Baby Names That Start With P
Names that start with P in this collection include Penelope, Parker, Paisley, and Peyton. Compare those profiles, then keep browsing this list or jump to English baby names and Greek baby names.
Names that start with P in this collection include origins like Hmong, Spanish, English.
- 200 names in this list
- 37 girl names · 19 boy names · 4 unisex names on this page
- Click any name for full details: meaning, nicknames, trend chart, and middle-name pairings
Small, humble
#430 · 743 births · ↓ 24
English surname meaning 'peace'.
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From Pacy, France.
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Spanish short form of Francisco
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a multitude of lotuses
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Noble or of the patrician class
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Young servant
#346 · 884 births · ↑ 29
Church or cemetery
#67 · 3,508 births · ↓ 6
Scottish, meaning friend.
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New leaves, sprout
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Palm-bearing pilgrim
#436 · 1,560 births · ↑ 104
Dove
#793 · 343 births · ↑ 178
English, variant of Pamela.
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Greek for 'all-holy'
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Greek for all-gifted
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A type of flower; thought
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Earth Mother in Polynesian Mythology.
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Free one from Spanish.
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Persian, 'fairy, face of an angel'
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From the city of Paris, France
#592 · 497 births · ↓ 108
Persian name meaning 'like a fairy'.
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Park keeper
#78 · 6,013 births · ↓ 5
From the city of Paris
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Welsh name meaning "son of Harry".
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related to Easter
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Italian, feminine form of Pasquale.
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A virtuous and enduring nature
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A nobleman or patrician
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Nobleman
#235 · 1,495 births · ↓ 14
From the warrior's town
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Small, humble
#262 · 1,316 births · ↑ 2
Small or humble
#855 · 318 births · ↓ 102
English, diminutive of Paula.
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- Surname-as-First Names Outside the 2024 SSA Top 50
Bennett, Walker, and Paisley are surname-style names that still rank in 2024 — just not in the top 50. Last-name-as-first-name is a crowding band.
- Soft-Consonant Boy Names in the 2024 SSA Top 100
Fifty-six of the 2024 boy top 100 start with a vowel or with L, M, N, R, W, V, or Y. Liam, Noah, and Luca are the crowded version of that texture.
- Short vs Long Baby Names in 2024 U.S. SSA Counts
Four-letter names are over-represented in the 2024 girl and boy top 100 versus the top 1,000. Long boy names tell a different length story here.