Given name & surname
Negus
“of the royalty; a king; an emperor”
Negus is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “of the royalty; a king; an emperor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “of the royalty; a king; an emperor.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Negus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 903 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Negus’s family of names
Negus has a related form in Negos. Negus has a related form in Negous.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Negus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Negasi
“he will become the king”
>99% boys
Makonnen
“a king”
>99% boys
Eze
“a king”
>99% boys
Mansa
“the third-born child” · “a king”
>99% boys
Naki
“the firstborn daughter”
92% boys · 8% girls
Asis
“of the sun”
>99% boys
Kenrich
“a royal ruler” · “the champion”
>99% boys
Zareb
“the protector; guardian”
>99% boys