Memphis

“From Egyptian men-nefer, meaning enduring and beautiful” — Egyptian, via Greek and Latin Memphis origin

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

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. In West Virginia and Kentucky it runs 3–4× its national rate. About 76% of babies named Memphis in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Memphises

Memphis Depay — Dutch association football player (born 1994)
Memphis Slim — American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)
Memphis Bleek — American rapper and hype man
Memphis Pal Moore — American boxer (1894–1953)
Memphis Willie B. — American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter

In stories & tradition

Memphis — Happy Feet

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