US rank #11525 Boys' name Peak 2016 133 births

Pavle — #11525 US boys' name

133 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.

1990s52000s202010s802020s28
#11525
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Pavle was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Pavle in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pavle

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Pavle between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pavle currently holds the #11525 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pavle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Pavle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pavle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pavle 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 133 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.

Pavle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

133

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,525

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pavle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 2024202020162013201020021999 5

Pavle by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 60% of Pavle's all-time total
1990s52000s202010s802020s28

Pavle by state

Where Pavle concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pavle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.8%
Illinois share of Pavle's total US births 3.8%

5 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pavle?
133 babies have been named Pavle since 1999. It currently ranks #11525 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Pavle most popular?
Pavle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Pavle most popular?
The top states for the name Pavle are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Pavle been used?
Pavle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pavle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pavel, Pavan, Pavlos, Pavlo, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2024 (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.