Girl Names Starting With P

11 US girl names beginning with P, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.

P names at a glance

In 2025, 2.08% of US baby girls in the Social Security records got a first name starting with P — about 1 in 48, or 33,398 girls in all. That is up from 1.08% in 1990.

Most popular P names on this page
NameRank in 2015Rank in 2025
Penelope#34#22
Paisley#45#67
Piper#67#155
Phoebe#288#157
Presley#188#225

The biggest climber on this page is Palmer: #1,348 among US girls in 2015, #232 in 2025.

Pair a P first name with a middle name that starts differently and the initials stay clear; the middle-name pages mark down a second P.

Girl Names starting with P

This page lists 11 girl names beginning with the letter P that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Penelope, Paisley, Parker. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.

Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all girl names.