Names Like Prior — Find Similar Baby Names
Prior is a 5-letter English boys' name meaning “Servant Of The Priory”. This page collects 106 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Priour and Pryor, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ior like Dior and Senior, and names sharing the “servant” concept like Abd Al Alim and Abd Al Bari.
For the full Prior profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Prior page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Prior
24 baby names that differ from Prior by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priour | 1 | Head Of A Priory | French | Male |
| Pryor | 1 | Head Of A Priory | French | Male |
| Priam | 2 | Myth Name (King Of Troy) | Greek | Male |
| Paco | 3 | Eagle | Native American | Male |
| Paien | 3 | Name Of A Nobleman | French | Male |
| Paige | 3 | Attendant | French | Female |
| Paili | 3 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Paine | 3 | Pagan | English | Male |
| Paiton | 3 | Male Or Female Meaning: Village Of The Warrior | English | Male |
| Paris | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Parker | 3 | Keeper Of The Forest | English | Male |
| Parr | 3 | From The Cattle Enclosure | English | Male |
| Paton | 3 | Royal | Scottish | Male |
| Pedar | 3 | Rock | Danish | Male |
| Peer | 3 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | German | Male |
| Peigi | 3 | Peg | Gaelic | Female |
| Pekar | 3 | Baker | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Per | 3 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | German | Male |
| Peter | 3 | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Phaon | 3 | Myth Name (A Ferryman) | Greek | Male |
| Phil | 3 | Fond Of Horses. Form Of Phillip. | English | Male |
| Phila | 3 | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Philo | 3 | Friend | Greek | Male |
| Phuoc | 3 | Lucky.Northern Version. | Vietnamese | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Prior’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter P-Names Like Prior
24 names that share Prior's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Prior's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Prior
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Prior.
Names That Rhyme with Prior
2 baby names that share Prior's last 3 letters — -ior. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Prior
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Prior — Pri-. Good for parents who like Prior's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priam | Myth Name (King Of Troy) | Greek | Male |
| Prince | Principal One: First. The Rock Musician Prince. | English | Male |
| Priour | Head Of A Priory | French | Male |
| Priapus | Myth Name (God Of Fertility) | Greek | Male |
| Pridwyn | Name Of Arthur's Ship | Arthurian | Female |
| Priyana | Ideal | Indian | Female |
| Priestly | From The Priest's Meadow | English | Male |
| Primeiro | Born First | Spanish | Male |
| Priyanka | Beloved | Indian | Female |
| Primavera | Springtime | Spanish | Female |
| Princeton | Principal One: First. The Rock Musician Prince. | English | Male |
| Priscilla | English | Female |