Pavel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Pavel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Pavel
Pavel has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 760 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #1192 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Pavel is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Pavel
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Pavel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Pavel in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Pavel has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 760 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1192 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Pavel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Pavel include: Pavel Prigozhin — Pavel Yevgenyevich Prigozhin is a Russian businessman and mercenary who has led the Wagner Group since 2023.; Petr Pavel — Petr Pavel is a Czech politician and retired army general, currently serving as the fourth president of the Czech Republic, in office since March 2023.; Pavel Nedvěd — Pavel Nedvěd is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder..
Pavel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Pavels in the wild.
12
UK babies named Pavel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 760 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Pavel
Likely around 1 other Pavel in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Pavel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Pavel Yevgenyevich Prigozhin is a Russian businessman and mercenary who has led the Wagner Group since 2023. The son of prominent oligarch and mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, he succeeded his father as the leader of the Wagner Group a month and a half after the 2023 Wagner Group plane crash.
Petr Pavel is a Czech politician and retired army general, currently serving as the fourth president of the Czech Republic, in office since March 2023. Prior to this, he served as Chair of the NATO Military Committee from 2015 to 2018, and served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces between 2012 and 2015.
Pavel Nedvěd is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Czech players of all time and he won numerous trophies with Italian clubs Lazio and Juventus.
Lăcrămioara Pavel is a Romanian and Canadian game theorist and electrical engineer whose research applies game theory to network controllability for communications networks and transport networks. She is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto.
Pavel Nikolayevich Zavalny (Russian: Павел Николаевич Завальный) is a deputy for the United Russia party in the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation. He is the head of the committee on Energy.
Pavel Sedláček is a Czech retired hammer thrower, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He set his personal best (79.56 metres) on 8 September 1996 at a meet in Prague.
Pavel Pavel is a Czech engineer and experimental archaeologist best known for investigating how ancient civilizations transported heavy weights. Pavel Pavel studied electrical engineering at the university in Plzeň and later worked as a design engineer in Agrostav Strakonice.