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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.

Penn

Meaning: enclosure

Origin:English
878
Peace

Meaning: peace

Origin:Word name
8993
Preston

Meaning: priest's estate

Origin:English
341
Phaedra

Meaning: bright

Origin:Greek
1439
Prue Prue is a shortened form of the name Prudenc...
Origin:English
2187
Palmer

Meaning: he who holds the palm

Origin:English surname and occupational
733
Petal

Meaning: leaf

Origin:English from Greek
1668
Philou

Meaning: love

Origin:Dutch
4005
Park The name Park originates from China. The mea...
Origin:Word name
7738
Placido

Meaning: serene

Origin:Italian and Spanish
4274
Pascoe

Meaning: Easter

Origin:Cornish variation of Pascal
4438
Piers

Meaning: rock

Origin:Greek
1334
Pine Pine is a unique name that has gained popula...
Origin:Nature name
2223
Peridot

Meaning: a green gemstone

Origin:Arabic
1874
Prewitt

Meaning: brave little one

Origin:French
5442
Powell

Meaning: son of Howell

Origin:English
5570
Paxton

Meaning: peace town

Origin:Latin and English
823
Patterson

Meaning: son of Peter

Origin:English
6048
Penzance

Meaning: holy headland

Origin:Cornish
19726
Pendleton

Meaning: overhanging settlement

Origin:English
4993