Fun Facts About the Name Pavan
- 564 babies named Pavan: U.S. records list 564 babies given the name Pavan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Pavan Mean?
Pavan is an Indian masculine given name meaning 'wind'. It comes from Sanskrit pavana (पवन), which means 'wind, air, breath' and also 'purifying'. The Sanskrit word is derived from the root pū, 'to purify, cleanse', so its literal sense is 'purifying' or 'cleansing'; 'wind' is the customary meaning because wind was thought to purify the air. In Hindu tradition, Pavana is a name of Vāyu, the god of wind. The modern Hindi form पवन is transliterated as Pavan or Pawan.
Pavan Name History & Origins
The Sanskrit noun pavana appears in ancient Indian literature as a word for wind and as an epithet of Vāyu, the wind god. In the epics, Vāyu is called Pavana, and Hanuman is known as Pavanaputra or Pavanputra, 'son of the wind'. The name Pavan developed from this Sanskrit word into modern Indo-Aryan languages; Hindi पवन (pavan) is the direct form, and the variant Pawan reflects a different transliteration of the same word. As a given name, Pavan is used in India, including in Hindi-, Gujarati-, Marathi-, Telugu-, Kannada-, and Tamil-speaking regions, and among the Indian diaspora. The Italian surname Pavan and the English dance term pavan are separate words and are not sources of the given name.
How Popular is the Name Pavan?
Pavan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #2,926 in 2002.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,417 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,613 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,544 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #13,619 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #8,647 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,771 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,350 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #11,764 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,443 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #5,657 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #10,497 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,465 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #6,717 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,082 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #4,755 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #3,749 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #5,507 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #3,719 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #3,938 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #2,926 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,815 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #5,246 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #3,166 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #4,359 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,618 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #3,643 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #6,275 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #4,041 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #3,778 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #4,272 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #4,411 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #4,126 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #4,733 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #4,692 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #3,904 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #4,387 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #3,338 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #7,020 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,157 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,041 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,041 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,004 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,456 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,431 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,594 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Pavan Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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