Boys' name · since 1982
Pawan
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.
- #23,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
43 boys have been named Pawan since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pawan recorded 43 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2016.
- #23,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pawan ranks #23,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pawan's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pawan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pawan's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pawan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2016
- Peak year (2002)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Pawan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Pawan's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Pawan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Pawan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Pawan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
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, 1982–2016 (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 Pawan 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.