Unisex name · since 1989
Pau
431 babies named Pau in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,627 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 431
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
431 babies have been named Pau since 1989, making it today's #6275 unisex name.
Pau has 431 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6275 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #8,627 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,275 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 431 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pau ranks #8,627 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,275 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 431 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,627 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 431
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pau's 431 recorded births place it above 81.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
How Pau compares
431 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pau's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pau | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 431 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pau's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pau's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pau popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Pau popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 2017 (Pau as girls' name)
Pau by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (267 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Pau's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Pau births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 267 births (62% of all-time use).
Pau by state
Where Pau concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
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- Pau's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (267 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Oklahoma records the most Paus (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pau: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Pau 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 August 2026.