Egyptian Boy Names
Egyptian male names primarily derive from Ancient Egyptian, recorded in hieroglyphic, hieratic, and later Demotic and Coptic forms. A common masculine pattern is theophoric construction, especially with Amun, yielding forms like Amenemhat and Amenhotep; Greek renderings such as Amenophis also appear. Masculine forms typically lack the feminine -t ending. Elements like hotep (satisfied/at peace) and imn (Amun) are frequent in male compounds.
Today, these male names are mostly encountered in historical, scholarly, or revival contexts, while modern Egyptian naming is largely Arabic. Well-known examples include Amenhotep, Amenemhat, Amunhotep, Amenophis, Ameny, Djehuti, Djoser, Anpu, Ausar, and Hapi.
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of 111 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osiris | Name of the Egyptian god of the afterlife, resurrection and fertility; etymology uncertain. | Egyptian | Boy | 2,011 #1 | |
| Amon | Hebrew: "faithful" or "trusted"; Ancient Egyptian: "the hidden one" (name/title of the god Amun) | Egyptian, Hebrew | Boy | 506 #2 | |
| Pharoah | Ancient Egyptian ruler; literally 'great house'. | Egyptian | Boy | 232 #3 | |
| Ausar | Name of the Egyptian god Osiris; commonly interpreted as 'powerful' or 'mighty', associated with the afterlife and resurrection. | Egyptian | Boy | 178 #4 | |
| Heru | 'Falcon' or 'he who is above' (name of the falcon-headed god Horus) | Egyptian | Boy | 167 #5 | |
| Ramesses | 'Ra has fashioned him' / 'born of Ra' | Egyptian | Boy | 142 #6 | |
| Horus | Name of the ancient Egyptian sky and kingship god, associated with the falcon; often interpreted as "the distant one" or "he who is above". | Egyptian | Boy | 69 #7 | |
| Aker | Originally 'field' (Scandinavian/Germanic); also the name of an Ancient Egyptian earth/horizon guardian | Egyptian, Germanic, Scandinavian, Swedish | Boy | 55 #8 | |
| Rameses | Born of the sun god Ra | Egyptian | Boy | 47 #9 | |
| Rah | Sun; the Egyptian sun god | Egyptian | Boy | 36 #10 | |
| Minas | Name borne by Saint Menas; of Coptic/ancient Egyptian origin. Exact meaning uncertain - often linked to notions of endurance or associated with the Egyptian god Min. | Armenian, Coptic, Egyptian, Greek | Boy | 35 #11 | |
| Kephren | Appearing like Re (’Re is his appearance’) | Egyptian | Boy | 33 #12 | |
| Aten | The solar disk; the sun deity | Egyptian | Boy | 24 #13 | |
| Pharoh | Title meaning "great house," used to denote the king of ancient Egypt | Egyptian | Boy | 17 #14 | |
| Set | Name of the Egyptian god of chaos, storms and the desert; original meaning is uncertain. | Egyptian | Boy | 17 #15 | |
| Aken | Derived from an Egyptian root meaning "effective" or "beneficial" | Egyptian | Boy | 5 #16 | |
| Djoser | The sacred one; holy | Egyptian | Boy | 5 #17 | |
| Menas | Enduring, established; steadfast | Arabic, Coptic, Egyptian, Greek | Boy | 5 #18 | |
| Senen | From Gaelic 'sean' ('old') with diminutive suffix -án: 'little old one'. | Egyptian, Galician, Irish, Spanish | Boy | 5 #19 | |
| Abydos | Name of an ancient Egyptian city; likely derived from Egyptian 'Abdju' - often interpreted as 'hill/seat of the ancestors' or 'sacred place' (meaning uncertain) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amenemhat | Amun is foremost | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amenemhet | Amun is foremost | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amenemope | "Amun is in Opet" - invoking the god Amun’s presence in the temple/sanctuary (Thebes/Karnak). | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amenemopet | Theophoric name meaning "Amun is in Opet" (referring to the god Amun and the sanctuary/city Ipet/Opet). | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amenhotep | Amun is satisfied (Amun is pleased/at peace) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amenhotep IV | Amun is satisfied/pleased | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ameni-amenemhat | Compound name invoking the god Amun - roughly 'Amun is foremost' or 'devotee/servant of Amun'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ameni-amenemhat I | The god Amun is foremost | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ameni-amenemhet | Compound theophoric name: 'Ameni' (belonging to or associated with Amun) + 'Amenemhet' ('Amun is foremost'), invoking the god Amun. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amenophis | Amun is satisfied | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ameny | Derived from the name of the god Amun - 'of Amun' / 'belonging to Amun'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amoun | The hidden one; hidden or invisible (name of an Egyptian deity) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Amunhotep | Amun is satisfied (Amun is pleased) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Anhur | Name of an ancient Egyptian war god; often interpreted as "he who brings back (the distant one)". | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Anpu | Name of the ancient Egyptian god of embalming, cemeteries and the afterlife; the literal Old Egyptian meaning is uncertain. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Apis | Name of an ancient Egyptian sacred bull deity; in Latin the word apis means "bee". | Egyptian, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Asaru | Likely linked to Ancient Egyptian Asar/Ausar (Osiris), associated with kingship, power, and the afterlife; other etymologies are uncertain or vary by culture. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Atun | From the name of the creator god Atum/Atun - 'the complete one' or 'he who is complete' | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Aty | Ancient Egyptian personal name of uncertain meaning; also used as a diminutive/short form of Arabic 'Atiyah' (عطية) meaning "gift". | Arabic, Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Bast | Associated with the Egyptian cat goddess (protection, cats); as a short form of Sebastian, linked to 'venerable' or 'revered'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Bennu | Name of the Egyptian bennu bird deity symbolizing rebirth, renewal and the sun; precursor to the Greek phoenix. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Benu | Mythical Egyptian sunrise bird symbolizing rebirth, renewal, and the sun; often interpreted as 'that which rises'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Bes | Name of an ancient Egyptian household deity - a protective dwarf god associated with the protection of homes, mothers, and children; also linked to music and good fortune. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Beshay | Name of an Egyptian Coptic saint; commonly associated with 'man of God' or 'servant of God' in the Coptic Christian tradition. | Arabic, Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Busiris | House of Osiris (from Egyptian Per-Usir) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Chesmu | Uncertain - not well attested in surviving sources; appears to be an ancient Egyptian personal name with no widely agreed literal translation. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Chonsu | Name of the Egyptian moon god; literally 'traveler' or 'he who crosses' | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Djehuti | Name of the Egyptian god Thoth; often rendered as 'He who is like the ibis' and associated with wisdom, writing, and the moon. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Edfu | Name of an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile, notably the site of the Temple of Horus at Edfu | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Hapi | God of the Nile and its annual inundation; symbol of fertility and abundance | Egyptian | Boy | — |
Egyptian Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Egyptian-origin name in our dataset.
111
Names in this origin
12
With data in 2024
521
Births 2024
584
Peak year 2021