How Many People Are Named Pavel?
An estimated 1,486 people in the United States have the first name Pavel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Pavel peaked in popularity in 2008 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pavel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pavel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,486
About 1 in 230,656 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
83 births
Total Registered
1,507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pavel
Pavel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,507 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pavel as a male name
Ranked #3,308 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (83 births)
Pavel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pavel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 599 babies were registered. Pavel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pavel by Decade
How has Pavel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pavel by State
Birth registrations for Pavel span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Oregon. On average, about 68 Pavels were registered per state.
Pavel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pavel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pavel
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pavel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pavel?
We estimate approximately 1,486 people named Pavel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 230,656 Americans share this first name.
Is Pavel a common name?
Pavel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pavel most popular?
Pavel reached peak popularity in 2008, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pavel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pavel a male name?
Pavel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pavel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pavel Smith, Pavel Johnson, Pavel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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