Given name & surname
Pavani
“one who is pure; chaste”
Pavani is a variant of Paavna. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pavani is a variant of Paavna. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Pavani is a variant of Paavna. An origin associated with Paavna is Hindi.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pavani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 0 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 834 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pavani’s family of names
Pavani has a related form in Paavna. In Greek usage, Pavani as a surname is a transliteration of Παβάνη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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