Baby Names Starting with P
202 names, 153 with a documented meaning, from 10 origins.
Names 1–100 of 202 (page 1 of 2)
About this list
By gender: 59 for boys only, 133 for girls only, 10 recorded for both. 76% of the names in Baby Names Starting with P have a documented meaning.
By recorded origin: Persian 47, Sanskrit 21, Ancient Greek 10, Latin 6, French 2, other 5. 111 names carry no language label.
81 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Penelope (#28, girls), Paisley (#61, girls), Parker (#97, boys), Piper (#159, girls), Peyton (#168, girls).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Baby Names Starting with P
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope | duck | Ancient Greek | Girl | #28 |
| Parker | park keeper | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #97, Girl #104 |
| Peyton | Variant of Payton, which means “enclosure; settlement, town” | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #658, Girl #168 |
| Phoebe | bright | Ancient Greek | Girl | #183 |
| Peter | stone, rock | Ancient Greek | Boy | #192 |
| Patrick | patrician | English | Boy | #221 |
| Presley | priest, wood, clearing | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #1726, Girl #224 |
| Palmer | a pilgrim from the holy land | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #1074, Girl #258 |
| Paul | small | Latin | Boy | #263 |
| Paxton | settlement of (a person named) | English | Boy | #288 |
| Preston | priest, settlement | English | Boy | #329 |
| Payton | enclosure; settlement, town | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #1512, Girl #380 |
| Pedro | stone, rock | Spanish | Boy | #401 |
| Paris | cauldron | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #2546, Girl #484 |
| Philip | fond of horses | Ancient Greek | Boy | #521 |
| Priscilla | former, ancient, old-fashioned | Latin | Girl | #615 |
| Paula | paul | Latin | Girl | #751 |
| Paulina | small | Latin | Girl | #779 |
| Pearl | pearl water | English | Girl | #800 |
| Perry | Diminutive of Peregrine, which means “foreigner” | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #1239, Girl #1906 |
| Patricia | noble | Latin | Girl | #1298 |
| Petra | stone | Ancient Greek | Girl | #1478 |
| Percival | valley, spear, lance, spit, hard metal, steel | Celtic | Boy | #1761 |
| Philomena | beloved | Ancient Greek | Girl | #1818 |
| Primrose | wood, tree, moor, heath, first, promontory | English | Girl | #2093 |
| Pamela | honey | English | Girl | #2143 |
| Pete | Diminutive of Peter, which means “stone, rock” | English | Boy | #3036 |
| Parsa | Devout or abstemious person, pious | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #4690 |
| Parisa | Like a fairy | Muslim | Girl | #5004 |
| Prithvi | the vast one | Sanskrit | Boy | #6443 |
| Pari | Fairy, fairy-like beautiful, Beautiful lady. | Muslim | Girl | #6613 |
| Pranay | love, affection, romance | Sanskrit | Boy | #6811 |
| Parla | Parla is a Persian name for girls that means radiant, glowing. | Persian | Girl | #7565 |
| Pasha | Lord, honorific title. | Muslim | Boy | #8287 |
| Pragyan | intelligence, wisdom | Sanskrit | Boy | #8947 |
| Padida | Padida is a Persian name for girls that means phenomenon, figuratively it means marvelous, fascinating. | Persian | Girl | |
| Padidah | A phenomenon | Muslim | Girl | |
| Padma | lotus | Sanskrit | Girl | |
| Padmini | a lotus, a multitude of lotuses or a lotus-pond | Sanskrit | Girl | |
| Paivand | Paivand is a Persian name for girls that means connection, oath, promise, relation, kin. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pakeezah | Pure | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pakiza | Pure, chaste, polite, nice, fine | Muslim | Girl | |
| Palwasha | Light Ray of Moon. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pamir | Mountain Range. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Pania | Pania is a Persian name for girls that means guardian, protector. | Persian | Girl | |
| Paniz | Paniz is a Persian name for girls that means sugar, figuratively meaning adorable. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pankaj | lotus | Sanskrit | Boy | |
| Panra | Leaf. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parand | Silk | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parandis | Parandis is a Persian name for girls that means silk-like, figuratively meaning beautiful, soft. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parang | Parang is a Persian name for girls that means gleam of a sword, gleam of a jewel, figuratively meaning beautiful and radiant. | Persian | Girl | |
| Paransa | Paransa is a Persian name for girls that means silk-like, figuratively meaning beautiful, soft. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parastesh | Parastesh is a Persian name for girls that means worship. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parastoo | A bird (swallow) | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parastu | Parastu is a Persian name for girls that means swallow, which is a type of bird. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pardaj | Splendour. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pardees | Pardees is a Persian name for girls that means paradise. | Persian | Girl | |
| Paree | Fairy | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pareechehr | Having a face like a fairy (beautiful) | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pareechehra | Pareechehra is a Persian name for girls that means fairy-faced, fairy-like in complexion, thus meaning extremely beautiful. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pareedokht | Pareedokht is a Persian name for girls that means fairy girl, thus meaning extremely beautiful. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pareerokh | Pareerokh is a Persian name for girls that means fairy-faced, thus meaning extremely beautiful. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pareerou | Having a face like a fairy (beautiful). | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pareesa | Like a fairy | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pareesan | Pareesan is a Persian name for girls that means fairy-like, thus meaning extremely beautiful. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pareesima | Pareesima is a Persian name for girls that means fairy-faced, one who has the appearance of a fairy, thus meaning beautiful. | Persian | Girl | |
| Pareewash | Fairy faced | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pareezad | Pareezad is a Persian name for girls that means one who is from the race of fairies, meaning extremely beautiful, from the words Paree (fairy) and zad (born). | Persian | Girl | |
| Parghunda | Cotton. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Paria | Paria is a Persian name for girls that means fairy-like, thus meaning extremely beautiful. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parigol | Parigol is a Persian name for girls that means fairy-like flower, figuratively meaning beautiful. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parijan | Fair soul | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parikhan | Fairy queen | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parimah | Parimah is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, radiant, literally meaning moon-like fairy. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parimal | aroma, fragrance | Sanskrit | Boy | |
| Parina | Parina is a Persian name for girls that means soft, delicate, literally meaning like feather. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parinaz | Parinaz is a Persian name for girls that means charming and beautiful, from the words Pari (fairy, extremely beautiful woman) and naz (charm, beauty). | Persian | Girl | |
| Parinda | Bird | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parinoush | Parinoush is a Persian name for girls that means eternally beautiful, always beautiful, from the words Pari (fairy, extremely beautiful woman) and noush (eternal). | Persian | Girl | |
| Parishad | Parishad is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful and joyous, from the words Pari (fairy) and shad (happy). | Persian | Girl | |
| Parivash | Parivash is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful like a fairy. It is formed from the words Pari (fairy) and vash (beautiful, good, kind). | Persian | Girl | |
| Pariwash | Pariwash is the Kurdish variant of the Persian girl name Parivash, which means beautiful like a fairy. Both spellings/pronunciations are correct and acceptable. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Pariza | Fairy, flower | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parizad | Of divine origin | Muslim | Boy / Girl | |
| Parmeen | Parmeen is a Persian name for girls that means crystal. In Persian history it is the name of the wife of Darius. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parmees | Parmees is a Persian name for girls. It is the name of the wife of Darius I in Persian history. Some sources say the word means little paradise, but we cannot find verification for this. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parmida | Parmida is a Persian name for girls. It seems to be a synonym of Parmees. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parna | Parna is a Persian name for girls that refers to a type of silk cloth. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parnia | Parnia is a Persian name for girls that means canvas, especially one made of silk. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parnian | Parnian is a Persian name for girls that means canvas, especially one made of silk. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parto | Ray of light | Muslim | Girl | |
| Partou | Partou is a Persian name for girls that means radiance, ray of light. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parva | Parva is a Persian name for girls that means focus, concentration. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parvaiz | fortunate,happy | Muslim | Boy | |
| Parvana | Parvana is a Persian name for girls that means butterfly. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parvanah | Butterfly, night moth | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parvar | Parvar is a Persian name for girls that means nurture, upbringing. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parveen | Very Noble,The Pleiades - the Seven Sisters (the brightest and most famous Constellation in the sky) | Muslim | Girl | |
| Parveendokht | Parveendokht is a Persian name for girls that means a girl who looks like Parveen, Parveen is a blue-white star known as Pleione in English. | Persian | Girl | |
| Parvez | Success, Name of a Persian King | Muslim | Boy |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.