400 Boy Names That Start With P (with Meanings and Popularity)
Boy names that start with P all have a certain peppiness to them, no matter what their origin or style: think Pedro, Pax, Porter, Prince...
In the US, the top-ranking P name for boys is Parker, which just squeaks onto the Top 100.
Along with Parker, other P names for boys in the US Top 400 are Patrick, Peter, Paxton, Paul, Phoenix, Preston, and Prince.
Along with Parker and Patrick, vintage P-starting male names like Peter, Paul, Philip and Percy rank among the UK's Top 400 boy names.
Similarly classic are the top P boy names in Spain: Pablo, Pedro, Pau and Pol. And in the Netherlands, cute P names Pepijn and Pim come out on top.
Quirky boy names beginning with P have been chosen by famous parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (Pax), Julia Roberts and Danny Moder (Phinnaeus), and Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf (Pilot). Other unique P-starting boy names we recommend include upstanding picks like Peregrine, Percival, Pascal and Piers, which are all popular with our visitors.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with P, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Peter
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"rock"
- Phoenix
Origin:
Arizona place-name and GreekMeaning:
"dark red"
- Philip
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"
- Parker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"park-keeper"
- Phineas
Origin:
English, EgyptianMeaning:
"the Nubian"
- Patrick
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"noble, patrician"
- Percival
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"one who pierces the valley"
- Paul
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"small"
- Percy
Origin:
French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
- Preston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's estate"
- Peregrine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"traveler, pilgrim"
- Perseus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"to destroy"
- Porter
Origin:
English from French occupational nameMeaning:
"gatekeeper"
- Perry
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller near a pear tree"
- Paxton
Origin:
Latin and EnglishMeaning:
"peace town"
- Penn
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"enclosure"
- Pablo
Origin:
Spanish variation of PaulMeaning:
"small"
- Pip
Origin:
English, diminutive of PhilipMeaning:
"lover of horses"
- Pierce
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Piers"
- Ptolemy
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"aggressive, warlike"