Boys' name · since 2013

Pavly

Pavly has 21 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,781 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#13,199 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
21
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade

Pavly currently ranks #13199 among boys' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 2013.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pavly has been recorded 21 times among boys since 2013, currently ranked #13199 nationally and more common than 5% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.

  • #28,781 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #13,199 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 21 born since 2013
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pavly ranks #28,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,781 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#13,199 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
21
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%5.2%
Pavly vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Pavly's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Pavly compares

21 8th 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

Pavly's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Pavly Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 21 369 358,536
Peak-year births 6 34 22,252

Pavly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Pavly splits its recorded history at 2019: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Pavly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 2013201520192025 5

Pavly by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).

2010s was Pavly's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Pavly births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pavly?
Since 2013, Social Security records show 21 babies named Pavly. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,781 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #13,199 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 6 births.
Where does Pavly sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pavly ranks #28,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Pavly most popular?
Pavly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Pavly been used?
Pavly has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 13 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Pavly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pavel, Pavan, Pavle, Pavlos, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Pavly's data

  • Pavly's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Pavly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2013–2025 (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 Pavly 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.