Masculine dossier · first seen 1979
Pharaoh
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2019
Peak era
2019
Peak births
203
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Pharaoh
How many people are named Pharaoh?
An estimated 1,973 living Americans are named Pharaoh.
How rare is Pharaoh?
Pharaoh is uncommon among babies today, with 73 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 64% from its 2019 peak.
How old is the typical Pharaoh?
The median age of a living American named Pharaoh is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 11 years old.
Is Pharaoh still popular?
Not especially. Pharaoh has been declining since its 2019 peak and registered 73 births in 2025.
Where is Pharaoh most common?
Pharaoh has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.9× more often than the national baseline.
1979Peak 20192025
Peak year
2019
Decline from peak
64%
2025
73
All-time
1,992
Where it lives now
Pharaoh is most concentrated in New York — about 1.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Pharaoh is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.