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The P sound gives names a crisp, direct quality. This list covers boy names starting with P, popular across American, India, English, Greece, Spain traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with P

  • 626 boy names start with P in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, India, English
  • See the full combined list at Starting With P for all genders

Boy Names Starting With P

626 boy names starting with P

#106
American
keeper of the park
#187
Greece
rock, stone
#199
American
from the farm by the warrior's town
#232
English↑ Rising
Old English
#235
Ireland
Latin
#262
Latin
Latin
#292
England↑ Rising
flower
#299
American↑ Rising
Originally a surname meaning 'priest's town.'
#338
English
peacock town
#430
Spanish
small, humble
#440
English
English
#447
English
Royalty
#455
Spanish
Form of the name 'Peter', meaning 'rock' or 'stone'.
#500
American
From the priest's town
#503
English
To utter words in one’s thoughts to a deity.
#504
India
'effort' or 'exertion', often linked to the act of striving.
#505
English↑ Rising
English
#506
Greece
Greek
#507
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#511
Spain
primitive
#513
India
A beloved name with deep roots
#520
Chinese
#527
Iran
Persian
#528
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#531
American
One who packs.
#534
Greece
Greek
#538
Netherlands
Small
#539
Italy
Italian
#543
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#543
India
to be filled with joy
#544
France
French
#547
India
Persian
#548
USA
English
#549
English
Rock, stone
#551
India
a path, a way
#556
India
Light, illumination
#560
English↑ Rising
English
#561
American
Pleasure
#563
English
English
#567
United Kingdom
Welsh
#567
India
The one who is well prepared or well equipped
#571
American
English
#574
Nepal
Nepali
#581
India
gift, offering
#584
Hawaii
the blessed one
#585
India
نور الرب
#592
France
Greek
#595
English
Referring to flowers or blooming, related to the occupation of a florist.
#597
French
pearl
#601
Vietnam
Blessing or good fortune.
#604
India
Sanskrit
#604
Greece
Small
#607
India
to harvest or plow
#612
Greece
Greek
#612
India
One who is a friend to all.
#614
Ireland
Noble, patrician
#616
India
earth or ground
#616
English
He has heard
#619
Irish
Pattrick means 'nobleman'
#622
France
Amiable, horse lover
#629
French
A diminutive form of Paul, meaning 'small' or 'humble'.
#631
India
Sanskrit
#633
United Kingdom
from the land where the river flows; often associated with a notable place name
#637
France
French
#649
Thailand
to be successful
#651
Greece
Greek
#651
Spain
small
#652
India
Sanskrit
#653
American
English
#661
India
One who is memorable; a cherished person.
#663
Ireland
Irish
#667
India
light; lamp; illumination
#669
Persian
Persian
#675
English
English
#675
United Kingdom
Prince's resolute protector
#680
English
Pierced
#681
American
American
#684
American
English
#691
India
Beloved
#693
American
German
#694
Nigeria
A combination of 'Prince' and 'will', implying 'prince who is determined'.
#697
Slavic countries
Stone
#702
India
पूर्व
#707
English
fin, fish
#712
Spain
of the fifth
#720
English
Lover of horses
#721
American
Son of Philip
#722
American
Variant of Finn, meaning 'fair' or 'white'
#732
American
Exact, accurate, or sharp
#732
American
of noble heritage
#732
Italian
Relating to Easter; born on Easter
#742
France
rock; stone
#749
English
A fictional name often associated with extraordinary powers or energy.
#749
American
English
#758
Greek
Compassionate
#793
Greece
Παναγιώτης, meaning 'of the preparation, associated with the Sabbath'
#794
Indian
Sanskrit
#796
Ireland
white, fair
#799
France
precious
#803
Ancient Rome
Full of strength, Mighty
#810
France
Rock or stone
#814
Greece
Broad or wide
#816
Greece
Greek
#818
American
Pleasant
#821
American
One who loves and defends his or her country.
#830
English
a variant of 'Philip', meaning 'lover of horses'
#839
American
Son of Peter, meaning 'rock'.
#847
India
Means 'Light of God'. It combines 'Prabh', meaning 'God', and 'deep', meaning 'light'.
#848
American
Lover of horses
#850
American
A variant of the name Perry, meaning 'pear tree'.
#852
American
from the town of Pinkney
#856
English
one who worked with pipes or plumbing
#860
American
A combination of 'Prince' and 'David', suggesting royalty.
#861
India
wind, breeze, air
#865
Spain
derived from the Latin name Priscillianus, meaning 'ancient' or 'venerable'
#865
Armenia
Rock, stone
#865
American
Latin
#868
American
lover of horses
#876
English
Derived from 'Patricius', meaning 'nobleman'
#876
English
Unequaled
#877
American
Son of the field
#878
American
Small
#884
Italy
Italian
#888
American
Of, relating to, or befitting a priest; priestly.
#891
India
Sanskrit
#892
American
a surname, possible variant of 'petit', meaning 'small'
#902
India
Sanskrit
#904
England
playful ford
#916
India
joy, happiness, delight
#917
Vietnam
Vietnamese
#921
American
son of Paul.
#931
India
Joyful
#932
Greece
Of the sea
#938
Chinese
Chinese
#942
English
One who is bald or a surname derived from the word 'poll', meaning head.
#951
Italy
to advance, to progress
#965
Spain
Greek
#968
India
Sanskrit
#980
American
Derived from old family name or surname with uncertain origin.
#983
Denmark
Danish
#984
United Kingdom
A beloved name with deep roots
#985
India
The one who is bright and intelligent
#985
Ireland
Nobleman or aristocrat
#991
India
Brave in battle
#1000
Modern coinage
prince and Charles
#1006
India
The one who is full of happiness
#1007
Latin
Oracle or possessor of wisdom
#1010
England
A small hollow or a hollow tube.
#1016
Spain
The Lord will add
#1019
Vietnamese
Goddess; a symbol of beauty and grace
#1030
Albania
Albanian
#1038
France
to pierce the veil or to break through
#1048
Spain
Variation of Peter and Louis; 'rock' and 'famed warrior'
#1053
American
A variation of Payton, meaning 'fighter's estate or village.'
#1054
Spain
Noble; Patrician
#1056
American
Latin
#1067
India
Tamil
#1068
France
French
#1069
India
Beloved
#1073
Ireland
Irish
#1075
Latvia
rock
#1080
Sanskrit
calm
#1087
Spain
derived from the name Pedro, which means 'rock' or 'stone'
#1088
Albania
Rock
#1089
Vietnam
Vietnamese
#1090
French
French
#1093
English
A variation of Percy, derived from the name of a place in France
#1097
India
Hindi
#1105
Spain
God will add
#1114
India
Meaning 'worship' or 'prayer'.
#1117
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1123
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1126
Greece
of all saints
#1141
India
excellent, superior, magnificent
#1159
American
Refers to a firearm.
#1160
American
to succeed or triumph over adversity
#1161
Ireland
Nobleman
#1166
Cambodia
ពឹង
#1169
India
'Purity' or 'complete'.
#1169
Indian
Love
#1174
Sanskrit-speaking regions
skilled or proficient
#1176
American
Rock or stone
#1177
Spain
from Pons, a town
#1177
American
A surname meaning 'one who lives by the pit' or 'pit-dweller', derived from Old English.
#1179
American
An invented variation of the word ‘prince’, often symbolizing nobility and royalty.
#1186
Italy
Fortunate
#1188
Sanskrit
Sanskrit
#1193
India
Hindi
#1199
England
English
#1203
India
joyful, one who brings happiness
#1204
American
English
#1206
India
Intelligent
#1210
Greece↑ Rising
to destroy
#1212
India
Sanskrit
#1215
English
a form of happiness or joy
#1217
Ireland
noble
#1217
Hawaii
righteous, good
#1217
American
Son of Pika
#1239
American
an official in charge of supervising
#1253
France
stone

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