Across the world, باو (Bao 
, Pau , Bau ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The given name باو is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Vietnam, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very infrequently girly name, and Spain (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Vietnam, India, and Spain. More frequently, باو is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bau, Pau, Bao | China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Spain, Malaysia |
| باو | Sudan, Morocco |
Bav, Boghos, Bow, Bào, Bảo, Châu, Paavo, Pablo, Pal, Pall, Pao, Paol, Paolo, Paul, Pauli, Paulino, Paulo, Paulos, Paulus, Paulí, Pavel, Pavle, Pavlo, Pavlos, Pavol, Pawel, Paweł, Pawieł, Pawlo, Pawło, Poghos, Poul, Povilas, Pál, Páll, Pål, Παύλος, Бао, Пааво, Пабла, Пабло, Павал, Павел, Павле, Павло, Павлос, Паво, Павол, Пал, Паол,
باو is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zhang Bao , the Water Margin character; Bao , the fictional character from The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters 2000; Bao ; Bao Sanniang , the fictional character and Pau Pi .