Baby Boy Names That Start With P

75 carefully curated baby boy names beginning with the letter P — with meanings, origins, and style categories.

🌟 Popular (20)📜 Biblical (5)🛡️ Strong (8)✨ Modern (10)🌍 Rare (10)💎 Unique (22)

All Baby Boy Names Starting With P

Every name includes its meaning, cultural origin, and style category.

Patrick

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Noble patrician

Origin: Latin

Peter

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock stone

Origin: Greek

Parker

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Keeper of the park

Origin: English

Paul

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Small humble

Origin: Latin

Philip

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Lover of horses

Origin: Greek

Preston

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Priest town

Origin: English

Phoenix

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Mythic reborn bird

Origin: Greek

Pierce

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock

Origin: English

Porter

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Gatekeeper

Origin: English

Powell

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Son of Howell

Origin: Welsh

Pablo

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Small humble

Origin: Spanish

Pax

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Peace

Origin: Latin

Paxton

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Peace town

Origin: English

Penn

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Enclosure

Origin: English

Percy

🌟 Popular

Meaning: From Perci

Origin: French

Philippe

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Lover of horses

Origin: French

Phillip

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Lover of horses

Origin: Greek

Pietro

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock

Origin: Italian

Piers

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock

Origin: French

Princeton

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Principal town

Origin: English

Peregrine

✨ Modern

Meaning: Traveler pilgrim

Origin: Latin

Perry

✨ Modern

Meaning: Pear tree

Origin: English

Perseus

✨ Modern

Meaning: Destroyer avenger

Origin: Greek

Pharaoh

✨ Modern

Meaning: Great house ruler

Origin: Egyptian

Pilot

✨ Modern

Meaning: Steerer of ships

Origin: English

Pine

✨ Modern

Meaning: Evergreen tree

Origin: English

Pitch

✨ Modern

Meaning: Dark and resonant

Origin: English

Poe

✨ Modern

Meaning: Peacock

Origin: English

Poet

✨ Modern

Meaning: Creator of verse

Origin: English

Prentice

✨ Modern

Meaning: Learner apprentice

Origin: English

Phelan

💎 Unique

Meaning: Little wolf

Origin: Irish

Phoebus

💎 Unique

Meaning: Bright shining

Origin: Greek

Photios

💎 Unique

Meaning: Light

Origin: Greek

Piran

💎 Unique

Meaning: Patron saint Cornish

Origin: Celtic

Placido

💎 Unique

Meaning: Calm and quiet

Origin: Latin

Plato

💎 Unique

Meaning: Broad-shouldered

Origin: Greek

Poul

💎 Unique

Meaning: Small

Origin: Danish

Preben

💎 Unique

Meaning: Settled desire

Origin: Danish

Prescott

💎 Unique

Meaning: Priest cottage

Origin: English

Primo

💎 Unique

Meaning: First

Origin: Italian

Prince

💎 Unique

Meaning: Royal son

Origin: English

Pryor

💎 Unique

Meaning: Prior before

Origin: English

Ptolemy

💎 Unique

Meaning: Warlike

Origin: Greek

Purvis

💎 Unique

Meaning: Purveyor provider

Origin: English

Putnam

💎 Unique

Meaning: Pit settlement

Origin: English

Pyotr

💎 Unique

Meaning: Rock

Origin: Russian

Pádraig

💎 Unique

Meaning: Noble patrician Irish

Origin: Irish

Padraic

💎 Unique

Meaning: Noble patrician

Origin: Irish

Pani

💎 Unique

Meaning: Water Hawaiian

Origin: Hawaiian

Paolo

💎 Unique

Meaning: Small humble

Origin: Italian

Parham

💎 Unique

Meaning: Pear homestead

Origin: English

Parnell

💎 Unique

Meaning: Little Peter

Origin: Irish

Pearce

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Rock stone

Origin: English

Pemberton

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Hill with a pen

Origin: English

Pentecost

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Fiftieth day

Origin: Greek

Percival

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Pierce the valley

Origin: French

Perrin

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Rock

Origin: French

Peyton

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Fighting man estate

Origin: English

Philemon

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Affectionate

Origin: Greek

Phinehas

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Serpent mouth

Origin: Hebrew

Pontius

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Pertaining to the sea

Origin: Latin

Publius

📜 Biblical

Meaning: People public

Origin: Latin

Phanuel

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Face of God

Origin: Hebrew

Pharez

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Breach

Origin: Hebrew

Perez

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Breach

Origin: Hebrew

Pasdammin

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Boundary of blood

Origin: Hebrew

Paseah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Lame

Origin: Hebrew

Pashhur

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Liberation

Origin: Hebrew

Pathros

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Southern region

Origin: Hebrew

Patrobas

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Father step

Origin: Greek

Pedahel

🌍 Rare

Meaning: God ransoms

Origin: Hebrew

Pedaiah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: God ransomed

Origin: Hebrew

Pekah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Open-eyed

Origin: Hebrew

Pekahiah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Open-eyed of God

Origin: Hebrew

Pelaiah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: God is wonderful

Origin: Hebrew

🌟 Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With P

These names are consistently ranked in the U.S. top baby boy name lists and are universally recognized.

Patrick

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Noble patrician

Origin: Latin

Peter

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock stone

Origin: Greek

Parker

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Keeper of the park

Origin: English

Paul

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Small humble

Origin: Latin

Philip

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Lover of horses

Origin: Greek

Preston

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Priest town

Origin: English

Phoenix

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Mythic reborn bird

Origin: Greek

Pierce

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock

Origin: English

Porter

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Gatekeeper

Origin: English

Powell

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Son of Howell

Origin: Welsh

Pablo

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Small humble

Origin: Spanish

Pax

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Peace

Origin: Latin

Paxton

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Peace town

Origin: English

Penn

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Enclosure

Origin: English

Percy

🌟 Popular

Meaning: From Perci

Origin: French

Philippe

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Lover of horses

Origin: French

Phillip

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Lover of horses

Origin: Greek

Pietro

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock

Origin: Italian

Piers

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Rock

Origin: French

Princeton

🌟 Popular

Meaning: Principal town

Origin: English

📜 Biblical Baby Boy Names Starting With P

Classic, historical, and biblical names that never go out of style.

Pontius

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Pertaining to the sea

Origin: Latin

Publius

📜 Biblical

Meaning: People public

Origin: Latin

Phanuel

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Face of God

Origin: Hebrew

Pharez

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Breach

Origin: Hebrew

Perez

📜 Biblical

Meaning: Breach

Origin: Hebrew

🛡️ Strong Baby Boy Names Starting With P

Names with meanings related to warriors, protectors, strength, or leadership.

Pearce

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Rock stone

Origin: English

Pemberton

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Hill with a pen

Origin: English

Pentecost

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Fiftieth day

Origin: Greek

Percival

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Pierce the valley

Origin: French

Perrin

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Rock

Origin: French

Peyton

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Fighting man estate

Origin: English

Philemon

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Affectionate

Origin: Greek

Phinehas

🛡️ Strong

Meaning: Serpent mouth

Origin: Hebrew

✨ Modern Baby Boy Names Starting With P

Contemporary names trending right now — fresh and stylish.

Peregrine

✨ Modern

Meaning: Traveler pilgrim

Origin: Latin

Perry

✨ Modern

Meaning: Pear tree

Origin: English

Perseus

✨ Modern

Meaning: Destroyer avenger

Origin: Greek

Pharaoh

✨ Modern

Meaning: Great house ruler

Origin: Egyptian

Pilot

✨ Modern

Meaning: Steerer of ships

Origin: English

Pine

✨ Modern

Meaning: Evergreen tree

Origin: English

Pitch

✨ Modern

Meaning: Dark and resonant

Origin: English

Poe

✨ Modern

Meaning: Peacock

Origin: English

Poet

✨ Modern

Meaning: Creator of verse

Origin: English

Prentice

✨ Modern

Meaning: Learner apprentice

Origin: English

🌍 Rare Baby Boy Names Starting With P

Names from around the world that bring cultural richness and global flair.

Pasdammin

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Boundary of blood

Origin: Hebrew

Paseah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Lame

Origin: Hebrew

Pashhur

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Liberation

Origin: Hebrew

Pathros

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Southern region

Origin: Hebrew

Patrobas

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Father step

Origin: Greek

Pedahel

🌍 Rare

Meaning: God ransoms

Origin: Hebrew

Pedaiah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: God ransomed

Origin: Hebrew

Pekah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Open-eyed

Origin: Hebrew

Pekahiah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: Open-eyed of God

Origin: Hebrew

Pelaiah

🌍 Rare

Meaning: God is wonderful

Origin: Hebrew

💎 Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With P

Distinctive and memorable, these names stand out without feeling strange.

Phelan

💎 Unique

Meaning: Little wolf

Origin: Irish

Phoebus

💎 Unique

Meaning: Bright shining

Origin: Greek

Photios

💎 Unique

Meaning: Light

Origin: Greek

Piran

💎 Unique

Meaning: Patron saint Cornish

Origin: Celtic

Placido

💎 Unique

Meaning: Calm and quiet

Origin: Latin

Plato

💎 Unique

Meaning: Broad-shouldered

Origin: Greek

Poul

💎 Unique

Meaning: Small

Origin: Danish

Preben

💎 Unique

Meaning: Settled desire

Origin: Danish

Prescott

💎 Unique

Meaning: Priest cottage

Origin: English

Primo

💎 Unique

Meaning: First

Origin: Italian

Prince

💎 Unique

Meaning: Royal son

Origin: English

Pryor

💎 Unique

Meaning: Prior before

Origin: English

Ptolemy

💎 Unique

Meaning: Warlike

Origin: Greek

Purvis

💎 Unique

Meaning: Purveyor provider

Origin: English

Putnam

💎 Unique

Meaning: Pit settlement

Origin: English

Pyotr

💎 Unique

Meaning: Rock

Origin: Russian

Pádraig

💎 Unique

Meaning: Noble patrician Irish

Origin: Irish

Padraic

💎 Unique

Meaning: Noble patrician

Origin: Irish

Pani

💎 Unique

Meaning: Water Hawaiian

Origin: Hawaiian

Paolo

💎 Unique

Meaning: Small humble

Origin: Italian

Parham

💎 Unique

Meaning: Pear homestead

Origin: English

Parnell

💎 Unique

Meaning: Little Peter

Origin: Irish

Quick Reference: P Names at a Glance

Name	Meaning	Origin	Style
Patrick	Noble patrician	Latin	🌟 Popular
Peter	Rock stone	Greek	🌟 Popular
Parker	Keeper of the park	English	🌟 Popular
Paul	Small humble	Latin	🌟 Popular
Philip	Lover of horses	Greek	🌟 Popular
Preston	Priest town	English	🌟 Popular
Phoenix	Mythic reborn bird	Greek	🌟 Popular
Pierce	Rock	English	🌟 Popular
Porter	Gatekeeper	English	🌟 Popular
Powell	Son of Howell	Welsh	🌟 Popular
Pablo	Small humble	Spanish	🌟 Popular
Pax	Peace	Latin	🌟 Popular
Paxton	Peace town	English	🌟 Popular
Penn	Enclosure	English	🌟 Popular
Percy	From Perci	French	🌟 Popular
Philippe	Lover of horses	French	🌟 Popular
Phillip	Lover of horses	Greek	🌟 Popular
Pietro	Rock	Italian	🌟 Popular
Piers	Rock	French	🌟 Popular
Princeton	Principal town	English	🌟 Popular
Peregrine	Traveler pilgrim	Latin	✨ Modern
Perry	Pear tree	English	✨ Modern
Perseus	Destroyer avenger	Greek	✨ Modern
Pharaoh	Great house ruler	Egyptian	✨ Modern
Pilot	Steerer of ships	English	✨ Modern
Pine	Evergreen tree	English	✨ Modern
Pitch	Dark and resonant	English	✨ Modern
Poe	Peacock	English	✨ Modern
Poet	Creator of verse	English	✨ Modern
Prentice	Learner apprentice	English	✨ Modern
Phelan	Little wolf	Irish	💎 Unique
Phoebus	Bright shining	Greek	💎 Unique
Photios	Light	Greek	💎 Unique
Piran	Patron saint Cornish	Celtic	💎 Unique
Placido	Calm and quiet	Latin	💎 Unique
Plato	Broad-shouldered	Greek	💎 Unique
Poul	Small	Danish	💎 Unique
Preben	Settled desire	Danish	💎 Unique
Prescott	Priest cottage	English	💎 Unique
Primo	First	Italian	💎 Unique
Prince	Royal son	English	💎 Unique
Pryor	Prior before	English	💎 Unique
Ptolemy	Warlike	Greek	💎 Unique
Purvis	Purveyor provider	English	💎 Unique
Putnam	Pit settlement	English	💎 Unique
Pyotr	Rock	Russian	💎 Unique
Pádraig	Noble patrician Irish	Irish	💎 Unique
Padraic	Noble patrician	Irish	💎 Unique
Pani	Water Hawaiian	Hawaiian	💎 Unique
Paolo	Small humble	Italian	💎 Unique
Parham	Pear homestead	English	💎 Unique
Parnell	Little Peter	Irish	💎 Unique
Pearce	Rock stone	English	🛡️ Strong
Pemberton	Hill with a pen	English	🛡️ Strong
Pentecost	Fiftieth day	Greek	🛡️ Strong
Percival	Pierce the valley	French	🛡️ Strong
Perrin	Rock	French	🛡️ Strong
Peyton	Fighting man estate	English	🛡️ Strong
Philemon	Affectionate	Greek	🛡️ Strong
Phinehas	Serpent mouth	Hebrew	🛡️ Strong
Pontius	Pertaining to the sea	Latin	📜 Biblical
Publius	People public	Latin	📜 Biblical
Phanuel	Face of God	Hebrew	📜 Biblical
Pharez	Breach	Hebrew	📜 Biblical
Perez	Breach	Hebrew	📜 Biblical
Pasdammin	Boundary of blood	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Paseah	Lame	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Pashhur	Liberation	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Pathros	Southern region	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Patrobas	Father step	Greek	🌍 Rare
Pedahel	God ransoms	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Pedaiah	God ransomed	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Pekah	Open-eyed	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Pekahiah	Open-eyed of God	Hebrew	🌍 Rare
Pelaiah	God is wonderful	Hebrew	🌍 Rare

FAQs: Baby Boy Names Starting With P

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best baby boy names that start with P?

Some of the most popular and well-loved baby boy names starting with P include: Patrick, Peter, Parker, Paul, Philip. These names consistently rank high in U.S. baby name data and are universally recognized.

What are unique baby boy names starting with P?

If you want something distinctive, consider: Phelan, Phoebus, Photios, Piran, Placido. These names are recognized but not overused, giving your son a distinctive identity.

What are biblical boy names starting with P?

Timeless, classic names starting with P include: Pontius, Publius, Phanuel, Pharez. These names have strong historical and cultural roots and never go out of style.

What are strong boy names starting with P?

Names that convey strength and resilience starting with P: Pearce, Pemberton, Pentecost, Percival. These names often have origins relating to warriors, protectors, or leaders.

What are short boy names starting with P?

Short, easy-to-remember names starting with P include: Paul, Pax, Penn, Pine, Poe. Short names are punchy, modern, and pair beautifully with long last names.

How do I choose a baby boy name starting with P?

Start with meaning and origin. Say the full name aloud with your surname to check the flow. Consider potential nicknames. Most importantly, choose a name that feels right for your family.

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