Dog Names That Start With P
These dog names that start with P come from real dogs: 376 different names starting with P, shared by 17,009 licensed dogs in New York City records. The most popular come first, then girl and boy dog names, unisex picks, short names and rare ones.
Princess leads the P list, and Prince is close behind, making royal names a clear theme. There are 376 P names in total.
Food names are everywhere: Pepper, Peanut and Peaches all appear among the top twenty. Penny, Poppy, Piper and Pippa are bright, bouncy choices for female dogs. Panda and Poodle are fun animal names, and Poodle is a breed name used for both sexes. Parker and Pablo are popular male picks, and Pearl suits a pale coat.
- Dog names starting with P
- 376
- Most popular
- Princess 1,382 dogs
- Top girl name
- Princess
- Top boy name
- Prince
Most popular dog names that start with P
| # | Name | Dogs | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess | 1,382 | girl |
| 2 | Penny | 1,223 | girl |
| 3 | Prince | 1,003 | boy |
| 4 | Pepper | 847 | girl |
| 5 | Peanut | 607 | both |
| 6 | Phoebe | 422 | girl |
| 7 | Piper | 378 | girl |
| 8 | Penelope | 363 | girl |
| 9 | Poppy | 333 | girl |
| 10 | Pebbles | 309 | girl |
| 11 | Parker | 268 | boy |
| 12 | Precious | 247 | girl |
| 13 | Paris | 212 | girl |
| 14 | Pippa | 203 | girl |
| 15 | Poodle | 188 | both |
| 16 | Panda | 183 | both |
| 17 | Peaches | 183 | girl |
| 18 | Petey | 179 | boy |
| 19 | Pearl | 175 | girl |
| 20 | Pablo | 165 | boy |
| 21 | Pumpkin | 165 | girl |
| 22 | Paco | 155 | boy |
| 23 | Patches | 143 | both |
| 24 | Polo | 143 | boy |
| 25 | Percy | 135 | boy |
| 26 | Pepe | 134 | boy |
| 27 | Pixie | 133 | girl |
| 28 | Pickles | 121 | both |
| 29 | Pinky | 112 | girl |
| 30 | Peter | 111 | boy |
| 31 | Phoenix | 107 | both |
| 32 | Pete | 105 | boy |
| 33 | Papi | 103 | boy |
| 34 | Pippin | 101 | boy |
| 35 | Potato | 99 | both |
| 36 | Pip | 88 | both |
| 37 | Pancho | 87 | boy |
| 38 | Polly | 87 | girl |
| 39 | Pickle | 85 | both |
| 40 | Petunia | 84 | girl |
| 41 | Pom | 84 | both |
| 42 | Paisley | 80 | girl |
| 43 | Peach | 79 | girl |
| 44 | Peggy | 79 | girl |
| 45 | Perla | 77 | girl |
| 46 | Pookie | 76 | both |
| 47 | Patrick | 74 | boy |
| 48 | Pierre | 71 | boy |
| 49 | Pancake | 70 | both |
| 50 | Perry | 63 | boy |
| 51 | Porkchop | 61 | boy |
| 52 | Pomeranian | 60 | both |
| 53 | Pretzel | 58 | both |
| 54 | Poochie | 57 | both |
| 55 | Pug | 57 | both |
| 56 | Perez | 56 | both |
| 57 | Peyton | 56 | both |
| 58 | Peluche | 54 | boy |
| 59 | Popcorn | 53 | both |
| 60 | Princesa | 53 | girl |
Girl dog names that start with P
- Princess
- Penny
- Pepper
- Phoebe
- Piper
- Penelope
- Poppy
- Pebbles
- Precious
- Paris
- Pippa
- Peaches
- Pearl
- Pumpkin
- Pixie
- Pinky
- Polly
- Petunia
- Paisley
- Peach
- Peggy
- Perla
- Princesa
- Paloma
- Pretty
- Pippi
- Paige
- Patty
- Priscilla
- Pelusa
- Posey
- Peppermint
- Pia
- Pita
- Papaya
- Pina
- Patsy
- Pepa
- Petra
- Plum
Boy dog names that start with P
- Prince
- Parker
- Petey
- Pablo
- Paco
- Polo
- Percy
- Pepe
- Peter
- Pete
- Papi
- Pippin
- Pancho
- Patrick
- Pierre
- Perry
- Porkchop
- Peluche
- Puck
- Porter
- Puffy
- Pj
- Pinto
- Paulie
- Pedro
- Papa
- Phineas
- Princeton
- Paul
- Preston
- Pico
- Phantom
- Pax
- Phil
- Pop
- Pilot
- Patch
- Pharaoh
- Poe
- Poncho
Unisex dog names with P
- Peanut
- Poodle
- Panda
- Patches
- Pickles
- Phoenix
- Potato
- Pip
- Pickle
- Pom
- Pookie
- Pancake
- Pomeranian
- Pretzel
- Poochie
- Pug
- Perez
- Peyton
- Popcorn
- Pudding
- Pixel
- Presley
- Puma
- Puff
Short dog names that start with P
Four letters or fewer: easy to call at the park.
- Paco
- Polo
- Pepe
- Pete
- Papi
- Pip
- Pom
- Pug
- Puck
- Pj
- Papa
- Paul
- Pico
- Pax
- Phil
- Puma
- Pop
- Puff
- Poe
- Pia
- Pita
- Po
- Pina
- Pepa
- Plum
- Pork
- Popo
- Pink
- Pika
- Papo
Unique dog names that start with P
Real names given to only a handful of dogs.
- Petra
- Puddles
- Pistachio
- Plum
- Puchi
- Peewee
- Piccolo
- Pork
- Paddy
- Peluchin
- Pepita
- Piggy
- Pizza
- Polar
- Pomsky
- Princessa
- Prudence
- Papito
- Philip
- Popo
- Pecan
- Pink
- Professor
- Puddin
- Patti
- Pebble
- Phillip
- Pika
- Portia
- Palmer
- Papo
- Patron
- Pesto
- Pie
- Pogo
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More that start with P
- NamesPatricia, Paul
- Girl namesPatricia, Pamela
- Boy namesPaul, Patrick
- Last namesPerez, Phillips
- Wordspeople, part
- 5-letter wordsplace, point
- Adjectivespublic, possible
- Positive wordspretty, perfect
- Nounspeople, part
- Verbsplease, play
- Animalspig, pony
- Birdspenguin, pigeon
- Fishpike, perch
- Dog breedspointer, pug
- Flowerspink, poppy
- Plants and treespalm, potato
- CountriesPakistan, Palau
- CitiesPuxi, Pudong
- US statesPennsylvania
- Foodspizza, pie
- Fruitspeach, pineapple
- Vegetablespepper, potato
- Desserts and sweetspie, pudding
- Thingsphone, paper
- Colorspale yellow, pastel blue
- Jobsprofessor, pilot
- Sportspolo, parkour
Questions people ask
What is the most popular dog name that starts with P?
Princess, given to 1,382 licensed dogs in New York City records.
What are good girl dog names that start with P?
Princess, Penny, Pepper, Phoebe, Piper, Penelope, Poppy, Pebbles.
What are good boy dog names that start with P?
Prince, Parker, Petey, Pablo, Paco, Polo, Percy, Pepe.
What are unique dog names that start with P?
Petra, Puddles, Pistachio, Plum, Puchi, Peewee, Piccolo, Pork were each given to only a few dogs.
Source: New York City dog licensing records (the open nycdogs dataset), with each licensed dog counted once. "Girl" or "boy" shows whether most dogs with the name were female or male. Brand, character and celebrity names are left out.
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