Pau Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Pau

Although more common as a boy name — it is also a Catalan form of Paul — Pau has some use as a girl name, thanks to its peaceful meaning.

Pau for boys#6353 US

A very common name in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, in no small part because it translates as "peace" in the Catalan tongue. Alec and HIlaria Baldwin used it as one of the middle names for their son Eduardo.

Pronounced POW.

As of October 2026, Pau ranked #16672 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #13750 in 2017.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Actual · SSA

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#4,358	23	12
2015	#3,960	27	14.1
2016	#4,281	24	12.6
2017	#3,426	33	17.8
2018	#2,927	41	22.6
2019	#3,546	32	17.8
2020	#4,663	21	12.2
2021	#4,734	21	12
2022	#4,159	26	14.9
2023	—	0	0
2024	#4,510	23	13.3
2025	—	0	0