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Cool Baby Names That Start With P

Peter, Paul, and…uh…Patty are three of the names that made P such a ubiquitous first initial at the middle of the last century. It's been keeping a low profile for a while now, but there are a lot of cool baby names that start with P. The most popular P name for girls is Penelope, while Parker holds the title for boys.

Along with Penelope and Parker, other cool baby names that start with P in the US Top 1000 include Palmer, Paloma, Paxton, Pearl, Poppy, Pierce, Phoenix, and Preston. Vintage P names due for revival include Percy, Phineas, Polly, and Prue.

The initial P lends itself to many interesting names, most of them quite uncommon. Here, our picks for the coolest baby names beginning with P.

Paisley

Meaning: church, cemetery

Origin:Scottish
826
Priscilla

Meaning: ancient

Origin:Latin, diminutive of Prisca
349
Pippa

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:English, diminutive of Philippa
264
Persephone

Meaning: bringer of destruction

Origin:Greek
83
Poppy

Meaning: red flower

Origin:English from Latin
39
Pandora

Meaning: all gifted

Origin:Greek
339
Paloma

Meaning: dove

Origin:Spanish
321
Pixie

Meaning: fairy

Origin:Swedish or Cornish
875
Philomena

Meaning: lover of strength

Origin:Greek
621
Primrose

Meaning: first rose

Origin:English flower name
301
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Arizona place-name and Greek
123
Percival

Meaning: one who pierces the valley

Origin:French
222
Phineas

Meaning: the Nubian

Origin:English, Egyptian
196
Pascal

Meaning: of the Passover; Easter

Origin:French; English
1261
Percy A typically masculine name of French origin,...
Origin:French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
296
Parker

Meaning: park-keeper

Origin:English occupational name
180
Piper

Meaning: pipe or flute player

Origin:English occupational name
356
Perry

Meaning: pear tree

Origin:English
3457
Presley

Meaning: priest's meadow

Origin:English
1119
Pepper

Meaning: berry

Origin:English from Latin
1369