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Pharaoh

/ˈfɛɹoʊ/ · 100% boys · 73 born in 2025

Pharaoh has been given to about 1,997 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈfɛɹoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,976
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pharaoh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 203
  • Born in 202573
  • All time1,997

How popular is Pharaoh?

Its best year was 2019, when 203 babies were given the name, ranking 1025th. The typical living American called Pharaoh is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Pharaoh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Pharaoh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pharaoh Lee0.77
  2. Pharaoh Dean0.76
  3. Pharaoh Blake0.76
  4. Pharaoh Bryce0.76
  5. Pharaoh Wade0.76
  6. Pharaoh Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Pharaoh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.95
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.95
  3. Emilianasister · 0.95
  4. Jaxxonbrother · 0.94
  5. Meilanisister · 0.94
  6. Rowyneither · 0.94

Where Pharaoh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Pharaoh Anderson0.77
  2. Pharaoh White0.72
  3. Pharaoh Reyes0.72
  4. Pharaoh Nguyen0.72
  5. Pharaoh Lee0.72
  6. Pharaoh Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Pharaoh

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Pharaoh across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.