Boys' name · since 1999
Pavle
139 babies named Pavle in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
139 babies have been named Pavle since 1999, making it today's #11266 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Pavle recorded 139 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #11266 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #15,282 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,266 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 139 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pavle ranks #15,282 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,266 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 139 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pavle's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Pavle compares
139 31st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pavle's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pavle | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 139 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pavle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pavle's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pavle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Pavle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Pavle's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Pavle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (58% of all-time use).
Pavle by state
Where Pavle concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pavle's data
- Pavle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Pavles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pavle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pavle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.