Baby Name Popularity Profile

Memphis

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Memphis.

✦ Enduring and beautiful 🌍 Greek, Other
National Rank (2025) #640
All-Time Peak Rank #404 Achieved 2021
Total U.S. Births 10,185 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 79.8% Boy / 20.2% Girl Leans Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1916 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 768 births in 2021
πŸ’‘ The Memphis Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Enduring and beautiful
Language Origin Greek, Other
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Greek ΞœΞ­ΞΌΟ†ΞΉΟ‚, which originates from the ancient Egyptian 'Men-nefer', meaning 'enduring and beautiful' or 'established and beautiful'.
Pronunciation: MEM-fis
Etymology confidence: Medium

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Memphis across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -33.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +9.0%
2015: 401 births 401 2016: 429 births 2017: 483 births 2018: 647 births 2019: 711 births 2020: 653 births 653 2021: 768 births 2022: 705 births 2023: 614 births 2024: 487 births 2025: 437 births 437
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 768 births in 2021
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 6 yrs
Longest Streak 26 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 16
1920s: 47
1930s: 12
1940s: 17
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 5
2000s: 1,966
2010s: 4,458
2020s: 3,664

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Memph-is
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Kentucky
Top States Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Missouri
States with Data 44
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Kentucky #219 397 2018 18.8% Decline
Tennessee #626 448 2021 55.6% Decline
Oklahoma #415 269 2019 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #412 511 2021 15.6% Decline
Missouri #322 389 2020 36.4% Decline
Georgia #459 475 2021 36.8% Decline
South Carolina #322 245 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #775 137 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #534 375 2022 55.2% Decline
Alabama #441 289 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #455 141 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #888 931 2021 55.4% Decline
Florida #994 408 2021 51.7% Decline
Iowa #554 151 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #394 523 2021 28.2% Decline
Washington #1095 178 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 43 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #532 117 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #426 240 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #555 200 2020 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #358 91 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #389 174 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 115 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #505 120 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #452 319 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #899 99 2018 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 41 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 56 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #778 108 2019 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 24 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 21 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 113 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #785 295 2019 Insufficient historical volume
California #1280 496 2022 50.0% Decline
Pennsylvania #566 259 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 39 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 12 2008 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 11 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1949 158 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 5 2015 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #1133 29 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 12 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume

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