The baby name Pao is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /paʊ/ (rhymes with 'pow'),/ˈpa.o/ (PAH-oh) — occasional Spanish nickname pronunciation,/baʊ/ (Wade–Giles rendering corresponding to Mandarin 'Bao').
Pao is Chinese, Filipino, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai in Origin.
The baby name Pao is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /paʊ/ (rhymes with 'pow'),/ˈpa.o/ (PAH-oh) — occasional Spanish nickname pronunciation,/baʊ/ (Wade–Giles rendering corresponding to Mandarin 'Bao').
Pao is Chinese, Filipino, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai in Origin.
Pao is a multicultural given name and nickname with roots in Chinese and Romance traditions. In a Sinitic context, Pao is the older Wade–Giles/postal romanization of Bao, found in surnames like 包 (“wrap, package”) and in given-name elements written 寶/宝 (“treasure; precious”) or 保 (“protect; safeguard”). It appears in Republic-era records and overseas Chinese families, with modern Mandarin now spelling it Bao. Related forms include Bao (pinyin) and Pau in Hokkien/Teochew spellings.
Beyond East Asia, Pao serves as a familiar short form of Paolo, Paulo, Paola, or Paula - names from Latin Paulus, “small; humble.” This hypocoristic is common in the Philippines and across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities, where the affectionate reduplication Pao-Pao also occurs. Usage is unisex: Chinese Bao-based names are given to all genders, while the Romance-derived nickname follows the gender of the longer form.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| PH | 0 | #83 | 14 | 5,607 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #99 | 5 | 4,523 | |
| EC | 0 | #100 | 16 | 2,502 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| CR | 0 | #123 | 36 | 5,526 | |
| AR | 0 | #134 | 53 | 2,915 | |
| PA | 0 | #134 | 5 | 3,797 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #138 | 106 | 3,650 |
| UY | 0 | #138 | 40 | 2,477 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #160 | 8 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| CO | 0 | #193 | 452 | 7,768 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #193 | 4,435 | 16,140 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #195 | 504 | 11,342 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #201 | 515 | 6,731 |
| MX | 0 | #203 | 237 | 8,339 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #212 | 12 | 5,842 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #217 | 770 | 8,289 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #221 | 371 | 7,500 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #230 | 12 | 7,111 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #242 | 10 | 7,056 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| GT | 0 | #254 | 61 | 5,948 | |
| PE | 0 | #265 | 46 | 6,350 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #277 | 3,241 | 17,781 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| CL | 0 | #282 | 135 | 6,867 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #282 | 8 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #305 | 398 | 9,488 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #309 | 75 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #320 | 62 | 6,868 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 751 | 14,098 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #366 | 25 | 13,098 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #385 | 15 | 5,922 |
| Spain | 0 | #418 | 35 | 2,326 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #432 | 50 | 9,861 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #453 | 15 | 7,628 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #491 | 605 | 14,861 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #499 | 7 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #513 | 15 | 12,905 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #602 | 14 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| IT | 0 | #673 | 42 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #678 | 20 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #745 | 242 | 5,561 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #848 | 31 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #866 | 55 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #915 | 21 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #945 | 38 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #970 | 25 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 54 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,218 | 229 | 9,415 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,331 | 141 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,566 | 49 | 28,008 |
Pao is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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