Pavle
Pavle is a name with multiple cultural origins: Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian.
- Serbian
- Macedonian
- Croatian
- Georgian
Meaning & Origin of Pavle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pavle is a name with multiple cultural origins: Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Serbian
- Macedonian
- Croatian
- Georgian
The Story of Pavle
American parents first put Pavle on the record books as a baby boy name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 14 Pavles were born — ranking #6,052 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 60% of all recorded Pavles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 133 Pavles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Pavle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Pavle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pavao
- Pavel
- Pavo
Names that sound like Pavle
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Pavle
Pavle is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 133 births in the dataset. Pavle's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Pavle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.