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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Pau

Used in both girl and boy records

Pau appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Pau by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDPau as a girl’s nameUS records 2017–2022
#39378girl rank2017peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDPau as a boy’s nameUS records 1989–2024
#7589boy rank2018peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Pau in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20177 uses#1269020172017–20202 listed years
Boy201841 uses#288920181989–202016 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.