Egypt

Egypt: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “Egypt”
Origin: Greek
Say it: EE-jipt · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (85% of all uses)

From the English place name Egypt, ultimately from Greek Aigyptos. As a given name it is a modern place-name choice rather than a traditional personal name.

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How popular is Egypt?

202462.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Egypt in 2024208

2024 rank#1,324 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18805,317

Egypt is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

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Egypt questions

What does the name Egypt mean?

Egypt means "Egypt". It comes from Greek. From the English place name Egypt, ultimately from Greek Aigyptos. As a given name it is a modern place-name choice rather than a traditional personal name.

Is Egypt a boy or girl name?

Egypt is mainly a girl's name in US records (85% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Egypt?

208 US babies were named Egypt in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Egypt?

Egypt is usually pronounced EE-jipt.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.