Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Payal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 674
- 0 boys · 674 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 34 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 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,223 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.
Similar names
If you love Payal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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