Egypt
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan and the Sahara to the south, and Libya to the west.
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Meaning & Origin of Egypt
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan and the Sahara to the south, and Libya to the west.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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Origin & history
The Story of Egypt
As a girl name
Egypt first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 289 Egypts were born — ranking #916 that year. As of 2026, Egypt ranks #1,337 for girls with 169 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 5K Egypts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Egypt first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 86 Egypts were born — ranking #1,851 that year. As of 2026, Egypt ranks #2,912 for boys with 43 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 868 Egypts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Egypt
Phonetically similar names — useful when Egypt is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Egypte
- Egipt
- Eejit
- Egit
- Egp
- Egest
- Aget
- Agit
- Agite
- Reshaped
- Ichat
- Eja
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Egypt
Egypt is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Egypt's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #916. Use the chart and map above to compare Egypt's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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