Pavel
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning small or humble; form of Paul.
Pavel by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Pavel. In the US, 39 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 82 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Paul
Like Pavel, each of these traces back to Paul: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Pablosmall; a form of Paul696 in the US (2017)
- Paulosmall; Portuguese form of Paul71 in the US (2017)
- Paolosmall; Italian form of Paul60 in the US (2017)
- Paulinesmall; feminine form of Paul60 in the US (2017)
- Paulinosmall, humble; a form of Paul22 in the US (2017)
- Jeanpaulgod is gracious and small; a compound of Jean and Paul11 in the US (2017)
- John-PaulGod is gracious and small; combination of John and Paul10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Polsmall; a diminutive of Paul5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Pavel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Pavel, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Paulsmall or humble1,684 in the US (2017)
- Terrencesoft, tender; a form of Terence261 in the US (2017)
- Advikunique, one of a kind, singular52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Coyquiet; modest; still waters142 in the US (2017)
- Daracompassion, kindness30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Garethgentle; kind88 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Pavel
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