Egypt
The country's name used as a given name. It reached English through Latin Aegyptus from the Greek Aigyptos, which itself goes back to an Egyptian name for Memphis.
Egypt in 2025
Egypt was given to 227 babies in the United States in 2025 — 40 boys and 187 girls, making it the 2,036th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 14,605 babies born.
The history of Egypt
Egypt reached its highest point in 2022, when 366 babies were given the name, ranking 1,492nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,451st, in 2019.
Across the 51 years of records since 1975, 5,546 babies have been named Egypt. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Egypt by decade
| Decade | Babies named Egypt | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 | 13,604 |
| 1980s | 52 | 5,427 |
| 1990s | 337 | 3,669 |
| 2000s | 970 | 2,359 |
| 2010s | 2,388 | 1,451 |
| 2020s | 1,778 | 1,492 |
Where Egypt is heading
Egypt has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 232 babies in 2015 to 227 in 2025.
Names like Egypt
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Egypt.