Memphis

Where Memphis comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Memphis.

Memphis through the years
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #2,926 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1994
    Memphis Depay born
    Dutch association football player
  3. 1997
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 2021
    Peak, #404
    768 babies named Memphis, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Memphis Depay · Dutch association football player, born 1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.