Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Pavlos isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
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
Pavlos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 132
- 132 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 375 as a first name in 2020; 141 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.
Pavlos’s family of names
In Greek usage, Pavlos as a surname is a transliteration of Παυλός.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 24
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Pavlos
- Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greeceformer Crown Prince of Greeceborn 1967
- Pavlos KountouriotisGreek admiral and politician ,former president of the Hellenic Republic (1855–1935)1854–1935
- Paul the SilentiaryByzantine poet520–575
- Pavlos KontidesCypriot yacht racerborn 1990
- Pavlos FyssasGreek far-left anti-fascist rapper (1979-2013)
- Pavlos Pavlidissport shooter1900–1968
- Paul II of Constantinoplepriest and archbishop
- Pavlos CarrerGreek composer (1829–1896)
- Pavlos MelasHellenic Army officer (1870–1904)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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