| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Paul | small | Male | Latin |
| Paxton | From the peaceful farm
| Male | Latin |
| Penn | enclosure | Male | English |
| Peter | A rock. Peter the biblical fisherman and apostle had impulsive nature and rocklike faith. In Catholic tradition he is the first pope.
| Male | Greek |
| Phillip | lover of horses | Male | Greek |
| Pierce | rock | Male | English |
| Pierce | rock | Unisex | |
| Porter | gatekeeper, carrier | Male | Latin |
| Preston | dweller at the church, priest's settlement | Male | English |
| Quentin | Fifth.
| Male | Latin |
| Quincy | Fifth: derived from Roman clan name.
| Male | |
| Raphael | God's healer
| Male | Hebrew |
| Raymond | Guards wisely.
| Male | |
| Reilly | courageous | Male | Irish |
| Remy | Brand of French cognac | Male | |
| Rhett | Enthusiastic, stream.
| Male | English |
| Richard | powerful ruler; brave one | Male | |
| Riley | courageous | Female | Irish |
| Robert | Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the poet.
| Male | English |
| Roger | famous spearman, quiet | Male | |
| Roland | from the famous land | Male | |
| Roman | citizen of Rome | Male | Latin |
| Romeo | pilgrim to Rome | Male | Italian |
| Rory | aka Rors | Male | Irish |
| Ross | from the TV sitcom Friends | Male | Scottish |