US first names, 1940–2025
Random names that start with P
Patricia, Paul, Patrick and more than a thousand rarer P names, paired with real American surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About P names
Between 1940 and 2025 the Social Security Administration recorded 4,270,951 girls across 1,097 different P names, and 3,611,226 boys across 667.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with P born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 71.2% of all recorded girls with a name starting with P.
- Among girls with a name starting with P, names behave like 24 equally common names out of 1,097 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with P has 6.6 letters.
- About 1 in 2 boys with a name starting with P born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 86.8% of all recorded boys with a name starting with P.
- Among boys with a name starting with P, names behave like 13 equally common names out of 667 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with P has 5.5 letters.
- Fastest riser for girls: Posie, from 31 births in 2006 to 2015 to 491 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for girls: Pricila, from 372 births in 2006 to 2015 to 30 in 2016 to 2025.
- Fastest riser for boys: Psalm, from 40 births in 2006 to 2015 to 704 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for boys: Payten, from 323 births in 2006 to 2015 to 52 in 2016 to 2025.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia | 1,266,878 | 29.66% |
| 2 | Pamela | 592,404 | 13.87% |
| 3 | Paula | 264,151 | 6.18% |
| 4 | Peggy | 208,713 | 4.89% |
| 5 | Phyllis | 166,126 | 3.89% |
| 6 | Paige | 146,578 | 3.43% |
| 7 | Penelope | 107,462 | 2.52% |
| 8 | Priscilla | 100,895 | 2.36% |
| 9 | Penny | 98,788 | 2.31% |
| 10 | Peyton | 88,219 | 2.07% |
| 11 | Patsy | 72,732 | 1.70% |
| 12 | Paisley | 65,369 | 1.53% |
| 13 | Piper | 62,718 | 1.47% |
| 14 | Payton | 60,045 | 1.41% |
| 15 | Pauline | 56,025 | 1.31% |
| 16 | Patty | 49,583 | 1.16% |
| 17 | Paulette | 46,101 | 1.08% |
| 18 | Patti | 42,544 | 1.00% |
| 19 | Phoebe | 36,589 | 0.86% |
| 20 | Patrice | 33,683 | 0.79% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul | 1,036,906 | 28.71% |
| 2 | Patrick | 643,961 | 17.83% |
| 3 | Peter | 481,706 | 13.34% |
| 4 | Phillip | 277,424 | 7.68% |
| 5 | Philip | 263,050 | 7.28% |
| 6 | Parker | 128,719 | 3.56% |
| 7 | Preston | 110,522 | 3.06% |
| 8 | Pedro | 84,016 | 2.33% |
| 9 | Perry | 57,868 | 1.60% |
| 10 | Peyton | 51,752 | 1.43% |
| 11 | Pablo | 46,306 | 1.28% |
| 12 | Paxton | 28,145 | 0.78% |
| 13 | Pete | 25,174 | 0.70% |
| 14 | Phoenix | 24,571 | 0.68% |
| 15 | Payton | 24,293 | 0.67% |
| 16 | Prince | 20,996 | 0.58% |
| 17 | Pierce | 18,470 | 0.51% |
| 18 | Pat | 17,523 | 0.49% |
| 19 | Porter | 17,455 | 0.48% |
| 20 | Pierre | 17,271 | 0.48% |
Girls: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Posie 31 → 491
- Palmer 775 → 8,242
- Paislynn 45 → 303
- Primrose 145 → 799
- Poppy 1,408 → 7,457
Falling fastest
- Pricila 372 → 30
- Payge 414 → 58
- Paiton 609 → 110
- Paytin 368 → 73
- Peyten 313 → 68
Boys: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Psalm 40 → 704
- Percival 87 → 500
- Perseus 249 → 1,130
- Prynce 145 → 506
- Prosper 106 → 324
Falling fastest
- Payten 323 → 52
- Payton 8,228 → 1,805
- Patryk 372 → 86
- Peyton 24,089 → 6,901
- Padraig 366 → 126
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with P from 1940 to 2025?
Patricia. 1,266,878 girls received it, 29.66% of all recorded girls born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with P.
What was the most common boy's name starting with P from 1940 to 2025?
Paul. 1,036,906 boys received it, 28.71% of all recorded boys born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with P.
How concentrated are names from 1940 to 2025?
Among girls with a name starting with P the 10 most common names cover 71.2% of births; among boys with a name starting with P 86.8%. In this period boys' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with P?
Across 1940 to 2025, 2.6% of recorded births had a first name starting with P.
Which names grew fastest compared with 2006 to 2015?
Among names with at least 300 births in 2016 to 2025, the biggest gains were for girls, Posie (31 births in 2006 to 2015, 491 in 2016 to 2025); for boys, Psalm (40 births in 2006 to 2015, 704 in 2016 to 2025).