The baby name Pu is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Pú /pu˧˥/ or Pǔ /pu˨˩˦/; English approximation: /puː/ ("poo").
Pu is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Pu is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Pú /pu˧˥/ or Pǔ /pu˨˩˦/; English approximation: /puː/ ("poo").
Pu is Chinese in Origin.
Pu is an East Asian name used both as a surname and a given-name element, most commonly from Mandarin Pinyin. It transliterates several characters with distinct senses: Pǔ (普, “universal; widespread”), Pǔ (朴, “plain; unadorned”), Pǔ (浦, “riverbank; shore”), Pú (蒲, “cattail; reed”), and Pǔ (溥, “vast; extensive”). As a surname it appears as 蒲, 濮, or 朴; noted bearers include the Qing writer Pu Songling (蒲松龄). As a given-name syllable, 溥 marked a generation among late-Qing Aisin-Gioro princes - see the last emperor Puyi (溥儀).
Romanization varies by system and dialect: Pu (Pinyin), P’u (Wade–Giles), tone-marked Pú/Pǔ/Pù, and Cantonese Po/Pou; overseas families sometimes spell the surname Poo. Usage is unisex in modern Chinese naming, with meaning set by the chosen character. Relatedly, 朴 is read Piáo in Mandarin when denoting the Korean surname Park. Compound forms include Pu’an (普安, “universal peace”).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | 0 | #2 | 2 | 102 | |
| KH | Boys | 0 | #7 | 3 | 270 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #83 | 4 | 3,857 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #230 | 12 | 7,111 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #236 | 6 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #262 | 15 | 8,139 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #274 | 46 | 9,639 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #334 | 16 | 8,829 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #369 | 18 | 8,413 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #508 | 20 | 12,905 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #517 | 7 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #545 | 42 | 18,916 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #563 | 14 | 10,045 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #592 | 24 | 16,104 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #603 | 29 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #645 | 23 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #649 | 49 | 17,960 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #689 | 19 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #807 | 32 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #866 | 16 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #868 | 19 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #911 | 84 | 24,821 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #920 | 16 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #966 | 146 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #970 | 32 | 16,750 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,044 | 85 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,455 | 17 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,582 | 33 | 28,008 |
Pu is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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