381 American girls' names begin with P, ranked by how many babies have carried each one since 1880. Patricia leads the letter with 1,578,584 recorded.
| Name | Meaning | 2025 births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia | midcentury name | 167 | |
| Pamela | midcentury name | 82 | |
| Phyllis | midcentury name | 7 | |
| Peggy | midcentury name | 12 | |
| Paula | boomer-era name | 318 | |
| Pauline | Edwardian name | 56 | |
| Pearl | Edwardian name | 350 | |
| Paige | millennial-parent name | 884 | |
| Patsy | midcentury name | 20 | |
| Priscilla | midcentury name | 555 | |
| Penelope | Weaver | 6,225 | |
| Penny | boomer-era name | 368 | |
| Paisley | Church; the Scottish town | 3,513 | |
| Piper | current name | 1,940 | |
| Patty | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Paulette | midcentury name | 138 | |
| Patti | midcentury name | 6 | |
| Phoebe | current name | 1,885 | |
| Presley | millennial-parent name | 1,450 | |
| Patrice | midcentury name | 11 | |
| Pam | midcentury name | — | |
| Polly | boomer-era name | 79 | |
| Paola | millennial-parent name | 178 | |
| Perla | millennial-parent name | 132 | |
| Paulina | millennial-parent name | 346 | |
| Precious | millennial-parent name | 51 | |
| Pearlie | interwar name | — | |
| Princess | millennial-parent name | 209 | |
| Petra | interwar name | 161 | |
| Patience | millennial-parent name | 172 | |
| Paislee | current name | 423 | |
| Pansy | Edwardian name | — | |
| Paloma | millennial-parent name | 343 | |
| Portia | Gen X and millennial name | 14 | |
| Philomena | interwar name | 101 | |
| Poppy | current name | 1,054 | |
| Pattie | midcentury name | — | |
| Patrica | boomer-era name | — | |
| Pamala | midcentury name | — | |
| Peggie | midcentury name | — | |
| Promise | current name | 348 | |
| Priya | millennial-parent name | 99 | |
| Paityn | millennial-parent name | 107 | |
| Pearline | interwar name | — | |
| Pilar | millennial-parent name | 47 | |
| Prudence | midcentury name | 89 | |
| Pennie | boomer-era name | 15 | |
| Persephone | current name | 372 | |
| Priscila | millennial-parent name | 84 | |
| Pricilla | Gen X and millennial name | 13 | |
| Porsha | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Pia | current name | 148 | |
| Pinkie | interwar name | — | |
| Preslee | millennial-parent name | 142 | |
| Phillis | midcentury name | — | |
| Palma | interwar name | 5 | |
| Paisleigh | current name | 238 | |
| Pepper | current name | 102 | |
| Phylis | midcentury name | — | |
| Pyper | millennial-parent name | 59 | |
| Pamella | midcentury name | — | |
| Pandora | midcentury name | 31 | |
| Prisha | current name | 182 | |
| Phebe | millennial-parent name | 22 | |
| Peighton | millennial-parent name | 22 | |
| Pearle | Edwardian name | — | |
| Penni | boomer-era name | — | |
| Perri | midcentury name | 26 | |
| Pauletta | midcentury name | — | |
| Peri | boomer-era name | 22 | |
| Passion | Gen X and millennial name | 30 | |
| Phyliss | midcentury name | — | |
| Phylicia | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Pamelia | midcentury name | — | |
| Presleigh | current name | 81 | |
| Porsche | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Petrina | boomer-era name | — | |
| Patrina | boomer-era name | — | |
| Pooja | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Pearlene | interwar name | — | |
| Penney | boomer-era name | — | |
| Phaedra | boomer-era name | 15 | |
| Pearly | interwar name | — | |
| Philippa | current name | 61 | |
| Priyanka | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Preslie | millennial-parent name | 34 | |
| Pippa | millennial-parent name | 107 | |
| Parthenia | interwar name | 11 | |
| Porscha | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Paizley | millennial-parent name | 40 | |
| Paulene | interwar name | — | |
| Paiton | millennial-parent name | 8 | |
| Pa | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Polina | current name | 48 | |
| Paradise | current name | 28 | |
| Pollie | interwar name | — | |
| Paralee | interwar name | — | |
| Pessy | current name | 50 | |
| Pheobe | millennial-parent name | 16 | |
| Pricila | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Pollyanna | boomer-era name | 19 | |
| Payge | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Paizlee | current name | 28 | |
| Parisa | Gen X and millennial name | 28 | |
| Paetyn | millennial-parent name | 7 | |
| Patrisha | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Pearlean | interwar name | — | |
| Prescilla | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Primrose | current name | 69 | |
| Priscella | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Penina | current name | 20 | |
| Paulita | interwar name | — | |
| Perel | current name | 52 | |
| Pebbles | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Porcha | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Palmira | interwar name | — | |
| Peg | midcentury name | — | |
| Puja | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Pari | millennial-parent name | 27 | |
| Pamla | midcentury name | — | |
| Pecola | interwar name | — | |
| Prisila | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Persia | millennial-parent name | 11 | |
| Pamila | midcentury name | — | |
| Peaches | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Porche | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Providence | interwar name | 8 | |
| Peggi | midcentury name | — | |
| Perl | current name | 32 | |
| Pamula | boomer-era name | — | |
| Pola | interwar name | 10 | |
| Payal | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Precilla | midcentury name | — | |
| Pasqualina | Edwardian name | — | |
| Prisilla | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Perlie | interwar name | — | |
| Pascale | boomer-era name | — | |
| Promyse | current name | 44 | |
| Pang | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Princella | midcentury name | — | |
| Pixie | midcentury name | 6 | |
| Patrecia | midcentury name | — | |
| Porshia | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Phylliss | midcentury name | — | |
| Posie | current name | 65 | |
| Paytin | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Pinkey | Edwardian name | — | |
| Persis | Edwardian name | 5 | |
| Percilla | midcentury name | — | |
| Panagiota | boomer-era name | — | |
| Patsie | midcentury name | — | |
| Pearla | millennial-parent name | 7 | |
| Pranavi | millennial-parent name | 28 | |
| Permelia | Edwardian name | — | |
| Philomene | Edwardian name | — | |
| Porchia | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Patra | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Patsey | midcentury name | — | |
| Pluma | Edwardian name | — | |
| Philicia | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Prairie | current name | 33 | |
| Paytyn | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Paislie | current name | 11 | |
| Pecolia | interwar name | — | |
| Presli | millennial-parent name | 7 | |
| Penne | boomer-era name | — | |
| Patria | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Prisca | current name | 14 | |
| Poppy-Rose | millennial-parent name | 13 | |
| Paulett | midcentury name | 15 | |
| Priscillia | midcentury name | — | |
| Poppy-Mae | millennial-parent name | 9 | |
| Paiten | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Prachi | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Prisma | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Perrie | current name | 16 | |
| Pria | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Patrizia | boomer-era name | — | |
| Parlee | Edwardian name | — | |
| Payslee | current name | 16 | |
| Patrisia | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Patt | midcentury name | — | |
| Petrona | current name | 31 | |
| Pati | midcentury name | — | |
| Pennelope | current name | 13 | |
| Pammy | boomer-era name | — | |
| Purity | current name | 29 | |
| Paighton | current name | 6 | |
| Pernie | Edwardian name | — | |
| Pinky | midcentury name | — | |
| Patriciaann | midcentury name | — | |
| Princesa | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Preeti | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Pallavi | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Prudie | Edwardian name | — | |
| Pina | boomer-era name | — | |
| Para | interwar name | — | |
| Parnika | current name | 20 | |
| Paislynn | current name | 23 | |
| Petronella | Edwardian name | — | |
| Pearlena | interwar name | — | |
| Paulyne | interwar name | — | |
| Philana | boomer-era name | — | |
| Parys | millennial-parent name | 11 | |
| Patrece | boomer-era name | — | |
| Piccola | Edwardian name | — | |
| Perlita | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Paitynn | millennial-parent name | 11 | |
| Pebble | boomer-era name | — | |
| Peggyann | midcentury name | — | |
| Peggye | midcentury name | — | |
| Pattye | interwar name | — | |
| Palak | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Purvi | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Phillippa | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Peytan | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Patina | boomer-era name | — | |
| Paraskevi | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Palmina | interwar name | — | |
| Poppy-May | millennial-parent name | 7 | |
| Paisyn | millennial-parent name | 7 | |
| Porshe | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Payzlee | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Peytyn | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Priti | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Pierina | Edwardian name | — | |
| Paulla | midcentury name | — | |
| Paizleigh | millennial-parent name | 7 | |
| Poonam | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Paw | current name | — | |
| Piedad | interwar name | — | |
| Phoebie | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Poppi | current name | 38 | |
| Pegge | midcentury name | — | |
| Prim | current name | 27 | |
| Porschia | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Pierrette | midcentury name | — | |
| Peytin | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Pema | current name | — | |
| Porfiria | interwar name | — | |
| Pragya | current name | — | |
| Paije | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Padme | current name | 24 | |
| Pearlee | interwar name | — | |
| Patrycja | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Pennye | boomer-era name | — | |
| Patrici | boomer-era name | — | |
| Poetry | current name | 18 | |
| Pocahontas | interwar name | — | |
| Philis | midcentury name | — |
Source: US Social Security Administration, 2025 release.