Pharaoh is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Pharaoh is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,051 for boy births in the United States (and #4,379 across all names), given to 73 babies. Pharaoh first appears in 1979 and peaked in 2019 (203 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | — | #2,051 |
| 2024 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,731 |
| 2023 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,526 |
| 2022 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,293 |
| 2021 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,355 |
| 2020 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,197 |
| 2019 | 203 | 203 | — | #1,025 |
| 2018 | 167 | 167 | #17,554 | #1,178 |
| 2017 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,262 |
| 2016 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,312 |
| 2015 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,450 |
| 2014 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,746 |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,323 |
| 2012 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,667 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,984 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,335 |
| 2009 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,935 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,114 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,937 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,072 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,975 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,735 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,206 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,412 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,012 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,952 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,872 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #7,105 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,813 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,584 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | — | #5,038 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,871 |