Is Memphis a boy or girl name?
Memphis is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 131 girls and 484 boys were named Memphis, so 21.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 19.8% of the 12,144 US babies named Memphis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #588
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,599
- Babies named Memphis since 1915
- 12,144
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 986 babies
Boys and girls named Memphis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | 5 | 23.8% |
| 1920s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 5 | 12 | 70.6% |
| 2000s | 1,966 | 419 | 17.6% |
| 2010s | 4,454 | 993 | 18.2% |
| 2020s | 3,223 | 975 | 23.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 484 | #588 | 131 | #1,599 |
| 2023 | 613 | #489 | 207 | #1,164 |
| 2022 | 705 | #441 | 251 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 768 | #404 | 218 | #1,131 |
| 2020 | 653 | #455 | 168 | #1,313 |
| 2019 | 710 | #432 | 168 | #1,353 |
| 2018 | 646 | #458 | 145 | #1,510 |
| 2017 | 482 | #563 | 97 | #2,030 |
| 2016 | 429 | #623 | 93 | #2,109 |
| 2015 | 401 | #649 | 105 | #1,930 |
| 2014 | 370 | #684 | 104 | #1,934 |
| 2013 | 390 | #633 | 82 | #2,273 |
| 2012 | 303 | #755 | 58 | #2,964 |
| 2011 | 316 | #719 | 78 | #2,386 |
| 2010 | 407 | #610 | 63 | #2,800 |
| 2009 | 429 | #602 | 86 | #2,282 |
| 2008 | 351 | #685 | 78 | #2,455 |
| 2007 | 271 | #798 | 52 | #3,275 |
| 2006 | 201 | #934 | 47 | #3,452 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,089 | 33 | #4,238 |
| 2004 | 150 | #1,068 | 31 | #4,457 |
| 2003 | 135 | #1,130 | 36 | #3,854 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,017 | 19 | #6,053 |
| 2001 | 113 | #1,200 | 31 | #4,078 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,791 | 6 | #14,391 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,265 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,887 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,838 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 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 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,380 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,779 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,359 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,445 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,532 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,038 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,883 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,752 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,764 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,748 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Memphis reached #404 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #1,024 in 2022. 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.