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Pawel

100% boys · last recorded 2016

Pawel has been given to about 449 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 417
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pawel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 29
  • Born in 20250
  • All time449

How popular is Pawel?

Its best year was 1994, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 2604th. The typical living American called Pawel is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Pawel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Abel0.70
  2. Gael0.70
  3. Paul0.68
  4. Jamel0.70
  5. Yael0.70
  6. Samuel0.67
  7. Jael0.70
  8. Kalel0.70

Middle names for Pawel

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

Sibling names for Pawel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.71
  2. Kianasister · 0.70
  3. Karinasister · 0.70
  4. Alejandrasister · 0.70
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.69
  6. Gustavobrother · 0.68

Where Pawel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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

    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.