Pau
Pau is the Catalan equivalent of the given name Paul and is also the word for "peace" in that language.
- Catalan
- Occitan
Meaning & Origin of Pau
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pau is the Catalan equivalent of the given name Paul and is also the word for "peace" in that language.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Catalan
- Occitan
The Story of Pau
The earliest SSA record of Pau as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 6 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 41 newborns named Pau — #2,892 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Paus. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,513 among baby boy names with 23 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 463 Paus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Pau
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Pau. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Pau
Pau is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 463 births in the dataset. Pau's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,892. Use the chart and map above to compare Pau'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.