Names Ending in P for Boys
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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Boy names ending in P are a wonderful group.
Philip is the most popular boy name ending with P right now. Along with Philip, other boy names in the US Top 1000 include Tripp and Bishop.
Here are all Nameberry’s boy names that end with the letter P. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.
Philip is the most popular boy name ending with P right now. Along with Philip, other boy names in the US Top 1000 include Tripp and Bishop.
Here are all Nameberry’s boy names that end with the letter P. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.
- Philip
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"Description:
Philip, the name of one of the 12 apostles, is still favored by parents in search of a solid boys' classic that is less neutral than Robert or John and more distinctive than Daniel or Matthew and has many historic, royal ties.
- Tripp
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
The extra p makes Tripp more of a name and less of a Trip. Usually a nickname of a boy who's a third, but Tripp is sure to get more attention in its own right now as the name of Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol and Levi Johnston's son.
- Kip
Origin:
American diminution of ChristopherDescription:
Kip Thorne, nobel laureate and long-time colleague of Stephen Hawking, is just one of several Kips who don't have a longer name.
- Rip
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"strength, might"Description:
The name of Rip Van Winkle – and Rip (born Elmore) Torn – will probably never be ready for further consumption, if only because of the implications of R. I. P. The only thing that could save it is Rip Wheeler, the handsome ranch foreman on the soapy Western Yellowstone.
- Pip
Origin:
English, diminutive of PhilipMeaning:
"lover of horses"Description:
The original Pip was the main character in Great Expectations (full name Philip Pirrip). Cute for a tike, maybe too cute for an adult.
- Trip
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
This began as a nickname, usually for someone who was a "third," as in William III. But in an age where any noun goes, this could be thought of as representing a little voyager -- hopefully not into psychedelic realms.
- Bishop
Origin:
English occupational nameDescription:
Reese Witherspoon's Deacon has opened this churchy direction for occupational names. It reentered the US Top 1000 in 2015.
- Aesop
Origin:
GreekDescription:
There once was a moralizing fabulist who tried to make it as a baby name...and failed.
- Kipp
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"pointed hill"Description:
Full name that sounds more like a short form; more likely to be spelled Kip.
- Phillip
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"Description:
Spelling variation of Philip. Exactly as many baby boys were named with the single 'l' spelling in 2017.
- Chip
Origin:
Pet name for CharlesDescription:
Only if you're madly nostalgic for sixties TV.
- Jep
Origin:
Diminutive of JepthaDescription:
Jules Jephtha "Jep" Robertson, one of the stars of A&E's Duck Dynasty, is singlehandedly reviving this obscure nickname name. It's also allegedly been used as a nickname for Geoffrey and a little coterie of Scandinavian names, like Jeppe and Jepsen, though there, it would most likely be pronounced "yep."
- Filip
Origin:
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Romanian, and Finnish variation of Philip, GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"Description:
Streamlined spelling found all across Europe. The Spanish Filipo has extra zip.
- Winthrop
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"friend's village"Description:
Proper Bostonian.
- Shep
Origin:
Diminutive of ShepherdDescription:
Three Stooges name (he's the one who wasn't Moe or Curly).
- Tip
Origin:
American nicknameDescription:
Though distinguished former Speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill was known as Tip, it's usually best to leave names like Skip, Flip, Kip, Pip, Rip, and Tip to the pets of the household.
- Flip
Origin:
Nickname for Philip, Phillip, or FelipeMeaning:
"lover of horses"Description:
Flip is a cute, attitude-filled nickname for the very proper Philip and variations. A perfect choice if you're looking for a buttoned-up proper name with an informal short form.
- Champ
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Though it sounds like a modern invention, Champ actually has a long history as a first name. It hit the Top 1000 several times just before and after the turn of the 20th Century.
- Alp
Origin:
word name; TurkishMeaning:
"hero"Description:
This name has two possible derivations - in Turkish it means hero, in English it is used as a reference to mountains. Either offer a soaring option for a little boy.
- Athelstan
Origin:
Anglo-SaxonMeaning:
"noble stone"Description:
The name of the first English king, who ruled in the 10th century AD.