Only about one in 60 first names in the US begins with the letter P…
This means that the initial V is found much less frequently than average. On average, each letter appears as an initial in about 3.8 % of all names, considering the 26-letter English alphabet. However, 3.8 % is just the average. Of course, the initials of first names aren’t that evenly distributed, with some letters being rarer than others. In the US, the initials A and J are particularly frequent for first names, while very few names begin with the letters U and X.
Currently, in the US, the most common girls’ name with the initial P is Penelope, and the most common boys’ name is Parker. In the United States, approximately 0.3 % of all newborn girls are named Penelope and 0.4 % of all boys are named Parker. Other popular first names beginning with P for girls are Paisley and Piper. For boys, the names Patrick and Preston are currently popular.
