Globally, Paavi (Pavi 
, Paavi 
) is quite a common epicene given name. The forename Paavi is characteristic of Qatar, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but infrequently girly name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sri Lanka. Much less frequently, Paavi is the last name as well as the forename.