| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popi | Diminutive of Calliope/Kalliopi - "beautiful-voiced" | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Porfirij | From Greek 'Porphyrios' meaning 'purple' or 'clad in purple' (associated with imperial purple). | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Porfiro | Purple; 'born in/of purple' (associated with imperial purple) | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Porfiry | From Greek porphyra 'purple' - 'purple-clad' or 'born in the purple' | Greek, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Porfiryo | From Greek porphyra 'purple' - 'purple-clad' or 'born to the purple' (associated with nobility) | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Porfryio | 'Purple-clad' or 'born in the purple' (from Greek porphyra 'purple') | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Porfryo | From Greek porphyrios, meaning "purple" or "purple-clad" | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Praxedes | From Greek 'praxis' meaning 'action' or 'deed' - often understood as 'one who performs good deeds.' | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Praxedis | Associated with action and justice; 'one who practices or exacts justice' | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Praxiteles | From Greek praxis ('action') + -teles ('accomplished/complete'): 'one who achieves through action' or 'accomplished in action'. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Praxitelis | Accomplisher of actions; one who brings deeds to completion | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Priamo | Name of the legendary King of Troy (Priamos). Traditionally linked to the idea of 'ransom' or 'redeemed' (from Greek πριάμαι 'to buy'), though the exact etymology is uncertain. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Priamos | Traditionally interpreted as "ransomed" or "redeemed"; exact etymology uncertain | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Priapus | Name of the Greek god of fertility, gardens and male virility, historically associated with phallic symbolism and protection of livestock and crops. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Procne | From Greek proknē, 'swallow' (the bird); name of a figure in Greek mythology | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Procris | Likely related to 'choice' or 'the chosen one' (from Greek roots meaning to choose/choice) | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Procrustes | Name of a mythological Greek bandit who stretched or amputated travelers to make them fit his bed; often rendered as "the stretcher". | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokop | To advance, progress; 'one who advances' or 'progressing' | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokopios | From Greek 'prokopē' meaning 'progress, advancement, success' - 'one who progresses or makes progress'. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokopis | Progress, advancement | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokopy | Advance, progress - 'one who makes progress' | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokris | Uncertain; possibly 'the discerning' or 'she who judges', from Greek root κρίνω (krínō, 'to judge') | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Prologue | Introductory section or speech; beginning | English, Greek | Unisex | — | |
| Prophyr | Purple; associated with imperial purple | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Protesilaos | First of the people | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Protesilaus | From Greek prōt- (first) + laos (people); commonly interpreted as ‘first to leap’ (the first Greek to land at Troy) or ‘first among the people’. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Proteus | Versatile, ever-changing; associated with a shape-shifting sea god (related to Greek 'protos' meaning 'first') | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Protey | Associated with 'first' or 'prime' and with changeability/versatility (after Proteus, the shape‑shifting sea god). | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Psy | Mind; soul | English, Greek, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Psyche | From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psykhē) meaning 'soul', 'breath', or 'life'; also the name of a mythological woman associated with love and the soul. | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Pyete | Rock, stone | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyeter | Rock; stone | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pygmalion | Name of a mythical Cypriot sculptor (and a Phoenician king in some traditions); etymology uncertain, possibly from Greek pygma (fist) | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pylades | Likely 'gate-guardian' or 'descendant of the gate' (from Greek πύλη pylē 'gate' + patronymic -άδης). | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyli | Gate, gateway, portal | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Pyly | Lover of horses | Greek, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Pyra | Fire, flame; fiery | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Pyramus | Uncertain - likely from the ancient name of the Pyramus river (in Cilicia); sometimes linked by folk etymology to Greek pyr- 'fire', but the etymology is unclear. | Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Pyrena | Likely 'of the Pyrenees' or associated with 'fire'; linked to the mythological figure Pyrene | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Pyrene | Derived from Greek pyr (fire) - 'fiery' or 'of fire' | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Pyrenie | Likely from Greek root 'pyr' (fire); associated with the mythological Pyrene and the Pyrenees mountains | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Pyrhus | Fiery; flame-colored; red-haired | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyro | Fire | Greek | Unisex | — | |
| Pyrra | Flame-colored; fiery; red | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Pyrrhos | Flame-colored, red-haired; fiery (from Greek πυρρός, related to πῦρ 'fire') | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyrrhus | Flame-colored; red-haired; fiery | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyrro | Flame-colored; red-haired; fiery | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pythia | Title of the Delphic priestess of Apollo; prophetess associated with Pytho (Delphi) | Greek | Girl | — | |
| Remos | Linked to the Latin name Remus - possibly 'oar' or 'rower'; also associated with Remus, the legendary twin of Romulus. | Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Renaia | Modern name with variable meanings depending on root - commonly associated with 'reborn' (Renée/Renata), 'queen' (Reina/Regina), or 'peace' (Irene) | Greek | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Greek-origin name in our dataset.
