Boys' name · since 1980
Pawel
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 449 babies named Pawel, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 449
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Pawel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 449 have been recorded since 1980.
Pawel has 449 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1980 to 2016.
- #8,415 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 449 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pawel ranks #8,415 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 449 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 449
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Pawel's 449 recorded births place it above 81.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Pawel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pawel's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pawel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Pawel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (204 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Pawel's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Pawel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 204 births (45% of all-time use).
Pawel by state
Where Pawel concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 165 | 36.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 41 | 9.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 16 | 3.6% |
165 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Pawel's data
- Pawel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Pawels (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pawel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1980–2016 (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 Pawel 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.