Pawel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PAH-vel
- Origin
- Latin
Pawel is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “small, humble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Pawel mean?
Latin: Polish Paweł without the crossed l, form of Paul
“small, humble”
Polish form of Paul, normally written Paweł with a crossed l.
Is Pawel a girl's or a boy's name?
Pawel is a boys' name.
How popular is Pawel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 56 boys.
Half of all the boys named Pawel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pawel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 33 | #988 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 40 | #852 |
| 2011 | 47 | #745 |
| 2010 | 42 | #786 |
| 2009 | 56 | #643 |
| 2008 | 42 | #766 |
| 2007 | 28 | #973 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
How popular is Pawel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Pawel in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pawel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Names like Pawel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Perez Marcel Pavel Marco Luca Pablo Victor Lucas Austin Miguel Spencer Cruz
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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, “Pawel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pawel, updated 20 October 2026.