Ityai El-Baroud’s Coptic name was Eiti, which was later changed to Eitiyah. During the Ottoman era it became known as Eitiyah Barot.  Later, its name was established as Ityai El-Baroud and it became a center in Dalangat in 1884. Finally, in 1896, it was declared a central district in El-Buhera.