boy's name
Pau
- Origin Catalan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 531
Pau is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Pau is a name of Catalan origin.
- Peaked in 2018, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Pau over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 2000s | 34 |
| 2010s | 274 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 140 |
How popular is Pau?
In 2025, Pau was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Pau is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Pau
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pau also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pau over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Pau
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pau — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pau
How popular is the name Pau?
In 2025, Pau was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Pau a girl's or a boy's name?
Pau is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Pau most popular?
Pau peaked in 2018, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Pau a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pau currently ranks #5,603 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.