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857 Girl Names That Start With P (with Meanings and Popularity)

Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Wed Dec 20 2023
857 Girl Names That Start With P (with Meanings and Popularity)

Girl names that start with P are plentiful, led today by Penelope, one of many stylish Greek girl names with the P initial.

Along with Penelope, other popular P names for girls in the US Top 250 include Paisley, Piper, Peyton, Parker, Presley, and Phoebe.

P names are popular internationally, with top choices including Paula in Spain, Puck in the Netherlands, Pihla in Finland, and Patricija in Lithuania.

Stylish and uncommon girl names beginning with P also include Polly, Pippa, Petra, and Perla. Girl names beginning with the letter P that are trending right now include Pixie, Persephone, and Posy.

Here, our full selection of girl names that start with P, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Phoebe

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "radiant, shining one"
  2. Penelope

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "weaver"
  3. Polly

    • Origin:

      English variation of Molly, diminutive of Mary, Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "bitter"
  4. Poppy

    • Origin:

      Flower name, English from Latin

    • Meaning:

      "red flower"
  5. Persephone

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "bringer of destruction"
  6. Pearl

    • Origin:

      Latin gem name

    • Meaning:

      "pearl"
  7. Primrose

    • Origin:

      English flower name

    • Meaning:

      "first rose"
  8. Pippa

    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Philippa

    • Meaning:

      "lover of horses"
  9. Paloma

    • Origin:

      Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "dove"
  10. Piper

    • Origin:

      English occupational name

    • Meaning:

      "pipe or flute player"
  11. Petra

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "rock, stone"
  12. Priscilla

    • Origin:

      Latin, diminutive of Prisca

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"
  13. Paige

    • Origin:

      English, occupational name

    • Meaning:

      "page to a lord"
  14. Pia

    • Origin:

      Latin or diminutive of Olympia

    • Meaning:

      "pious; from Mount Olympus"
  15. Palmer

    • Origin:

      English surname and occupational

    • Meaning:

      "he who holds the palm; pilgrim"
  16. Patricia

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "noble, patrician"
  17. Peyton

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "fighting-man's estate"
  18. Penny

    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Penelope
  19. Prairie

    • Origin:

      English nature name

    • Meaning:

      "prairie"
  20. Posie

    • Origin:

      Variation of Posy or short form of Mariposa, English or Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "a bunch of flowers or butterfly"