Baby Boy Names That Start With P
Browse 149 baby boy names that start with P, with meanings and origins from the audited name pool. This page is the gender-specific companion to the broad P baby-name list, so it stays focused on boy names rather than mixing in every possible starting-letter match.
Browse Baby Boy Names Beginning With P
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Baby Boy Names That Start With P List
149 curated ideas with quick meanings or usage notes.
#1
Patrick
Meaning: Nobleman
Origin: Latin / Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#2
Parker
Meaning: Keeper of the park
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#3
Phoenix
Meaning: Mythical bird reborn from fire
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#4
Peter
Meaning: Rock
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#5
Percy
Meaning: From Perci or short form of Percival
Origin: English / Norman French
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#6
Philip
Meaning: Lover of horses
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#7
Presley
Meaning: Priest's clearing
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#8
Prince
Meaning: Royal son or ruler
Origin: English / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#9
Paul
Meaning: Small or humble
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#10
Preston
Meaning: Priest town
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#11
Paddy
Meaning: Nobleman
Origin: Irish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#12
Percival
Meaning: Pierce the valley or Arthurian name of uncertain origin
Origin: French / Arthurian
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#13
Pablo
Meaning: Small, humble
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#14
Pranav
Meaning: Sacred syllable Om
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#15
Patrik
Meaning: Nobleman
Origin: Slovak / Hungarian / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#16
Pedro
Meaning: Rock
Origin: Spanish / Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#17
Parth
Meaning: Prince, son of Pritha, or Arjuna
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#18
Phillip
Meaning: Lover of horses
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#19
Priyansh
Meaning: Beloved part
Origin: Sanskrit / Hindi
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#20
Patryk
Meaning: Nobleman
Origin: Polish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#21
Pasha
Meaning: Lord, master, or noble title
Origin: Turkish / Persian
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#22
Perry
Meaning: Pear tree
Origin: English / Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#23
Psalm
Meaning: Sacred song
Origin: Hebrew / Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#24
Palmer
Meaning: Pilgrim bearing a palm branch
Origin: English / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#25
Param
Meaning: Supreme, highest
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#26
Paris
Meaning: Possibly wallet or from Paris
Origin: Greek / French place name
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#27
Pietro
Meaning: Stone or rock
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#28
Pavel
Meaning: Small, humble
Origin: Slavic / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#29
Paxton
Meaning: Peace town
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#30
Perseus
Meaning: Greek mythological hero name of uncertain meaning
Origin: Greek mythology
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#31
Petru
Meaning: Stone, rock
Origin: Romanian / Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#32
Piotr
Meaning: Stone, rock
Origin: Polish / Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#33
Petros
Meaning: Stone or rock
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#34
Phineas
Meaning: Oracle or Nubian
Origin: Hebrew / Egyptian
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#35
Praise
Meaning: Praise, admiration
Origin: English word name
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#36
Pransh
Meaning: Part of life or divine part
Origin: Sanskrit / Hindi
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#37
Prithvi
Meaning: Earth
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#38
Peniel
Meaning: Face of God
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#39
Pippin
Meaning: Awe-inspiring or seed
Origin: Germanic / English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#40
Parv
Meaning: Festival or sacred occasion
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#41
Philippos
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#42
Poyraz
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#43
Pak
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#44
Panagiotis
Meaning: All holy
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#45
Panth
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#46
Pierre
Meaning: Rock
Origin: French / Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#47
Paarth
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#48
Pascal
Meaning: Relating to Easter
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#49
Pavitar
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#50
Peyton
Meaning: Fighting person estate
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#51
Payton
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#52
Pierce
Meaning: Rock
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#53
Porter
Meaning: Gatekeeper or carrier
Origin: English / French
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#54
Pete
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#55
Princeton
Meaning: Prince town
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#56
Paulo
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#57
Paolo
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#58
Patricio
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#59
Pierson
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#60
Paden
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#61
Patric
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#62
Philippe
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#63
Pascual
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#64
Parrish
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#65
Pasquale
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#66
Price
Meaning: Son of Rhys
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#67
Payden
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#68
Payne
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#69
Porfirio
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#70
Parris
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#71
Phil
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#72
Prentice
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#73
Payson
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#74
Pernell
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#75
Phong
Meaning: Wind
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#76
Phu
Meaning: Abundant, rich, or wealthy
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#77
Phuc
Meaning: Happiness, good fortune, or blessing
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#78
Phuoc
Meaning: Blessing or good fortune
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#79
Phichai
Meaning: victorious or conquest
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#80
Prasert
Meaning: excellent or superb
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#81
Prasoet
Meaning: excellent or superb
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#82
Prasit
Meaning: success or achievement
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#83
Preecha
Meaning: intelligence or wisdom
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#84
Pricha
Meaning: intelligence or wisdom
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#85
Paitoon
Meaning: cat’s-eye gem
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#86
Pongsak
Meaning: lineage and honour
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#87
Pichit
Meaning: conquered or victorious
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#88
Phanupong
Meaning: sun lineage
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#89
Panit
Meaning: merchant or trade
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#90
Pramote
Meaning: joy or gladness
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#91
Pharaoh
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#92
Pax
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#93
Patton
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#94
Penn
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#95
Prestyn
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#96
Pearson
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#97
Perrin
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#98
Pryce
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#99
Parks
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#100
Paxtyn
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#101
Pace
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#102
Princeston
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#103
Prynce
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#104
Paxson
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#105
Prescott
Meaning: Priest's cottage
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#106
Pearce
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#107
Pinchas
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#108
Padraig
Meaning: Nobleman
Origin: Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#109
Parsa
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#110
Poseidon
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#111
Phinehas
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#112
Pau
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#113
Phenix
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#114
Paxon
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#115
Phoenyx
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#116
Paulino
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#117
Prayan
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#118
Pacey
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#119
Pinchus
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#120
Pharoah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#121
Pinchos
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#122
Peace
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#123
Prestin
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#124
Praneel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#125
Paxten
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#126
Prosper
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#127
Parish
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#128
Pranay
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#129
Pratham
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#130
Philemon
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#131
Peregrine
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#132
Philipp
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#133
Peretz
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#134
Pharrell
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#135
Pryor
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#136
Philopateer
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#137
Pavle
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#138
Prem
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#139
Petar
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#140
Parley
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#141
Patrice
Meaning: Nobleman
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#142
Phoibos
Meaning: Bright or pure
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#143
Pedr
Meaning: Stone or rock
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#144
Pryderi
Meaning: Care or concern
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#145
Paulinus
Meaning: Small or humble
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#146
Paulus
Meaning: Small or humble
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#147
Petronius
Meaning: Of the Petronius family
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#148
Priscus
Meaning: Ancient
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#149
Piero
Meaning: Stone or rock
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with P. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
How To Use This P Baby Names List
Use the list above as a research set, then narrow it by sound, meaning, origin, and how the name pairs with the family name. The generator preset is useful for quick discovery, while this page is better for comparing a larger fixed set of P names.
Gender Mix
This focused page currently includes 149 baby boy names beginning with P. For a wider comparison, browse the full baby names that start with P list.
Sound And Flow
Say each name with the surname and listen for repeated sounds, awkward initials, and rhythm. Short P names can feel direct, while longer names may offer more nickname options.
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Popular P Baby Names In U.S. SSA 2025 Data
These are the highest-count P names in the U.S. SSA 2025 baby-name data. Treat this as a U.S. popularity signal, then use the full list above for meanings, origins, and a wider mix of styles.
Boy names
- Parker rank #102 - 3,477 births
- Peter rank #187 - 1,954 births
- Patrick rank #235 - 1,495 births
- Paul rank #262 - 1,316 births
- Preston rank #299 - 1,131 births
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby name data, 2025. SSA public files include names with at least five births in a year; non-name records are excluded from this editorial summary.
Useful Styles In This List
Popular and familiar
Recognisable names that are useful when you want the shortlist to feel familiar rather than experimental.
Examples: Patrick, Parker, Phoenix, Peter, Percy, Philip, Presley, Prince.
Classic
Longer-lasting names that tend to work beyond one naming trend or birth year.
Examples: Patrick, Peter, Percy, Philip, Paul, Percival, Pablo, Patrik.
Modern
Contemporary-feeling names, shorter forms, and names that fit current baby-name browsing habits.
Examples: Prince, Psalm, Palmer, Paxton, Peyton, Payton, Pete, Princeton.
Nature
Names connected with plants, seasons, sky, water, animals, landscape, or natural imagery.
Examples: Parker, Perry, Prithvi, Phong.
Spiritual and meaning-led
Names where meaning, faith tradition, virtue, or symbolic use may matter more than sound alone.
Examples: Peter, Paul, Pranav, Parth, Psalm, Param, Phineas, Praise.
Distinctive
Less expected choices that may suit parents looking beyond the most familiar shortlist.
Examples: Phoenix, Pharaoh, Pax, Patton, Penn, Prestyn, Pearson, Perrin.
How To Use This List
Use the entries as a starting point for characters, projects, profiles, quizzes, team names, stories, or naming research. The short explanations help the joke land without turning the page into a dictionary.
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