# Paavo (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/paavo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Paavo

- Paavo Nurmi, Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897–1973)
- Paavo Lipponen, Finnish politician
- Paavo Haavikko, Finnish poet and writer (1931–2008)
- Paavo Järvi, Estonian conductor (born 1962)
- Paavo Yrjölä, Finnish decathlete (1902–1980)
- Paavo Väyrynen, Finnish politician
- Paavo Aaltonen, Finnish artistic gymnast (1919–1962)
- Paavo Lonkila, Finnish cross-country skier (1923-2017)
- Paavo Berglund, Finnish conductor and violinist (1929–2012)
- Paavo Talvela, Finnish general (1897–1973)
- Paavo Johansson, Finnish athletics competitor (1895–1983)
- Paavo Arhinmäki, Finnish politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.