906 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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- Perran
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Percy
Origin:
French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
- Peter
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"rock, stone"
- Parker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"park-keeper"
- Philip
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"
- Phineas
Origin:
English, EgyptianMeaning:
"the Nubian, the bronze-colored one"
- Patrick
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"noble, patrician"
- Peregrine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"traveler, pilgrim"
- Paul
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"small"
- Phoenix
Origin:
Arizona place-name and GreekMeaning:
"dark red"
- Percival
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"one who pierces the valley"
- Pierce
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Piers"
- Pascal
Origin:
French; EnglishMeaning:
"of the Passover; Easter"
- Perrin
Origin:
Variation of Perry or Peter, English or GreekMeaning:
"dweller near the pear tree or rock, stone"
- Preston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's estate"
- Perry
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller near a pear tree"
- Penn
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"enclosure"
- Peyton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fighting-man's estate"
- Paxton
Origin:
Latin and EnglishMeaning:
"peace town"
- Pablo
Origin:
Spanish variation of PaulMeaning:
"small"
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