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 #4501

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Name B

Paulo

Boy name · Rank #1602

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Metric Pau Paulo
Current Rank #4501 #1602
Total Births (all years) 431 5,031
Peak Year 2018 2006
Peak Year Births 41 122
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Pau Paulo
1910s - 35
1920s - 146
1930s - 140
1940s - 139
1950s - 121
1960s - 224
1970s - 689
1980s 6 627
1990s - 649
2000s 34 921
2010s 267 734
2020s 124 606

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 19 111
2024 23 107
2025 14 110

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, 1989–2025.

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