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P names for girls begin with a crisp, lively sound. Penelope is the faithful wife in the Odyssey, who waited for her husband's return by weaving and unweaving a shroud, and her name has a classic, literary feel. Phoebe comes from a Greek word meaning bright and appears in both Greek myth and the New Testament. Priscilla is also a New Testament name, from an old Roman family name.

Several other names come from Latin and Romance languages. Paula, Paola and Paulina come from a Latin word meaning small, and Patricia means noble. Perla is the Spanish word for pearl. Many P names began as English surnames, including Piper, originally a pipe player, and Paige, from a word for a young servant. Presley has English surname roots, and Paisley and Paislee come from a Scottish town that gave its name to a famous fabric pattern. Paris is the French capital, and Poppy is a bright red flower.

Spelling is worth considering with a few of these names, such as Paisley and Paislee, which sound the same. Think also about nicknames, since Penelope and Patricia offer several short forms, while Piper and Paige are already brief. If your surname starts with P, say the full name aloud to see whether you like the alliteration.

Most popular right now

Penelope Girl
puh-NEL-uh-pee
“uncertain; possibly duck or weaver” · Greek
#22
Paisley Girl
PAYZ-lee
“from a Scottish town; also a pattern” · Scottish
#67
Piper Girl
PY-pur
“pipe player” · English
#155
Payton Girl
PAY-tuhn
“from an English place name” · Old English
#440
Paige Girl
PAYJ
“young servant, page” · English
#346
Presley Girl
PREZ-lee
“priest's clearing” · English
#225
Phoebe Girl
FEE-bee
“bright, radiant” · Greek
#157
Paris Girl
PEHR-ihs
“from the French city; Trojan prince” · French
#592
Priscilla Girl
prih-SIH-luh
“ancient” · Latin
#544
Paislee Girl
PAYZ-lee
“from Paisley, Scottish town” · American (modern coinage)
#669

All 116 names

Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.

Name Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Penelope uncertain; possibly duck or weaver Greek 22 → +1%
Paisley from a Scottish town; also a pattern Scottish 67 ↓ -20%
Piper pipe player English 155 ↓ -33%
Payton from an English place name Old English 440 ↓ -47%
Paige young servant, page English 346 ↓ -22%
Presley priest's clearing English 225 → +0%
Phoebe bright, radiant Greek 157 ↑ +60%
Paris from the French city; Trojan prince French 592 ↓ -34%
Priscilla ancient Latin 544 ↑ +6%
Paislee from Paisley, Scottish town American (modern coinage) 669 ↓ -48%
Paola small Italian 1,260 ↓ -34%
Poppy poppy flower English 292 ↑ +56%
Perla pearl Spanish 1,590 ↓ -47%
Paulina small, humble Latin 784 ↑ +5%
Patricia noble, patrician Latin 1,336 ↓ -23%
Pearl pearl English 777 → -0%
Paula small Latin 855 → -4%
Paloma dove Spanish 793 ↑ +25%
Princess daughter of a monarch English 1,122 ↓ -39%
Penny short form of Penelope; also the coin English 740 → -4%
Paityn variant of Peyton American (modern coinage) 1,863 ↓ -59%
Promise a promise English 826 → +3%
Patience patience English 1,297 ↓ -25%
Persephone — Greek 735 ↑ +12%
Pamela often said to mean 'all sweetness' English 2,251 ↓ -33%
Precious precious, of great value English 3,158 ↓ -12%
Paisleigh form of Paisley; from a Scottish town American (modern coinage) 1,045 ↓ -23%
Preslee form of Presley; priest's meadow American (modern coinage) 1,509 ↓ -18%
Priya beloved, dear Sanskrit 1,956 ↓ -20%
Pyper pipe player American (modern coinage) 2,884 ↓ -49%
Payten from an English place name American (modern coinage) 7,801 ↓ -70%
Prisha uncertain; popularly 'beloved' Sanskrit 1,238 ↑ +32%
Petra rock Greek 1,372 ↓ -8%
Pepper the spice English 1,907 ↓ -23%
Peighton variant of Payton; Paega's town American (modern coinage) 5,666 ↓ -66%
Priscila ancient; from Latin priscus Spanish 2,211 ↓ -11%
Paulette French feminine pet form of Paul, 'small' French 1,536 ↑ +11%
Presleigh priest's clearing Old English 2,273 ↓ -23%
Pia pious, devout Latin 1,456 ↑ +41%
Pippa pet form of Philippa, lover of horses English 1,864 ↑ +15%
Prudence good judgment Latin 2,113 ↑ +6%
Paizley variant of Paisley, the Scottish town American (modern coinage) 3,761 ↓ -43%
Preslie variant of Presley, priest's meadow American (modern coinage) 4,250 ↓ -29%
Pilar pillar Spanish 3,336 → -2%
Philomena loved, beloved (Greek) Greek 1,920 ↑ +17%
Pauline French feminine of Paul, small French 2,986 ↑ +6%
Paizlee respelling of Paisley American (modern coinage) 4,843 ↓ -56%
Polina Russian form of Paulina, small Russian 3,284 ↑ +20%
Polly pet form of Mary via Molly English 2,318 ↑ +46%
Philippa lover of horses Greek 2,808 → +3%
Paetyn variant of Peyton, an English place name English 12,857 ↓ -81%
Primrose first rose English 2,561 ↓ -19%
Passion from the English word passion English 4,635 ↓ -46%
Pessy Yiddish diminutive, meaning uncertain Yiddish 3,202 ↓ -19%
Pandora all-gifted Greek 4,526 ↓ -24%
Paiton variant of Payton; fighting-man's town American (modern coinage) 11,676 ↓ -20%
Paradise paradise English 4,844 ↓ -30%
Portia from Roman family name Porcius Latin 7,803 ↓ -33%
Peri fairy Persian 5,667 ↓ -42%
Perri variant of Perry; pear tree Old English 5,064 ↓ -16%
Phebe variant of Phoebe; bright, radiant Greek 5,669 ↓ -27%
Priyanka dear, beloved Sanskrit 14,518 ↓ -71%
Pricilla variant of Priscilla, "ancient" Latin 8,235 ↑ +30%
Phaedra bright Greek 7,409 ↓ -32%
Patrice French form of Patricia or Patrick, "noble" French 16,670 ↓ -38%
Parisa like a fairy Persian 4,845 ↑ +27%
Penina pearl or coral Hebrew 6,060 ↓ -33%
Page from an English surname, 'young servant' English 9,313 ↓ -21%
Payge variant of Paige, "young servant" American (modern coinage) — ↓ -100%
Pheobe variant of Phoebe, 'bright, radiant' Greek 7,063 ↓ -11%
Peggy pet form of Margaret, 'pearl' English 8,740 ↓ -40%
Pricila variant of Priscilla, 'ancient' Latin 14,516 new
Phyllis foliage, leafy Greek 12,873 ↓ -65%
Patsy pet form of Patricia English 6,059 ↑ +18%
Porsha variant of Portia Latin 16,684 → 0%
Pooja worship Sanskrit — new
Pennie pet form of Penelope English 7,408 ↑ +114%
Pollyanna blend of Polly and Anna English 6,273 ↑ +138%
Patty diminutive of Patricia, noble Latin 16,671 new
Porsche from the German surname Porsche German — new
Parthenia maiden Greek 9,316 ↑ +83%
Patrisha variant of Patricia, noble Latin — new
Porscha variant of Portia or Porsche Latin — new
Phylicia variant of Felicia, happy Latin — new
Priscella variant of Priscilla, ancient Latin — new
Penni pet form of Penelope English — ↓ -100%
Pamella variant of Pamela English — new
Prescilla variant of Priscilla, ancient Latin — new
Patti pet form of Patricia, noble Latin 14,501 new
Phuong Vietnamese, phoenix or fragrance Vietnamese — new
Pearly pearl-like English — new
Penney variant of Penny, from Penelope English — new
Pearlie pet form of Pearl English — new
Pearle variant of Pearl English — new
Petrina feminine form of Peter, stone Latin — new
Palma palm Latin 16,667 new
Pink the color or flower English — new
Pansy the pansy flower, from French thought English — new
Pearline from pearl English — new
Paulene variant of Pauline, small Latin — new
Pa flower, from Hmong paj — — new
Paralee Southern name, origin uncertain American (modern coinage) — new
Pam short form of Pamela English — new
Pattie pet form of Patricia Latin — new
Pamala variant of Pamela English — new
Peggie pet form of Margaret Greek — new
Pinkie nickname from the color or flower pink English — new
Phillis variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Phylis variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Pauletta feminine of Paul, small Latin — new
Phyliss variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Pamelia variant of Pamela English — new
Patrina feminine of Patrick, noble Latin — new
Pearlene Pearl with -ene American (modern coinage) — new
Pollie variant of Polly, pet form of Mary English — new
Pearlean Pearl with -ean American (modern coinage) — new