Memphis is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Memphis means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Memphis across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Memphis has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Memphis is a boy name of Egyptian origin meaning “enduring and beautiful”. An ancient Egyptian city name, also a city in Tennessee.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,735 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 388 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Memphis per year, United States (1915 to 2025). United States peaked in 2021 (986/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (30/yr).
Memphis has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2021, when it ranked #671 nationally (given to 986 babies that year).
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