Given name & surname
Pompey
“an arrogant woman”·“the fifth-born child”·“the one in charge”
Pompey is a variant of Pompa. One American interpretation is “an arrogant woman.” Pompey is a variant of Pompeo. Interpretations include “the fifth-born child” and “the one in charge”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pompey is a variant of Pompa. One American interpretation is “an arrogant woman.” Pompey is a variant of Pompeo. Interpretations include “the fifth-born child” and “the one in charge”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Pompey is a variant of Pompa. An origin associated with Pompa is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pompey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1941
- 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 1941. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,274 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.
Pompey’s family of names
Pompey has a feminine form in Pompeya. Pompey has a related form in Pompa. Pompey has a related form in Pompeo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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