Recorded 1970–2020 Boys' name Peak 2008 132 births

Pavlos — boys' name

132 babies named Pavlos in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s161990s122000s442010s442020s6
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Pavlos was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Pavlos in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pavlos

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Pavlos between 1970 and 2020, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pavlos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pavlos performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pavlos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pavlos 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 132 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.

Pavlos at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

132

Since 1970

51 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1970

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2020

Pavlos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1970

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Pavlos by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
44 births that decade — 33% of Pavlos's all-time total
1970s101980s161990s122000s442010s442020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pavlos?
132 babies have been named Pavlos since 1970. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Pavlos most popular?
Pavlos was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Pavlos been used?
Pavlos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 51 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Pavlos?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pavel, Pavan, Pavle, 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, 1970–2020 (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.