Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful
Origin: Egyptian — From the city of Memphis

Boy's name · #640 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

76% boys · 24% girls — Memphis is also given to girls: 143 in 2025, about 24% in recent years. Memphis →

Popularity over time

Memphis's best rank, #404, came in 2021; it has settled back to #640 today. Roughly 10,000 boys have been named Memphis since 1916.

Across the states

In recent years, Memphis ran 3–4× its national rate in West Virginia and Kentucky.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Memphis ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,251 in Canada (2025) · #2,269 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,804 in France (2025) · #6,038 in Ecuador (2025) · #17,826 in Italy (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #927 in Netherlands (2019).

Famous Memphises

Memphis Depay — Dutch footballer (born 1994)
Memphis Bleek — American rapper (born 1978)
Memphis Slim — American blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)
Memphis Pal Moore — American boxer (1894–1953)
Memphis Willie B. — American singer (1911–1993)

In stories & tradition

Memphis — Happy Feet character

Similar names: Sincere · Merrick · Dax · Atticus · Adonis · Osiris

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