Egypt
Egypt was the 1213th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 917th with 289 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6 places. More babies were named Egypt in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,213 girls, down 290 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 187girls
- Girls and boys
- 80% girls, 20% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019289 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,546babies recorded
Egypt popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,213 | #3,050 | 187 | 40 |
| 2020 | #923 | #2,274 | 280 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,997 | #12,809 | 100 | 5 |
| 2000 | #1,803 | #9,448 | 96 | 6 |
| 1990 | #3,036 | — | 37 | — |
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How popular is Egypt, counting every spelling?
Egypt has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,162 for girls in 2025, against #1,213 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Egypt?
187 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Egypt (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Egypt born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Egypt.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Egypt?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Egypt are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Egypt a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Egypt by state
How common Egypt was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.0×), Maryland (2.6×), South Carolina (2.3×), Louisiana (2.3×), North Carolina (2.2×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Egypt: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Egypt, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Egypt
How popular is the name Egypt?
Egypt was the 1213th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 917th with 289 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6 places. More babies were named Egypt in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Egypt a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 80% girls, 20% boys given the name Egypt in the US.
Where is Egypt most popular?
In 2021–2025, Egypt was most common in Delaware (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Maryland.