Is Egypt a boy or girl name?
Egypt is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 173 girls and 35 boys were named Egypt, so 83.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 85.3% of the 5,317 US babies named Egypt were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,337
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,323
- Babies named Egypt since 1975
- 5,317
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 366 babies
Boys and girls named Egypt, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1990s | 12 | 325 | 96.4% |
| 2000s | 35 | 935 | 96.4% |
| 2010s | 429 | 1,958 | 82% |
| 2020s | 304 | 1,246 | 80.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3,337 | 173 | #1,323 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,296 | 230 | #1,075 |
| 2022 | 86 | #1,854 | 280 | #957 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,256 | 283 | #937 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,271 | 280 | #923 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,025 | 289 | #917 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,153 | 281 | #947 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,137 | 270 | #972 |
| 2016 | 78 | #1,890 | 254 | #1,041 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,717 | 202 | #1,223 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,722 | 174 | #1,346 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,072 | 164 | #1,401 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,290 | 109 | #1,847 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,342 | 115 | #1,772 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,808 | 100 | #1,997 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,879 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,808 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,894 | 96 | #2,103 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,573 | 90 | #2,152 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,473 | 156 | #1,381 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,686 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,562 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,189 | 60 | #2,586 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,749 | 81 | #2,066 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,448 | 96 | #1,803 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,037 | 64 | #2,319 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,512 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,417 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,349 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,725 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,854 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,929 | 30 | #3,615 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,415 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,386 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,036 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,424 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,054 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,315 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,197 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,052 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,476 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Egypt reached #1,854 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #917 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.