Recorded 1982–2016 Boys' name Peak 2002 43 births

Pawan — boys' name

43 babies named Pawan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s52000s212010s6
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Pawan was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pawan in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pawan

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Pawan between 1982 and 2016, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pawan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pawan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Pawan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pawan 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 43 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.

Pawan at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

43

Since 1982

35 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1982

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2016

Pawan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1982

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Pawan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 49% of Pawan's all-time total
1980s111990s52000s212010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pawan?
43 babies have been named Pawan since 1982. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Pawan most popular?
Pawan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Pawan been used?
Pawan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 35 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Pawan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pawel. 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, 1982–2016 (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.