Pavitar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- puh-VIT-ar
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Pavitar is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “pure, holy”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Pavitar mean?
Punjabi: Punjabi form of Sanskrit pavitra
“pure, holy”
Is Pavitar a girl's or a boy's name?
Pavitar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pavitar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Pavitar, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Pavitar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
Names like Pavitar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz Gurvansh Gurniwaz Aviraj Gurveer Gursanjh Prithvi Avitaj Pransh Gurtaj Nirvair Navraj
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurnaaz Avleen Anhad Harleen Gurbani Harnoor
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pavitar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pavitar, updated 20 October 2026.