Pau is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “stake, post and pious.” In 2024 it was given to 23 boys in the United States.
Pau belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “stake, post and pious” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Pau first appears in Social Security records in 1989. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2927 in 2018, and in 2024 23 babies received the name — 417 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Pau means “stake, post and pious” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Pau is a boy name. In 2024, 23 babies received the name in the US.
Pau comes from the Spanish tradition.
Pau first appears in US records in 1989. Its best-ever ranking was #2927 in 2018, and 23 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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