Boys' name · since 1981
Imhotep
43 babies named Imhotep in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Imhotep sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 43 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imhotep has been recorded 43 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2021.
- #23,188 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imhotep ranks #23,188 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Imhotep's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Imhotep's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Imhotep splits its recorded history at 2000: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Imhotep popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Imhotep by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Imhotep's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Imhotep births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Imhotep's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Imhotep: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1981–2021 (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 Imhotep 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.