Hau
Hau is a surname. It may be a variant spelling of the Chinese surname Hao 郝, the Cantonese spelling of the Chinese surname Hou 侯,or it could be a Chinese surname like 豪 or 好、昊、皓、浩,etc. Or a Danish surname.
Meaning & Origin of Hau
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hau is a surname. It may be a variant spelling of the Chinese surname Hao 郝, the Cantonese spelling of the Chinese surname Hou 侯,or it could be a Chinese surname like 豪 or 好、昊、皓、浩,etc. Or a Danish surname.
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The Story of Hau
As a girl name
Hau first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2011, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 8 Haus were born — ranking #11,927 that year. As of 2026, Hau ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 34 Haus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hau first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1983, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 12 Haus were born — ranking #6,603 that year. As of 2026, Hau ranks #8,152 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 109 Haus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hau
Hau is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Hau's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #6,603. Use the chart and map above to compare Hau's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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