Given name & surname
Hau
“one who is bold”
Hau is used as a given name and a surname. One Vietnamese interpretation is “one who is bold.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Vietnamese interpretation is “one who is bold.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Vietnamese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hau through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 143
- 109 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,404 as a first name in 2020; 2,273 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hau’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Hau as a surname has a related form in HAW. In Filipino usage, Hau as a surname has a related form in HAW. In Filipino usage, Hau as a surname has a related form in CAW.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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