Pharaoh
Pharaoh was the 2051st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1025th with 203 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 601 places. More babies were named Pharaoh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,051 boys, down 854 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019203 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,997babies recorded
Pharaoh popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2018.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,051 | 73 |
| 2020 | #1,197 | 160 |
| 2010 | #4,335 | 23 |
| 2000 | #10,012 | 6 |
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How popular is Pharaoh, counting every spelling?
Pharaoh has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Pharaoh?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pharaoh (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pharaoh 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 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pharaoh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pharaoh?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Pharaoh are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 11. That makes Pharaoh 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.
Pharaoh by state
How common Pharaoh was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), New York (1.8×). In 35 states fewer than five boys 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 Pharaoh: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pharaoh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pharaoh
How popular is the name Pharaoh?
Pharaoh was the 2051st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1025th with 203 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 601 places. More babies were named Pharaoh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Pharaoh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Pharaoh in the US.
Where is Pharaoh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pharaoh was most common in Nevada (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and New York.