Masculine dossier · first seen 1916

Memphis

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Memphis
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

768

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1916Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

37%

2024

484

All-time

9,740

Memphis is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 768 boys were named Memphis.

In 2024, only 484 boys were given the name.

All told, about 9,740 Americans have been named Memphis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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