Across the world, Pavi (Pavi 
, Paavi 
) is quite a common epicene first name. The given name Pavi is characteristic of Qatar, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently female name, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sri Lanka. Very seldom, Pavi is the last name as well as the forename.