The baby name Payel is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PAH-yel (IPA: /paːjel/).
Payel is Indian in Origin.
The baby name Payel is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PAH-yel (IPA: /paːjel/).
Payel is Indian in Origin.
Payel is a Bengali-influenced spelling of the widely used Indian feminine given name Payal, drawn from Hindi and Urdu pāyal (पायल/پائل) ‘anklet’. The name evokes the delicate, tinkling foot ornament central to South Asian aesthetics and dance, carrying associations of grace, auspiciousness, and joyous movement.
As a personal name, it rose to broad popularity in the late 20th century across India, helped by film and song references to the anklet's jingle, and it remains especially common among Bengali speakers in India and Bangladesh. Standard variant is Payal; other transliterations include Paayal, while Payel is favored in Bengali contexts. Related meaning-sharing Indian names include Nupur and Ghungroo. Payel is typically feminine, with no established masculine counterpart, and is appreciated for its lyrical sound and culturally rooted imagery.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #67 | 5 | 2,963 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #168 | 255 | 8,413 |
| BD | 0 | #183 | 45 | 5,992 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #200 | 656 | 13,121 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #332 | 8 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #366 | 31 | 15,987 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #447 | 133 | 10,045 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #501 | 15 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #521 | 33 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BH | 0 | #533 | 21 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #859 | 23 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #867 | 69 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #962 | 40 | 16,750 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,102 | 10 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,563 | 52 | 28,008 |
Payel is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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