Recorded 2001–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 49 births

Pavithra — girls' name

49 babies named Pavithra in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s422010s7
2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Pavithra was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pavithra in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pavithra

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Pavithra between 2001 and 2012, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pavithra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pavithra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pavithra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pavithra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pavithra at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

49

Since 2001

12 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2001

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2012

Pavithra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2001

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Pavithra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 86% of Pavithra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pavithra?
49 babies have been named Pavithra since 2001. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Pavithra most popular?
Pavithra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Pavithra been used?
Pavithra has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 12 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Pavithra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pavielle, Pavani, Pavika, Pavlina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.