Egypt
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- EE-jipt
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #1,211 for girls
Egypt is a name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,211th for girls in the US (187 babies).
What does Egypt mean?
Greek: English name of the country, from Greek Aigyptos
Greek Aigyptos probably comes from an Egyptian name for a temple of the god Ptah at Memphis.
Is Egypt a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Egypt has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 187 girls and 40 boys in the US.
How popular is Egypt in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,211th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 187 about 1 in 8,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 187 girls in the US were named Egypt, making it the 1,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 923rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 289 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975. 40 boys were also named Egypt in 2025 (3,035th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Egypt in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82% of the babies named Egypt in the US were girls.
Egypt in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 187 | #1,211 |
| 2024 | 173 | #1,326 |
| 2023 | 230 | #1,075 |
| 2022 | 280 | #959 |
| 2021 | 284 | #934 |
| 2020 | 280 | #923 |
| 2019 | 289 | #916 |
| 2018 | 281 | #946 |
| 2017 | 270 | #972 |
| 2016 | 254 | #1,039 |
| 2015 | 203 | #1,219 |
| 2014 | 174 | #1,345 |
| 2013 | 164 | #1,399 |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,846 |
| 2011 | 115 | #1,772 |
| 2010 | 100 | #1,992 |
| 2009 | 112 | #1,876 |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,808 |
| 2007 | 96 | #2,101 |
| 2006 | 90 | #2,149 |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,378 |
| 2004 | 61 | #2,675 |
| 2003 | 63 | #2,553 |
| 2002 | 60 | #2,579 |
| 2001 | 81 | #2,060 |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,797 |
| 1999 | 64 | #2,304 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,843 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Names like Egypt
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Esme, Khloe, Demi, Lainey, Noa, Zuri, Phoenix, Teagan, Remi, Ximena, Yuna, Dakota
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Egypt: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/egypt, updated 20 October 2026.