Masculine dossier · first seen 1971

Pavel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Pavel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2008

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1971Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

56.6%

2024

All-time

1,507

Pavel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 83 boys were named Pavel.

In 2024, only 36 boys were given the name.

Down 56.6% from its peak.

All told, about 1,507 Americans have been named Pavel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2008

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