Memphys
The Story of Memphys
As a girl name
Memphys first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2013, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 14 births, good for #7,636 nationwide. About 91% of every Memphys on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Memphys last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 53 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Memphys first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 8 births, good for #8,731 nationwide. About 46% of every Memphys on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Memphys last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 59 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Memphys
Phonetically similar names — useful when Memphys is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Memphis
- Mummies
- Mommies
- Memos
- Nymphos
- Mimis
- Mammies
- Moneys
- Monies
- Minis
- Minnies
- Mummifies
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Memphys
Memphys is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Memphys's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #8,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Memphys'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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