Pharoah vs Pharaoh

Side-by-side comparison of Pharoah and Pharaoh - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pharoah

Boy name · Rank #5480

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Name B

Pharaoh

Boy name · Rank #1732

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Metric Pharoah Pharaoh
Current Rank #5480 #1732
Total Births (all years) 678 1,992
Peak Year 2017 2019
Peak Year Births 37 203
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1979

Births by Decade

Decade Pharoah Pharaoh
1930s 5 -
1970s 64 6
1980s 23 -
1990s 81 54
2000s 164 187
2010s 218 1,015
2020s 123 730

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pharoah Pharaoh
2014 18 87
2015 22 117
2016 21 138
2017 37 145
2018 26 162
2019 33 203
2020 36 160
2021 26 137
2022 21 148
2023 15 116
2024 17 96
2025 8 73

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1936–2025.

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