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198 names

P is a crisp, popping consonant, and names that start with it tend to sound lively. One quirk to know is the ph spelling, borrowed from Greek and pronounced like an f. Phoebe and Phoenix both use it, and Phoebe was the name of a Titan in Greek myth, while the phoenix is the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes.

The classic side of this letter is strongly Christian. Peter means rock and was the name of the leading apostle, Paul wrote many of the letters of the New Testament, and Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Penelope comes from the Odyssey, where she waits faithfully for her husband's return.

Most of the remaining names are English surnames or place names. Parker, Piper and Paige come from occupations: a park keeper, a pipe player and a young servant. Preston and Paxton began as place names, and Paisley is a Scottish town that also gave its name to a swirling fabric pattern. Peyton and Payton are two spellings of the same name, used for both boys and girls. Presley, also a surname, works for either. Short names like Paul and Paige pair well with long surnames.

Most popular right now

Parker Unisex
PAHR-kur
“park keeper” · English
#102
Peyton Unisex
PAY-tuhn
“Pacca's town” · English
#199
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
Patrick Boy
PAT-rihk
“nobleman” · Latin
#235
Preston Boy
PREHS-tuhn
“priest's town” · English
#299
Paige Girl
PAYJ
“young servant, page” · English
#346
Peter Boy
PEE-tur
“stone” · Greek
#187

All 198 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 Sex Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Parker Unisex park keeper English 102 ↓ -9%
Peyton Unisex Pacca's town English 199 ↓ -43%
Penelope Girl uncertain; possibly duck or weaver Greek 22 → +1%
Paisley Girl from a Scottish town; also a pattern Scottish 67 ↓ -20%
Piper Girl pipe player English 155 ↓ -33%
Payton Girl from an English place name Old English 440 ↓ -47%
Patrick Boy nobleman Latin 235 ↓ -20%
Preston Boy priest's town English 299 ↓ -31%
Paige Girl young servant, page English 346 ↓ -22%
Peter Boy stone Greek 187 ↑ +11%
Paul Boy small, humble Latin 262 ↓ -6%
Phoenix Unisex mythical firebird; dark red Greek 329 ↓ -33%
Presley Girl priest's clearing English 225 → +0%
Paxton Boy from an English place name Old English 338 ↓ -24%
Phoebe Girl bright, radiant Greek 157 ↑ +60%
Paris Girl from the French city; Trojan prince French 592 ↓ -34%
Pedro Boy stone, rock Spanish 455 ↓ -5%
Pablo Boy small Spanish 430 ↓ -7%
Phillip Boy lover of horses Greek 651 ↓ -23%
Prince Boy prince, chief English 447 ↓ -33%
Philip Boy lover of horses Greek 528 ↓ -14%
Porter Boy gatekeeper, or carrier of loads English 560 ↓ -25%
Priscilla Girl ancient Latin 544 ↑ +6%
Palmer Unisex pilgrim English 232 ↑ +50%
Pierce Boy rock, stone English 505 → +3%
Paislee Girl from Paisley, Scottish town American (modern coinage) 669 ↓ -48%
Paola Girl small Italian 1,260 ↓ -34%
Princeton Boy prince's town English 653 ↓ -42%
Poppy Girl poppy flower English 292 ↑ +56%
Perla Girl pearl Spanish 1,590 ↓ -47%
Paulina Girl small, humble Latin 784 ↑ +5%
Patricia Girl noble, patrician Latin 1,336 ↓ -23%
Pearl Girl pearl English 777 → -0%
Paula Girl small Latin 855 → -4%
Paloma Girl dove Spanish 793 ↑ +25%
Princess Girl daughter of a monarch English 1,122 ↓ -39%
Penny Girl short form of Penelope; also the coin English 740 → -4%
Paityn Girl variant of Peyton American (modern coinage) 1,863 ↓ -59%
Promise Girl a promise English 826 → +3%
Patience Girl patience English 1,297 ↓ -25%
Persephone Girl — Greek 735 ↑ +12%
Perry Unisex pear tree English 1,373 ↓ -8%
Pamela Girl often said to mean 'all sweetness' English 2,251 ↓ -33%
Pierre Boy stone; French form of Peter French 1,253 ↓ -10%
Precious Girl precious, of great value English 3,158 ↓ -12%
Paisleigh Girl form of Paisley; from a Scottish town American (modern coinage) 1,045 ↓ -23%
Preslee Girl form of Presley; priest's meadow American (modern coinage) 1,509 ↓ -18%
Priya Girl beloved, dear Sanskrit 1,956 ↓ -20%
Pyper Girl pipe player American (modern coinage) 2,884 ↓ -49%
Payten Girl from an English place name American (modern coinage) 7,801 ↓ -70%
Prisha Girl uncertain; popularly 'beloved' Sanskrit 1,238 ↑ +32%
Petra Girl rock Greek 1,372 ↓ -8%
Pranav Boy the sacred syllable Om Sanskrit 2,440 ↓ -29%
Pierson Boy son of Piers (Peter) English 1,456 ↓ -28%
Pepper Girl the spice English 1,907 ↓ -23%
Phineas Boy uncertain; possibly the Nubian Hebrew 1,616 ↓ -13%
Peighton Girl variant of Payton; Paega's town American (modern coinage) 5,666 ↓ -66%
Priscila Girl ancient; from Latin priscus Spanish 2,211 ↓ -11%
Payson Unisex son of Pate English 3,335 ↑ +24%
Paulette Girl French feminine pet form of Paul, 'small' French 1,536 ↑ +11%
Presleigh Girl priest's clearing Old English 2,273 ↓ -23%
Pia Girl pious, devout Latin 1,456 ↑ +41%
Pharaoh Boy great house Egyptian 2,051 ↓ -54%
Paulo Boy small Portuguese 1,559 ↑ +10%
Patricio Boy Spanish form of Patrick, nobleman Spanish 2,346 → -2%
Pippa Girl pet form of Philippa, lover of horses English 1,864 ↑ +15%
Percy Boy from a Norman place name English 1,279 ↑ +123%
Paolo Boy Italian form of Paul, small Italian 2,003 ↑ +49%
Prudence Girl good judgment Latin 2,113 ↑ +6%
Perseus Boy Greek hero who beheaded Medusa Greek 1,210 ↑ +53%
Paizley Girl variant of Paisley, the Scottish town American (modern coinage) 3,761 ↓ -43%
Preslie Girl variant of Presley, priest's meadow American (modern coinage) 4,250 ↓ -29%
Pilar Girl pillar Spanish 3,336 → -2%
Philomena Girl loved, beloved (Greek) Greek 1,920 ↑ +17%
Pauline Girl French feminine of Paul, small French 2,986 ↑ +6%
Pete Boy short form of Peter: rock, stone English 2,382 ↑ +14%
Payden Unisex variant of Payton: fighting-man's town American (modern coinage) 7,549 ↓ -59%
Praise Unisex praise, worship English 2,680 ↑ +41%
Paizlee Girl respelling of Paisley American (modern coinage) 4,843 ↓ -56%
Patton Boy little Patrick; also an English place name English 3,291 ↓ -36%
Price Boy son of Rhys Welsh 2,347 ↑ +16%
Pax Boy peace Latin 2,074 ↑ +16%
Psalm Unisex a sacred song English 1,110 ↑ +397%
Phoenyx Unisex variant of Phoenix, the mythical firebird Greek 4,724 ↓ -55%
Polina Girl Russian form of Paulina, small Russian 3,284 ↑ +20%
Pryce Boy variant of Price, son of Rhys Welsh 2,707 ↓ -34%
Prestyn Unisex variant of Preston, priest's town English 9,487 ↓ -77%
Polly Girl pet form of Mary via Molly English 2,318 ↑ +46%
Philippa Girl lover of horses Greek 2,808 → +3%
Pearson Boy son of Piers (Peter) English 3,639 ↓ -26%
Penn Boy English surname, "enclosure" or "hill" English 2,706 ↓ -34%
Paetyn Girl variant of Peyton, an English place name English 12,857 ↓ -81%
Peace Unisex peace English 4,147 ↓ -38%
Primrose Girl first rose English 2,561 ↓ -19%
Perrin Unisex French pet form of Pierre, "rock" French 4,667 ↓ -35%
Parth Boy son of Pritha, a name of Arjuna Sanskrit 2,593 ↑ +59%
Passion Girl from the English word passion English 4,635 ↓ -46%
Pavel Boy Slavic form of Paul; small Russian 3,225 ↑ +37%
Pessy Girl Yiddish diminutive, meaning uncertain Yiddish 3,202 ↓ -19%
Pandora Girl all-gifted Greek 4,526 ↓ -24%
Parks Boy English surname, of the park English 1,987 ↑ +97%
Paiton Girl variant of Payton; fighting-man's town American (modern coinage) 11,676 ↓ -20%
Paradise Girl paradise English 4,844 ↓ -30%
Parris Unisex variant of Paris English 12,862 ↓ -36%
Pheonix Unisex variant of Phoenix, mythical firebird Greek 6,072 ↓ -32%
Portia Girl from Roman family name Porcius Latin 7,803 ↓ -33%
Paden Boy variant of Payton, from an English place English 5,551 ↓ -37%
Pinchas Boy Hebrew form of Phinehas; possibly the Nubian Hebrew 2,528 ↑ +20%
Prescott Unisex priest's cottage Old English 2,972 ↑ +36%
Pearce Boy variant of Pierce; rock, stone English 4,666 ↓ -35%
Pacey Unisex English surname, possibly from Passy English 4,664 → -4%
Peri Girl fairy Persian 5,667 ↓ -42%
Pietro Boy Italian form of Peter; rock Italian 3,074 ↑ +38%
Pascual Boy Spanish form of Paschal; of Easter Spanish 3,491 ↓ -21%
Perri Girl variant of Perry; pear tree Old English 5,064 ↓ -16%
Phebe Girl variant of Phoebe; bright, radiant Greek 5,669 ↓ -27%
Pascal Boy of Easter French 3,636 → -3%
Percival Boy uncertain; popularly 'pierce the valley' French 1,536 ↑ +146%
Priyanka Girl dear, beloved Sanskrit 14,518 ↓ -71%
Pricilla Girl variant of Priscilla, "ancient" Latin 8,235 ↑ +30%
Phaedra Girl bright Greek 7,409 ↓ -32%
Patrice Girl French form of Patricia or Patrick, "noble" French 16,670 ↓ -38%
Parisa Girl like a fairy Persian 4,845 ↑ +27%
Penina Girl pearl or coral Hebrew 6,060 ↓ -33%
Page Girl from an English surname, 'young servant' English 9,313 ↓ -21%
Payge Girl variant of Paige, "young servant" American (modern coinage) — ↓ -100%
Patryk Boy Polish form of Patrick, "nobleman" Polish — ↓ -100%
Parrish Unisex English surname from Paris or 'parish' English 8,742 ↓ -36%
Pheobe Girl variant of Phoebe, 'bright, radiant' Greek 7,063 ↓ -11%
Peggy Girl pet form of Margaret, 'pearl' English 8,740 ↓ -40%
Payne Boy from an English surname, 'rustic' English 8,744 ↓ -44%
Philippe Boy French form of Philip, lover of horses French 6,355 ↓ -22%
Pricila Girl variant of Priscilla, 'ancient' Latin 14,516 new
Paulino Boy from Latin Paulinus, small Spanish 7,089 ↓ -33%
Panagiotis Boy all-holy Greek 4,665 → +5%
Phyllis Girl foliage, leafy Greek 12,873 ↓ -65%
Pasquale Boy of Easter Italian 5,781 ↓ -16%
Patsy Girl pet form of Patricia English 6,059 ↑ +18%
Parish Unisex from the English word parish English 8,740 → 0%
Prentice Boy apprentice English 11,671 ↓ -50%
Porfirio Boy purple Spanish 10,424 ↓ -22%
Porsha Girl variant of Portia Latin 16,684 → 0%
Phil Boy lover of horses Greek 8,078 ↑ +11%
Pernell Boy from an English surname, Petronella English 11,660 ↓ -50%
Pooja Girl worship Sanskrit — new
Park Boy from the English word park English 8,741 ↓ -18%
Powell Boy son of Hywel Welsh 8,751 ↑ +29%
Prentiss Boy apprentice English — new
Pennie Girl pet form of Penelope English 7,408 ↑ +114%
Pollyanna Girl blend of Polly and Anna English 6,273 ↑ +138%
Phong Boy wind, or phoenix Vietnamese 13,405 ↓ -29%
Patric Boy variant of Patrick, nobleman Irish — new
Patty Girl diminutive of Patricia, noble Latin 16,671 new
Porsche Girl from the German surname Porsche German — new
Pieter Boy Dutch form of Peter, rock Dutch 13,408 ↓ -38%
Parthenia Girl maiden Greek 9,316 ↑ +83%
Patrisha Girl variant of Patricia, noble Latin — new
Porscha Girl variant of Portia or Porsche Latin — new
Phylicia Girl variant of Felicia, happy Latin — new
Priscella Girl variant of Priscilla, ancient Latin — new
Penni Girl pet form of Penelope English — ↓ -100%
Placido Boy calm, peaceful Spanish — new
Pamella Girl variant of Pamela English — new
Prescilla Girl variant of Priscilla, ancient Latin — new
Patti Girl pet form of Patricia, noble Latin 14,501 new
Phuong Girl Vietnamese, phoenix or fragrance Vietnamese — new
Parnell Boy surname, from Petronella English — new
Phillips Boy surname, son of Philip English — new
Prentis Boy surname, apprentice English — new
Pearly Girl pearl-like English — new
Penney Girl variant of Penny, from Penelope English — new
Pearlie Girl pet form of Pearl English — new
Pat Boy short form of Patrick Irish — new
Pearle Girl variant of Pearl English — new
Petrina Girl feminine form of Peter, stone Latin — new
Palma Girl palm Latin 16,667 new
Pink Girl the color or flower English — new
Pansy Girl the pansy flower, from French thought English — new
Pearline Girl from pearl English — new
Paulene Girl variant of Pauline, small Latin — new
Pa Girl flower, from Hmong paj — — new
Paralee Girl Southern name, origin uncertain American (modern coinage) — new
Pam Girl short form of Pamela English — new
Pattie Girl pet form of Patricia Latin — new
Pamala Girl variant of Pamela English — new
Peggie Girl pet form of Margaret Greek — new
Pinkie Girl nickname from the color or flower pink English — new
Phillis Girl variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Phylis Girl variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Pauletta Girl feminine of Paul, small Latin — new
Phyliss Girl variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Pamelia Girl variant of Pamela English — new
Patrina Girl feminine of Patrick, noble Latin — new
Pearlene Girl Pearl with -ene American (modern coinage) — new
Pollie Girl variant of Polly, pet form of Mary English — new
Pearlean Girl Pearl with -ean American (modern coinage) — new
Percell Boy variant of Purcell English — new
Perley Boy uncertain; surname or form of Pearl English — new