Pau vs Paulo

Side-by-side comparison of Pau and Paulo — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pau

Boy name · Rank #4486

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Name B

Paulo

Boy name · Rank #1598

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Metric Pau Paulo
Current Rank #4486 #1598
Total Births (all years) 417 4,921
Peak Year 2018 2006
Peak Year Births 41 122
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Pau Paulo
1910ss — 35
1920ss — 146
1930ss — 140
1940ss — 139
1950ss — 121
1960ss — 224
1970ss — 689
1980ss 6 628
1990ss — 649
2000ss 34 921
2010ss 267 734
2020ss 110 495

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pau Paulo
2014 23 74
2015 27 67
2016 24 63
2017 33 71
2018 41 88
2019 32 68
2020 21 100
2021 21 85
2022 26 93
2023 19 110
2024 23 107

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1989–2024.

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