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Names starting with P

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with P in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #22Penelopepossibly “duck”6,225 babies
  2. #67Paisley“pasture”3,508 babies
  3. #106ParkerFrom a surname for “a gamekeeper”2,536 babies
  4. #155PiperEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #67 in 2015, #155 in 20251,940 babies
  5. #157Phoebe“bright”1,885 babies
  6. #199PeytonEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #72 in 2015, #199 in 20251,559 babies
  7. #225Presley“priest + wood, clearing”1,362 babies
  8. #232Palmer“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”1,330 babies
  9. #292PoppyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #7 vs #292 in 20251,054 babies
  10. #346Paigepossibly “servant”884 babies
  11. #440Payton“enclosure; settlement, town”701 babies
  12. #533PhoenixEditor’s note Used for both: 36% of US babies named Phoenix in 2025 were girls567 babies
  13. #544Priscilla“former, ancient, old-fashioned”555 babies
  14. #592Paris“Lutetia of the Parisii”497 babies
  15. #666PaisleeEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #666 vs #3,333 in 2025423 babies
  16. #734PersephoneEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1962, with 6 babies372 babies
  17. #740PennyDiminutive of Penelope, possibly meaning “duck”368 babies
  18. #776PearlFrom the word “pearl”350 babies
  19. #783Paulina“small”346 babies
  20. #792PalomaSpanish, meaning “dove”343 babies
  21. #823PromiseEditor’s note 330 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales330 babies
  22. #853PaulaEditor’s note Up from #889 in 2015 to #853 in 2025 in the US318 babies
  23. #1,043PaisleighEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,043 vs #3,333 in 2025238 babies
  24. #1,120PrincessEditor’s note About 1 in 7,700 US girls in the 2025 records209 babies
  25. #1,235PrishaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2001, with 12 babies182 babies
  26. #1,258Paola“town”178 babies
  27. #1,295PatienceFrom the word “patience”172 babies
  28. #1,334Patricia“noble”167 babies
  29. #1,367Petra“stone”161 babies
  30. #1,452PiaEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -ia like Olivia and Amelia148 babies
  31. #1,500PresleeVariant of Presley, meaning “priest + wood, clearing”142 babies
  32. #1,534PauletteFeminine form of Paul, meaning “small”138 babies
  33. #1,587PerlaSpanish, meaning “pearl”132 babies
  34. #1,855PaitynEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #829 in 2015, #1,855 in 2025107 babies
  35. #1,855PippaForm of Philip, meaning “fond of horses”107 babies
  36. #1,902PepperEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,902 vs #4,867 in 2025102 babies
  37. #1,911Philomena“beloved”101 babies
  38. #1,942Priya“beloved of ________”99 babies
  39. #2,099PrudenceEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -ce like Grace and Alice89 babies
  40. #2,194PriscilaPortuguese form of Priscilla, meaning “former, ancient, old-fashioned”84 babies
  41. #2,214PerryEditor’s note Used for both: 38% of US babies named Perry in 2025 were girls83 babies
  42. #2,239Pamela“all + honey”82 babies
  43. #2,239PsalmEditor’s note Used for both: 30% of US babies named Psalm in 2025 were girls82 babies
  44. #2,256PresleighVariant of Presley, meaning “priest + wood, clearing”81 babies
  45. #2,298PollyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #204 vs #2,298 in 202579 babies
  46. #2,542Primrose“wood, tree + moor, heath”69 babies
  47. #2,564PorterEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -er like Harper and Juniper68 babies
  48. #2,645PosieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #630 vs #2,645 in 202565 babies
  49. #2,645PraiseEditor’s note Used for both: 54% of US babies named Praise in 2025 were girls65 babies
  50. #2,778PhilippaFeminine form of Philip, meaning “fond of horses”61 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #102ParkerFrom a surname for “a gamekeeper”3,477 babies
  2. #187Peter“stone, rock”1,954 babies
  3. #235Patrick“patrician”1,495 babies
  4. #262Paul“small”1,316 babies
  5. #299PrestonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #299 vs #914 in 20251,131 babies
  6. #329PhoenixEditor’s note Used for both: 64% of US babies named Phoenix in 2025 were boys1,027 babies
  7. #338Paxton“settlement of (a person named) *Pæcc”988 babies
  8. #429PabloSame root as Paul, meaning “small”743 babies
  9. #447PrinceEditor’s note Down from #386 in 2015 to #447 in 2025 in the US703 babies
  10. #455Pedro“stone, rock”684 babies
  11. #505PierceForm of Peter, meaning “stone, rock”598 babies
  12. #527Philip“fond of horses”568 babies
  13. #560PorterEditor’s note 531 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales531 babies
  14. #651PhillipEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 6,047 babies; 425 in 2025425 babies
  15. #652Princeton“town”422 babies
  16. #683PeytonEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2007, with 3,375 babies; 398 in 2025398 babies
  17. #991Palmer“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”230 babies
  18. #1,108PsalmEditor’s note Used for both: 70% of US babies named Psalm in 2025 were boys194 babies
  19. #1,204PerseusEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,204 vs #2,664 in 2025168 babies
  20. #1,252PierreSame root as Peter, meaning “stone, rock”159 babies
  21. #1,276PercyShort form of Percival, meaning “pierce + valley”154 babies
  22. #1,370PerryEditor’s note Used for both: 62% of US babies named Perry in 2025 were boys135 babies
  23. #1,451PiersonEditor’s note 123 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales123 babies
  24. #1,529Percival“pierce + valley”113 babies
  25. #1,554PauloPortuguese and Swahili form of Paul, meaning “small”110 babies
  26. #1,564Payton“enclosure; settlement, town”109 babies
  27. #1,609PhineasEditor’s note About 1 in 16,000 US boys in the 2025 records105 babies
  28. #1,808Presley“priest + wood, clearing”88 babies
  29. #1,976ParksEditor’s note About 1 in 22,000 US boys in the 2025 records77 babies
  30. #1,992PaoloSame root as Paul, meaning “small”76 babies
  31. #2,035PharaohEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 6 babies73 babies
  32. #2,056PaxEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1974, with 7 babies72 babies
  33. #2,304Paris“Lutetia of the Parisii”60 babies
  34. #2,332PatricioSpanish form of Patrick, meaning “patrician”59 babies
  35. #2,332PriceEditor’s note Used for both: 83% of US babies named Price in 2025 were boys59 babies
  36. #2,363PeteDiminutive of Peter, meaning “stone, rock”58 babies
  37. #2,421PraiseEditor’s note Used for both: 46% of US babies named Praise in 2025 were boys56 babies
  38. #2,421PranavEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2004, with 236 babies; 56 in 202556 babies
  39. #2,516PinchasEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies53 babies
  40. #2,572ParthEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1985, with 8 babies51 babies
  41. #2,572PhinehasEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1997, with 5 babies51 babies
  42. #2,676PennEditor’s note About 1 in 36,000 US boys in the 2025 records48 babies
  43. #2,676PryceEditor’s note About 1 in 36,000 US boys in the 2025 records. 5 letters, ending in -ce like Jace and Ace48 babies
  44. #2,833PrynceEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2006, with 5 babies44 babies
  45. #2,941PrescottEditor’s note Used for both: 47% of US babies named Prescott in 2025 were boys42 babies
  46. #3,036PietroItalian and Portuguese, from Latin Petrus, meaning “stone, rock”40 babies
  47. #3,181PavelEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1971, with 5 babies37 babies
  48. #3,240PaceEditor’s note About 1 in 47,000 US boys in the 2025 records. 4 letters, ending in -ce like Jace and Ace36 babies
  49. #3,240PattonEditor’s note About 1 in 47,000 US boys in the 2025 records36 babies
  50. #3,240PaysonEditor’s note Used for both: 43% of US babies named Payson in 2025 were boys36 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #7PoppyEditor’s note Up from #10 in 2015 to #7 in 2025 in England & Wales1,789 babies
  2. #14Phoebe“bright”1,542 babies
  3. #33Penelopepossibly “duck”1,174 babies
  4. #141PippaForm of Philip, meaning “fond of horses”348 babies
  5. #196Primrose“wood, tree + moor, heath”259 babies
  6. #204PollyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #204 vs #2,298 in 2025242 babies
  7. #212PiperEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #230 in 2015 and #212 in 2025221 babies
  8. #226Paisley“pasture”207 babies
  9. #232PennyDiminutive of Penelope, possibly meaning “duck”201 babies
  10. #258PearlFrom the word “pearl”180 babies
  11. #337PhilippaFeminine form of Philip, meaning “fond of horses”128 babies
  12. #463PrishaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,204 in 2015, #463 in 202586 babies
  13. #520PersephoneEditor’s note Up from #809 in 2015 to #520 in 2025 in England & Wales77 babies
  14. #542PalomaSpanish, meaning “dove”73 babies
  15. #542PeggyDiminutive of Margaret, meaning “pearl”73 babies
  16. #580Paigepossibly “servant”68 babies
  17. #585PixieFrom the word “pixie”67 babies
  18. #630PosieEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 62 in 202562 babies
  19. #667Priscilla“former, ancient, old-fashioned”56 babies
  20. #676PiaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,362 in 2015, #676 in 202555 babies
  21. #696PeytonEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #285 in 2015, #696 in 202553 babies
  22. #733PhoenixEditor’s note Used for both: 24% of England & Wales babies named Phoenix in 2025 were girls50 babies
  23. #872PolaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #872 vs #9,457 in 202540 babies
  24. #983Paris“Lutetia of the Parisii”35 babies
  25. #997PoppieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #997 vs #6,325 in 202534 babies
  26. #1,051Peach“sin”32 babies
  27. #1,051PrincessEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2010, with 144 babies; 32 in 202532 babies
  28. #1,110Priya“beloved of ________”30 babies
  29. #1,229PreciousEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,229 vs #3,130 in 202526 babies
  30. #1,407Patricia“noble”22 babies
  31. #1,407PeachesEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -es like Asees and Frances22 babies
  32. #1,407PosyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,407 vs #13,208 in 202522 babies
  33. #1,407Presley“priest + wood, clearing”22 babies
  34. #1,454ParkerFrom a surname for “a gamekeeper”21 babies
  35. #1,454PraiseEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -se like Rose and Eloise21 babies
  36. #1,512Palmer“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”20 babies
  37. #1,512PatsyDiminutive of Patricia, meaning “noble”20 babies
  38. #1,584PaulaEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -la like Isla and Isabella19 babies
  39. #1,639PranshiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #4,661 in 202518 babies
  40. #1,809PandoraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,809 vs #4,460 in 202516 babies
  41. #1,809Payton“enclosure; settlement, town”16 babies
  42. #1,809PeonyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,809 vs #13,208 in 202516 babies
  43. #1,892PalmaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #14,942 in 202515 babies
  44. #1,892ParisaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #4,758 in 202515 babies
  45. #1,892PolinaEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -na like Sienna and Luna15 babies
  46. #1,892PoseyEditor’s note About 1 in 17,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records15 babies
  47. #2,006PariEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ri like Amari and Zuri14 babies
  48. #2,006PollyannaEditor’s note About 1 in 18,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records14 babies
  49. #2,138Petra“stone”13 babies
  50. #2,138Poppy-RoseEditor’s note About 1 in 19,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records13 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #134Patrick“patrician”375 babies
  2. #175ParkerFrom a surname for “a gamekeeper”293 babies
  3. #287Peter“stone, rock”158 babies
  4. #287PhoenixEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #317 in 2015 and #287 in 2025158 babies
  5. #299PercyShort form of Percival, meaning “pierce + valley”152 babies
  6. #529PrinceEditor’s note Down from #500 in 2015 to #529 in 2025 in England & Wales73 babies
  7. #549Philip“fond of horses”71 babies
  8. #602Paul“small”64 babies
  9. #702Presley“priest + wood, clearing”50 babies
  10. #716PaddyEditor’s note Up from #790 in 2015 to #716 in 2025 in England & Wales49 babies
  11. #735Percival“pierce + valley”47 babies
  12. #782Pedro“stone, rock”42 babies
  13. #914PrestonEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2006, with 330 babies; 34 in 202534 babies
  14. #1,124PranavEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -av like Aarav and Raghav26 babies
  15. #1,226PabloSame root as Paul, meaning “small”23 babies
  16. #1,226ParthEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -th like Laith and Seth23 babies
  17. #1,226PhillipEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 184 babies; 23 in 202523 babies
  18. #1,406PranshEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,406 vs #5,399 in 202519 babies
  19. #1,406PsalmEditor’s note About 1 in 14,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records19 babies
  20. #1,466Paxton“settlement of (a person named) *Pæcc”18 babies
  21. #1,538Palmer“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”17 babies
  22. #1,613PerryEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 139 babies; 16 in 202516 babies
  23. #1,613PietroItalian and Portuguese, from Latin Petrus, meaning “stone, rock”16 babies
  24. #1,705PavelEditor’s note About 1 in 18,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records15 babies
  25. #1,798PatrikSwedish and Czech form of Patrick, meaning “patrician”14 babies
  26. #2,133ParamEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -am like William and Adam11 babies
  27. #2,133PetruEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ru like Alexandru and Dumitru11 babies
  28. #2,133PhilipposEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records11 babies
  29. #2,133PippinEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records11 babies
  30. #2,133PriyanshEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -sh like Shivansh and Hamish11 babies
  31. #2,269PerezEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies
  32. #2,269PierreSame root as Peter, meaning “stone, rock”10 babies
  33. #2,269PraiseEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies
  34. #2,269Pranay“love, affection, romance”10 babies
  35. #2,269Prithvi“the vast one”10 babies
  36. #2,440Pasha“pole”9 babies
  37. #2,440PenielEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -el like Daniel and Samuel9 babies
  38. #2,440PerrinForm of Peter, meaning “stone, rock”9 babies
  39. #2,440PetrosEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -os like Amos and Tomos9 babies
  40. #2,440PipEditor’s note About 1 in 30,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records9 babies
  41. #2,440PrayanEditor’s note About 1 in 30,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records9 babies
  42. #2,664PaarthEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -th like Laith and Seth8 babies
  43. #2,664PaceyEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ey like Finley and Oakley8 babies
  44. #2,664PadraigIrish form of Patrick, meaning “patrician”8 babies
  45. #2,664ParshivEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -iv like Krishiv and Shiv8 babies
  46. #2,664PerseusEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,204 vs #2,664 in 20258 babies
  47. #2,664PhineasEditor’s note About 1 in 34,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records8 babies
  48. #2,664Prem“love, affection”8 babies
  49. #2,952PanagiotisEditor’s note About 1 in 39,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records7 babies
  50. #2,952PaoloSame root as Paul, meaning “small”7 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).