Memphis
Memphis Origin and Meaning
Tied to the bluesy southern city and to the world heritage cite in Egypt after which it was named, Memphis is a modern choice with ancient history. Currently significantly more popular for boys in the US, as a place name with sounds reminiscent of Paris, Meredith and Emma, it has plenty of potential as a unisex choice.
Musician-activist Bono chose the name for his daughter back in the 90s, but it failed to catch on, with even his daughter going by her middle name, Eve. It wasn't until 2006 when the name entered the Top 1000 for boys that it began to take off for girls and it has been mostly on the rise since then.
Given to around 200 girls in 2023, it is still three times more popular for boys - however, this gap is slowly getting narrower.
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Popularity of the name Memphis
- 161Unique2023
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Famous People Named Memphis
- Memphis Eve Sunny Day Hewson (b. 1991)daughter of singer Bono & Ali Hewson
- Memphis Kelly (b. 1993)daughter of singer Paul Kelly
- Memphis Cushman (b. 2000)daughter of TV personality Danielle Colby Cushman
- Memphis Quinn Bamford (b. 2009)daughter of singer Gord Bamford
- Memphis Rayne Parker (b. 2010)daughter of rugby league player Corey Parker
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