Paw
Girl · PAW
Paw is a girls' name, meaning “flower”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Paw mean?
Karen (Myanmar), from the S'gaw Karen word for flower
“flower”
Used by Karen families from Myanmar, many of whom came to the US as refugees; paw means 'flower' in S'gaw Karen.
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Is Paw a girl's or a boy's name?
Paw is a girls' name.
How popular is Paw in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Paw in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Paw in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
Names like Paw
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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