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Memphis

Boy

Meaning of Memphis: Greek: 'enduring and beautiful'

Memphis is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 532nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#532

580 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,735

First recorded 1915 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 144 babies2002: 171 babies2003: 171 babies2004: 181 babies2005: 185 babies2006: 248 babies2007: 323 babies2008: 429 babies2009: 515 babies2010: 470 babies20102011: 394 babies2012: 361 babies2013: 472 babies2014: 475 babies2015: 506 babies2016: 522 babies2017: 580 babies2018: 792 babies2019: 880 babies2020: 821 babies20202021: 986 babies2022: 956 babies2023: 821 babies2024: 620 babies2025: 580 babies
US babies named Memphis per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 986.

Gender split

80% boys · 20% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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