Boy names starting with P

56 boy names that start with P, ranked by how many U.S. babies have been given each name since 1880.

Most popular

Name	Gender	Origin	2025 rank	Babies since 1880
Paul	Boy	Latin	#262 (b)	1,404,135
Patrick	Boy	English	#235 (b)	689,424
Peter	Boy	Greek	#187 (b)	591,531
Philip	Boy	Greek	#528 (b)	345,173
Phillip	Boy	Greek	#651 (b)	312,891
Preston	Boy	English	#299 (b)	123,757
Pedro	Boy	Spanish	#455 (b)	94,582
Perry	Boy	Surname	—	79,735
Pablo	Boy	Spanish	#430 (b)	50,439
Pete	Boy	—	—	43,700
Percy	Boy	Surname	—	32,840
Paxton	Boy	English	#338 (b)	30,318
Prince	Boy	English in occasional use	#447 (b)	24,151
Porter	Boy	English	#560 (b)	21,801
Pierce	Boy	Greek	#505 (b)	20,634
Phil	Boy	—	—	20,108
Pierre	Boy	French	—	19,143
Princeton	Boy	—	#653 (b)	10,256
Pasquale	Boy	—	—	10,138
Paulo	Boy	—	—	5,031
Patricio	Boy	—	—	4,624
Pranav	Boy	—	—	4,225
Price	Boy	—	—	4,022
Prentice	Boy	—	—	3,992
Paolo	Boy	Italian	—	3,739

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Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).