Name meaning & stats
Pawel
Pawel. 449 US babies since 1940, peak 1994. Notable Pawels are 1.9× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 1994
449 US babies were named Pawel between 1940 and 2025.
Pawel around the world
- France: 145 babies since 1900, peak 2020, No. 2,933 in 2025
- Norway: 2,378 babies since 1945, peak 1979
- England & Wales: 435 babies since 1996, peak 2009
- Ireland: 115 babies since 1964, peak 2009
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Pawels end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 1.9× | Low · 6 people |
| Footballer | 0.9× | Low · 2 people |
| Screenwriter | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Film director | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Pawels show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Name twins (peaked around 1994)