Pavel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PA-vel
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,180 for boys
Pavel is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “small, humble”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Pavel mean?
Latin: Russian and Czech form of Paul
“small, humble”
The form of Paul used in Russia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic; Pasha is the usual Russian pet form.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Pavel a girl's or a boy's name?
Pavel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 37 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pavel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Pavel, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Pavel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Pavel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
How popular is Pavel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Pavel, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 83 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more boys named Pavel than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Pavel in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pavel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 36 | #3,270 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,540 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 54 | #2,357 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,974 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,792 |
| 2007 | 74 | #1,912 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,101 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,098 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Nicknames for Pavel
- Pasha 9 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Pavel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca River Axel Aarav Cooper Xander Bodhi Lucas Parker Ezra Roman Marcel
Names related to Pavel
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pavel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pavel, updated 20 October 2026.