Here is a list of French names that start with P. The page includes French names for boys and girls from different eras, as well as last names.
The list is divided into several sections. The modern names are baby names and other names popular in the 2000s, while the traditional names are those common among people born in the 1900s.
The names come from data provided by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, with a few additions from Wikipedia, Reddit and other sources. All of the names also appear in my Random French Name Generator.
- Traditional Male French Names that Start with P
- Modern Male French Names that Start with P
- Traditional Female French Names that Start with P
- Modern Female French Names that Start with P
- French Last Names that Start with P
Traditional 1900s French Male Names with P
- Pascal
- Patrice
- Patrick
- Paul
- Philippe
- Pierre
French Boy Names Starting with P Popular Now
- Pablo
- Paul
- Pierre
For centuries, Paul, Pierre, Philippe, Pascal, and Patrick were among the most typical French male names. However, once a name or initial becomes overused, it tends to fall out of fashion for several generations.
Classic Old French Girl Baby Names Beginning with P
- Pascale
- Patricia
- Paule
- Paulette
- Pauline
- Peggy
- Philomene
- Pierrette
- Priscilla
Popular French Girl Baby Names Starting with P
- Pauline
Modern French parents prefer names that start with softer, more melodic initials and often avoid “abrupt” consonants like P, T, D, or B. Names such as Patricia and Paulette are strongly associated with older generations, which makes new parents hesitant to bring them back.
Popular French Surnames Starting with the Letter P
- Page
- Pages
- Paillard
- Pain
- Papin
- Paquet
- Parent
- Paris
- Parisot
- Parmentier
- Pascal
- Pasquet
- Pasquier
- Pastor
- Paul
- Payen
- Payet
- Pelissier
- Pellerin
- Pelletier
- Peltier
- Pepin
- Pereira
- Peres
- Perez
- Perin
- Pernot
- Peron
- Perret
- Perrier
- Perrin
- Perron
- Perrot
- Peter
- Petit
- Petitjean
- Peyre
- Pham
- Philippe
- Philippon
- Philippot
- Picard
- Pichard
- Pichon
- Picot
- Pierre
- Pierron
- Pillet
- Pineau
- Pinel
- Pinson
- Pinto
- Piquet
- Pires
- Poirier
- Poirot
- Poisson
- Pollet
- Pommier
- Poncet
- Pons
- Portal
- Porte
- Portier
- Potier
- Pottier
- Pouget
- Poulain
- Poulet
- Pouliquen
- Prat
- Prevost
- Prevot
- Prieur
- Prigent
- Prost
- Proust
- Provost
- Pruvost
- Puech
- Pujol
About this List
I have made similar lists of French names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z:
- Names that Start with A
- Names that Start with B
- Names that Start with C
- Names that Start with D
- Names that Start with E
- Names that Start with F
- Names that Start with G
- Names that Start with H
- Names that Start with I
- Names that Start with J
- Names that Start with K
- Names that Start with L
- Names that Start with M
- Names that Start with N
- Names that Start with O
- Names that Start with P
- Names that Start with Q
- Names that Start with R
- Names that Start with S
- Names that Start with T
- Names that Start with U
- Names that Start with V
- Names that Start with W
- Names that Start with X
- Names that Start with Y
- Names that Start with Z
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