born in 202537
  • All time1,544
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Pavel?

Its best year was 2008, when 83 babies were given the name, ranking 1798th. The typical living American called Pavel is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Pavel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marvel0.75
  2. Abel0.70
  3. Gael0.70
  4. Jamel0.70
  5. Yael0.70
  6. Jael0.70
  7. Kalel0.70
  8. Kael0.70

Middle names for Pavel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pavel John0.77
  2. Pavel Blake0.76
  3. Pavel Wade0.76
  4. Pavel Ross0.76
  5. Pavel Quinn0.76
  6. Pavel Jude0.76

Sibling names for Pavel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.87
  2. Isabelasister · 0.86
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.86
  4. Samirasister · 0.86
  5. Hanasister · 0.86
  6. Blazebrother · 0.85

Where Pavel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Pavel Anderson0.77
  2. Pavel White0.72
  3. Pavel Nguyen0.72
  4. Pavel Moore0.72
  5. Pavel Hill0.72
  6. Pavel Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Pavel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Pavel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.