Given name & surname · also Latin
Pavan
“resembling a fresh breeze”·“a dancer of the court”·“resembling a breeze”
Pavan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling a fresh breeze”, “a dancer of the court”, and “resembling a breeze”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a fresh breeze”, “a dancer of the court”, and “resembling a breeze”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Indian and Latin naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pavan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 564
- 564 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,417 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,417 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,107 as a first name in 2020; 463 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pavan’s family of names
Pavan has a related form in Pavana. Pavan has a related form in Pavane. Pavan has a related form in Pavanea.
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Around the world
Pavan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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