Memphis
Unisex · MEM-fis · Greek
Unisex
Memphis is a name of Greek origin, meaning “enduring and beautiful”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 639th for boys in the US (437 babies).
What does Memphis mean?
Greek: Greek form of an Egyptian city name, via the US city
“enduring and beautiful”
From the ancient Egyptian capital and the Tennessee city named after it, a home of the blues.
- Say it
- MEM-fis
Is Memphis a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Memphis has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 143 girls and 437 boys in the US.
How popular is Memphis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Memphis, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 27 boys. 6 girls were also named Memphis in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Memphis than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Memphis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 38% of the babies named Memphis in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Memphis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
How popular is Memphis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #639among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 437about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 437 boys in the US were named Memphis, making it the 639th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 455th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 768 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916. 143 girls were also named Memphis in 2025 (1,493rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Memphis than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Memphis in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 25% of the babies named Memphis in the US were girls.
Memphis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 437 | #639 |
| 2024 | 487 | #586 |
| 2023 | 614 | #486 |
| 2022 | 705 | #441 |
| 2021 | 768 | #404 |
| 2020 | 653 | #455 |
| 2019 | 711 | #432 |
| 2018 | 647 | #457 |
| 2017 | 483 | #563 |
| 2016 | 429 | #624 |
| 2015 | 401 | #649 |
| 2014 | 371 | #682 |
| 2013 | 390 | #632 |
| 2012 | 303 | #754 |
| 2011 | 316 | #720 |
| 2010 | 407 | #609 |
| 2009 | 429 | #602 |
| 2008 | 351 | #685 |
| 2007 | 271 | #796 |
| 2006 | 201 | #934 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,080 |
| 2004 | 150 | #1,066 |
| 2003 | 135 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,015 |
| 2001 | 113 | #1,198 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,905 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,771 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
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