Pharoh
The Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration.
Meaning & Origin of Pharoh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration.
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Etymology
The Story of Pharoh
Pharoh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 7 Pharohs were born — ranking #9,788 that year. As of 2026, Pharoh ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44 Pharohs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Pharoh
Pharoh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Pharoh's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #9,788. Use the chart and map above to compare Pharoh'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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