Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Egypt

Gender Unisex · 85% girls Rank 2025 #1,213 Trend ↓ Falling 28%
Rank 2025
#1,213
among girls · ↑116 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
227
named Egypt · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,595
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
366 babies
All-time total
5,546
#2,674 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Egypt popularity over time

5,546 babies have been named Egypt since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 21 – 21 2 – #9,315
1980s 52 – 52 5 +148% #3,424
1990s 325 12 337 34 +548% #2,319
2000s 935 35 970 97 +188% #1,381
2010s 1,959 429 2,388 239 +146% #917
2020s (to 2025) 1,434 344 1,778 296 +24% #923

Where Egypt is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 177 0.11 outside top 500
2027 169 0.11 outside top 500
2028 162 0.10 outside top 500
2029 157 0.10 outside top 500
2030 153 0.09 outside top 500

Where Egypt is most popular

Girls named Egypt per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.142 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Georgia, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Egypt born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 5 0.441 +210%
Georgia 98 0.431 +203%
Maryland 39 0.368 +159%
South Carolina 29 0.323 +127%
Louisiana 28 0.320 +125%
North Carolina 72 0.316 +122%
Michigan 51 0.280 +97%
Pennsylvania 58 0.245 +72%
Virginia 39 0.229 +61%
Illinois 49 0.214 +50%
Ohio 49 0.207 +45%
Tennessee 32 0.202 +42%
Florida 84 0.196 +38%
New York 77 0.194 +37%
New Jersey 29 0.161 +13%
Alabama 14 0.149 +5%
Texas 108 0.134 -6%
Missouri 16 0.133 -7%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -20%
Indiana 14 0.100 -30%
Wisconsin 10 0.097 -32%
California 59 0.070 -51%
Arizona 5 0.036 -75%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Egypt

Egypt is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,213 in 2025 with 187 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 5,546 American babies have been named Egypt, about 85% girls and 15% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 366 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Egypt stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Egypt?

The median living Egypt is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 5,500 people named Egypt are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Egypt year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 187 #1,213 40 #3,050
2024 173 #1,329 35 #3,348
2023 230 #1,075 61 #2,297
2022 280 #959 86 #1,856
2021 284 #937 62 #2,257
2020 280 #923 60 #2,274
2019 289 #917 72 #2,025
2018 281 #947 65 #2,153
2017 270 #973 64 #2,138
2016 254 #1,041 78 #1,891
2015 203 #1,219 29 #3,719
2014 174 #1,347 44 #2,722
2013 164 #1,401 36 #3,072
2012 109 #1,847 23 #4,291
2011 115 #1,772 13 #6,342
2010 100 #1,997 5 #12,809
2009 112 #1,879 – –
2008 120 #1,809 – –
2007 96 #2,103 5 #12,895
2006 90 #2,152 5 #12,576
2005 156 #1,381 6 #10,473
2004 61 #2,686 – –
2003 63 #2,562 – –
2002 60 #2,586 5 #11,190
2001 81 #2,066 8 #7,750
2000 96 #1,803 6 #9,448
1995 21 #4,725 – –
1990 37 #3,036 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 5 #9,476 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Egypt, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Egypt?

The median living Egypt is about 8 years old. Half of all living Egypts are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Egypt are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Egypt are alive in the United States, based on 5,546 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Egypt in 2025?

Egypt ranked #1,213 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 187 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Egypt?

5,546 babies have been named Egypt in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Egypt most popular?

Egypt peaked in 2022, when 366 newborns received the name.

Is Egypt a boy or girl name?

Egypt is used for both: about 85% of babies named Egypt have been girls and 15% boys.

Is the name Egypt rising or falling?

Egypt is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Egypt become more popular?

Egypt is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 153 girls named Egypt in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Egypt

Names that sound and feel close to Egypt: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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