Pavan
Mostly boys · Sanskrit
Pavan is a name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Pavan mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Pavan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Pavan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Pavan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Pavan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 22 boys. 4 girls were also named Pavan in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Pavan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2019, 30% of the babies named Pavan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Pavan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 22 | #953 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 22 | #842 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Pavan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Pavan, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Pavan in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pavan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Pavan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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