Total births
109
Unisex name · since 1983
Hau
109 babies named Hau in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 109
- total births
- 1983–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Hau is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 109 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hau has been recorded 109 times among boys since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2018.
- 109 total births
- 1983–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
109 boys have been named Hau since 1983, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 109
- total births
- 1983–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Hau was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
12 babies were named Hau in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Hau's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hau's full recorded timeline at 1993, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hau at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Hau popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2018
- Peak year (2013)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Hau popularity over time - girls
34 total births recorded since 2011 (Hau as girls' name)
Hau by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Hau's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Hau births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hau? ▼
Hau has been given to 109 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 12 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Hau most popular? ▼
Hau was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Is Hau a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Hau is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 109 births, and as a girl's name it has 34 births.
How long has the name Hau been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hau since 1983 -- 36 years through the most recent 2018 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hau: Baby Name Since 1983 - 109 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hau. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hau draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.