Top Boy Baby Names starting with p

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1981.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1981 Starting On P.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on P? These were the 100 most popular names from 1981 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys this specific year.

Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
35Paul1 in 142 (0.7%)11,774
38Patrick1 in 161 (0.62%)10,381
55Peter1 in 280 (0.36%)5,985
66Phillip1 in 370 (0.27%)4,531
84Philip1 in 468 (0.21%)3,578
202Pedro1 in 1,408 (0.07%)1,190
278Preston1 in 2,337 (0.04%)717
341Pablo1 in 3,426 (0.03%)489
369Perry1 in 3,808 (0.03%)440
482Pierre1 in 6,570 (0.02%)255
582Pete1 in 10,032 (0.01%)167
715Prince1 in 16,922 (0.01%)99
829Paris1 in 24,280 (0%)69
831Percy1 in 24,637 (0%)68
857Parker1 in 26,592 (0%)63
878Paulo1 in 28,395 (0%)59
912Pasquale1 in 31,610 (0%)53
1078Patricio1 in 49,274 (0%)34
1187Philippe1 in 62,049 (0%)27
1208Porfirio1 in 64,435 (0%)26
1249Phil1 in 69,805 (0%)24
1274Pernell1 in 72,840 (0%)23
1298Pascual1 in 76,151 (0%)22
1331Phong1 in 79,777 (0%)21
1376Paolo1 in 88,174 (0%)19
1469Prentice1 in 104,707 (0%)16
1496Paulino1 in 111,688 (0%)15
1634Panagiotis1 in 139,610 (0%)12
1701Phuong1 in 152,301 (0%)11
1769Prentiss1 in 167,531 (0%)10
1818Pietro1 in 186,146 (0%)9
1866Phu1 in 209,414 (0%)8
1964Parris1 in 239,331 (0%)7
1965Patricia1 in 239,331 (0%)7
1966Payton1 in 239,331 (0%)7
1967Pheng1 in 239,331 (0%)7
2134Pao1 in 279,219 (0%)6
2434Parrish1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2435Pat1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2436Pawel1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2437Payam1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2438Peyton1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2439Phi1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2440Philbert1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2441Phillipe1 in 335,063 (0%)5
2442Price1 in 335,063 (0%)5

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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