Pavel is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Pavel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,225 for boy births in the United States (and #6,929 across all names), given to 37 babies. Pavel was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2008 (83 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | #3,225 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | #3,321 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | #3,610 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | #3,671 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | #4,200 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #3,893 |
| 2019 | 35 | 35 | #3,322 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | #2,982 |
| 2017 | 41 | 41 | #2,934 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | #2,968 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2014 | 48 | 48 | #2,567 |
| 2013 | 45 | 45 | #2,657 |
| 2012 | 54 | 54 | #2,377 |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | #2,783 |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #2,620 |
| 2009 | 71 | 71 | #1,984 |
| 2008 | 83 | 83 | #1,798 |
| 2007 | 74 | 74 | #1,924 |
| 2006 | 62 | 62 | #2,120 |
| 2005 | 59 | 59 | #2,104 |
| 2004 | 63 | 63 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 53 | 53 | #2,118 |
| 2002 | 45 | 45 | #2,326 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | #2,414 |
| 2000 | 48 | 48 | #2,122 |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #2,293 |
| 1998 | 37 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #3,134 |
| 1996 | 34 | — | #2,368 |
| 1995 | 31 | — | #2,483 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #2,484 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #2,923 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #3,186 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,818 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,277 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #6,072 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,693 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #7,021 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,456 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #6,042 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #7,014 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,867 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,587 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,586 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,825 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,458 |