Is Pharaoh a boy or girl name?

Pharaoh is a boy’s name. Of the 1,997 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Pharaoh

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Pharaoh was most popular in 2019, when 203 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,189 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,351, with 73 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,997 people named Pharaoh.

Pharaoh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pharaoh’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pharaoh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pharaoh is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 1,997 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pharaoh

Where Pharaoh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org