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16 names

Names starting
with P.

9 girls · 5 boys

P is a percussive plosive less common at the start of given names than family names. Our database lists 16 given names that begin with it — 9 for girls and 5 for boys.

At the top of each list, Phyllis (#13136 in 2023) leads the girls while Paul (#256) leads the boys.

The most-used P names on this page draw from Ancient Greek, Latin, French traditions, which is roughly the cultural footprint you'd expect from U.S. naming patterns.

P skews feminine in our data: there are about 1.8× more girl names starting with P than boy names.

Girl names

Starting with P.

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek phyllon meaning 'leaf' or 'foliage'

Latin feminine of Paul, from Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble'

From the English word for the gemstone, ultimately from Latin perla

From the Old French page meaning 'young attendant' — originally a medieval surname for a young man in the service of a noble

A diminutive of Patricia, feminine of Patricius — from Latin patricius meaning 'nobleman' or 'of patrician rank'

An occupational surname for someone who played the pipes

Girl ·Scottish

Church; after the Scottish town, or the swirled textile pattern

From Φοίβη (Phoibē), "bright, radiant" — a Titaness identified with the moon

Boy names

Starting with P.

From Latin Paulus, "small, humble

From Latin Patricius, "of the patrician class, noble

From Πέτρος (Petros), "stone, rock" — the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon: "On this rock I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18)

Boy ·Ancient Greek

A spelling variant of Philip, from Greek Philippos — philos ('loving') + hippos ('horse'); 'lover of horses'

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'priest's settlement' (preost 'priest' + tun 'settlement')