Girls' name · since 1997

Pavlina

10 babies named Pavlina in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

10
total births
1997–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

Pavlina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1997.

Pavlina has 10 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.

  • 10 total births
  • 1997–2022 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

10 girls have been named Pavlina since 1997, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

10
total births
1997–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Pavlina was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

5 babies were named Pavlina in 1997 - its busiest year on record.

Pavlina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Pavlina splits its recorded history at 2022: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births).

Pavlina at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

10

Since 1997

26 years of records

Peak year

1997

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1997

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2022

Pavlina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1997)
5
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
5 19972022 5

Pavlina by decade

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

1990s was Pavlina's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Pavlina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pavlina?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 10 babies named Pavlina. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 5 births.
When was Pavlina most popular?
Pavlina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Pavlina been used?
The SSA has tracked Pavlina since 1997 -- 26 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Pavlina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pavielle, Pavithra, Pavani, Pavika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Pavlina's data

  • Pavlina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1997–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pavlina: Baby Name Since 1997 - 10 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pavlina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Pavlina 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 June 2026.