Unisex name · since 1975
Egypt
4,726 babies named Egypt in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,726
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Egypt currently ranks #1216 among unisex names in America, with 4,726 babies recorded since 1975.
Egypt has 4,726 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1216 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,674 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,216 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,726 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Egypt ranks #2,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,216 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,726 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,726
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Egypt's 4,726 recorded births place it above 96.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Egypt compares
4,726 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Egypt's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Egypt | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,726 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 289 | 21 | 19,840 |
Egypt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Egypt's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 289, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Egypt popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 289
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Egypt popularity over time - boys
820 total births recorded since 1993 (Egypt as boys' name)
Egypt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,959 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Egypt's strongest decade.
1,959 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Egypt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 325
1990s
325 births
- 2000s
2000s
935 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,959 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,434 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,959 births (41% of all-time use).
How Egypt compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Egypt's total volume
Egypt by state
Where Egypt concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 557 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 285 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 280 | 5.9% |
| #4 | California | | 259 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 246 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 223 | 4.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 223 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 222 | 4.7% |
557 of 4,726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Egypt appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Egypt's data
- Egypt's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,959 total births) through the 2020s (1,434) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Egypts (557 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Egypt
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Egypt
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Egypt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Egypt draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.