How Many People Are Named Egypt?
An estimated 5,261 people in the United States have the first name Egypt. It is used for both genders, with 85.3% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Egypt peaked in popularity in 2022 with 366 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Egypt as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Egypt paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Egypt is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,261
About 1 in 65,150 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
85.3% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
366 births
Total Registered
5,317
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Egypt
Egypt is predominantly female (85.3%), though 780 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Egypt as a male name
Ranked #3,337 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (86 births)
Egypt as a female name
Ranked #1,323 in 2024
173 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (289 births)
Egypt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Egypt span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,387 babies were registered. While Egypt is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Egypt by Decade
How has Egypt tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Egypt by State
Birth registrations for Egypt span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Connecticut, Massachusetts. On average, about 125 Egypts were registered per state.
Egypt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Egypt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Egypt
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Egypt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Egypt?
We estimate approximately 5,261 people named Egypt are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 65,150 Americans share this first name.
Is Egypt a common name?
Egypt is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,317 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Egypt most popular?
Egypt reached peak popularity in 2022, when 366 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Egypt is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Egypt a female name?
Egypt is predominantly female. 85.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Egypt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Egypt Smith, Egypt Johnson, Egypt Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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