Memphis

MEM-fiss

Greek and Coptic place-name

"Enduring and beautiful"

Memphis Origin and Meaning

The name Memphis is a boy's name meaning "Enduring and beautiful".

A place name with plenty of history, Memphis is associated with the place in Ancient Egypt where many of the pyramids were built, and with the bluesy US city that was named after it. With its lovely meaning and cool, musical vibe, it is currently in the US Top 500 names for boys.

Deriving from the Greek form of the Egyptian name Men-nefer, Memphis has been notably borne by rapper Memphis Bleek and by Dutch footballer, known mononymously as Memphis (who likely inspired its brief appearance in The Netherlands Top 1000 in 2015). In the US, it is a unisex name, however, it is used three times more often for boys, with 610 receiving the name in 2023.

Memphis Rank in US Top 1000

# 489 in the US

Memphis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1101 on Nameberry

Memphis Popularity

• 489 US 2023
• 1101 Nameberry 2024
• 87 Unisex 2023
• 436 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Memphis

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• Messiah
• Mathis
• Jessie
• Parisa
• Matt
• Theron
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Famous People Named Memphis

• Memphis Depay Dutch footballer
• Memphis Bleek stage name of Malik Cox, American rapper
• Memphis Kirke Mosberg (b. 2012) son of actress Jemima Kirke and husband Michael Mosberg
• Memphis Aldean Williams (b.2017) son of singer Jason Aldean and Brittany Kerr.
• Memphis Morgan (b. 2015) son of actress Emily Rose

Memphis in Pop Culture

• Memphis the Ancient Egyptian city, is also known as "Noph"
• Memphis penguin in animated film Happy Feet
• Memphis Campbell a character in Libba Bray's "The Diviners"
• Randall "Memphis" Raines character in film "Gone In 60 Seconds"
• Memphis May Fire screamo/rock band