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Egyptian names

Names from Egyptian language and tradition. This page brings those names together so you can compare popularity, open individual name profiles and find names with the same background.

Name lists

Egyptian first names

These lists are ordered by total births, so names with long, steady use usually appear above newer or rarer choices.

Female names

Egyptian female names

Open a name to see its meaning, popularity over time, latest rank and regional spread.

  1. 1 Layla 24,520
  2. 2 Maria 17,304
  3. 3 Hafsah 2,722
  4. 4 Mariah 1,282
  5. 5 Sabah 1,067
  6. 6 Isis 604
  7. 7 Habibah 404
  8. 8 Cleopatra 313
  9. 9 Eboni 282
  10. 10 Muminah 196
  11. 11 Umayma 165
  12. 12 Rabiah 153
  13. 13 Amen 150
  14. 14 Salihah 138
  15. 15 Sharifa 94
  16. 16 Naeemah 92
  17. 17 Umm 67
  18. 18 Nubia 51
  19. 19 Siti 46
  20. 20 Akila 31
  21. 21 Nile 24
  22. 22 Eshe 22
  23. 23 Nefertari 20
  24. 24 Ebonee 19
  25. 25 Femi 10
  26. 26 Rehema 7
  27. 27 Ife 7
  28. 28 Monifa 7
  29. 29 Nefertiti 6
  30. 30 Suma 4
  31. 31 Olabisi 3
  32. 32 Chione 3

Male names

Egyptian male names

Open a name to compare its birth count, rank history, meaning and similar names.

  1. 1 Yahya 5,758
  2. 2 Ishaq 1,156
  3. 3 Issa 867
  4. 4 Abubakar 845
  5. 5 Seb 630
  6. 6 Uthman 531
  7. 7 Ziyad 466
  8. 8 Ubaid 383
  9. 9 Shakir 214
  10. 10 Hanif 198
  11. 11 Ptolemy 181
  12. 12 Masud 118
  13. 13 Manu 90
  14. 14 Osiris 80
  15. 15 Lukman 51
  16. 16 Osaze 31
  17. 17 Amun 29
  18. 18 Sekani 28
  19. 19 Lateef 26
  20. 20 Thabit 15
  21. 21 Nassor 6
  22. 22 Heru 4
  23. 23 Shu 3
  24. 24 Re 3
  25. 25 Nkosi 3
  26. 26 Jahi 3
  27. 27 Ausar 3

How to read this page

Choosing an Egyptian name

Origin is a useful starting point, but names move across languages, families and countries. A name can belong to more than one tradition, especially when it has been used for centuries.

The individual name pages give the fuller picture. They show whether a name is rising or falling, how often it appears in recent birth records, and where it is strongest across the UK.

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Questions

About Egyptian names

What makes a name Egyptian?

A name is grouped here when its meaning, language history or common use links it with egyptian naming tradition. Some names also appear in other origin groups because naming history is messy, especially in Britain.

Are these names ranked by recent popularity?

No. The lists are ordered by total births in the UK baby-name figures. That makes long-running names easier to spot. Open any name to see its latest rank and yearly trend.

Why do some familiar names appear lower down?

A name can be famous without being common in birth records. Spelling variants can also split the count across several forms, so names such as Sean and Shaun may appear separately.