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Pavel

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What official birth registration shows about Pavel: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #1192 to #3134.20052010201520202025#1192#3134
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1999#2097
2001#3134
2003#2189
2004#2578
2005#2174
2006#2087
2007#1885
2008#2097
2009#2318
2010#1289
2011#1688
2012#1430
2013#1462
2014#1421
2015#1511
2016#1271
2017#1923
2018#1533
2019#1439
2020#1192
2021#1782
2022#1609
2023#1309
2024#1951
2025#1705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 24 of the 56 years from 1958 to 2013.

In 2024: #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1951 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1958–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #476 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1958–2013

    Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1958–2013).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #348 in Norway in 1987.

Pavel's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#170515HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#195112HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#130920HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#178213HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#119222HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#143917HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#192312HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#127121HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#151116HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#142117HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#146216HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#143017HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#168813HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#128919HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#23188HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#20979HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#188510HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5135HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5704HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5335HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4129HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4977HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5895HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4778HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#35113HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#34813HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4798HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#42410HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4738HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#39111HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#42110HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6065HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#41310HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#36212HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#40110HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#38111HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4429HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6304HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4448HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4866HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4297HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3755HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Pavel is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Pavel, between 1958 and 2025, in 47 of those 68 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: highest position in 1987England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2020Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319582025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1958–201324#348 in 1987
England and Wales1999–202525#1192 in 2020
Republic of Ireland2003–202410#375 in 2003

Its high point came 33 years earlier in Norway (1987) than in England and Wales (2020).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1958; it appears again in 1969.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Pavel

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1958–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #348 in Norway in 1987. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.