Pharaoh Boy
How popular is Pharaoh?
#2,035 boy name in 2025
73 baby boys were named Pharaoh in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name.
1,984living people named Pharaoh (est.)
8median age of people named Pharaoh
1,997babies named Pharaoh since 1880
1 in 45,416US babies born in 2025
Pharaoh popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,035 for boys (▼ 311 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 73 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,444 in 2015, #1,196 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (203 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,023 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Pharaoh is most popular
Babies named Pharaoh per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Nevada: 0.2 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Pharaoh by decade
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Questions
- Is Pharaoh a boy or girl name?
- Pharaoh is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Pharaoh were boys.
- How popular is the name Pharaoh?
- 73 baby boys were named Pharaoh in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name.
- When was Pharaoh most popular?
- Pharaoh peaked in 2019, when 203 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,023 in 2019.
- How many people are named Pharaoh?
- 1,997 babies have been named Pharaoh in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,984 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Pharaoh most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Pharaoh was most common in Nevada, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.