Boys' name · since 1936
Pharoah
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 678 babies named Pharoah, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,021 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 678
- born since 1936
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pharoah currently ranks #9021 among boys' names in America, with 678 babies recorded since 1936.
Pharoah has 678 recorded births among boys since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9021 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, 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 1936 to 2025.
- #6,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,021 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 678 born since 1936
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pharoah ranks #6,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,021 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 678 born since 1936, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,021 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 678
- born since 1936
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pharoah's 678 recorded births place it above 85.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Pharoah compares
678 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Pharoah's all-time total is 84% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pharoah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 678 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pharoah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pharoah splits its recorded history at 2002: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pharoah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Pharoah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (218 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Pharoah's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Pharoah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
218 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 218 births (32% of all-time use).
How Pharoah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pharoah's total volume
Pharoah by state
Where Pharoah concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Pharoah's data
- Pharoah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (218 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pharoahs (12 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pharoah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Pharoah 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.