Girl · #13,441 in 2026

Phenicia

Name: Popularity of the name Phenicia in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Phenicia, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

The Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic people who inhabited city-states in Canaan along the Levantine coast of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily in present-day Lebanon. Their maritime civilization expanded and contracted over time, with its cultural core stretching from Arwad to Mount Carmel.

Current Rank

#13,441

Peak Rank

#9,109 (1981)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1978

First Year

1993

Last Year

1981

Peak Year

#9109

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Phenicia

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Etymology

Being a society of independent city-states, the Phoenicians apparently did not have a term to denote the land of Phoenicia as a whole; instead, demonyms were often derived from the name of the city a person hailed from (e.g., Sidonian for Sidon , Tyrian for Tyre , etc.) There is no evidence that the peoples living in the area denoted as Phoenicia identified as "Phoenicians" or shared a common identity, although they may have referred to themselves as "Canaanites". Krahmalkov reconstructs the Honeyman inscription (dated to c. 900 BC by William F. Albright ) as containing a reference to the Phoe

Origin & history

Main article: Phoenician history Since little has survived of Phoenician records or literature , most of what is known about their origins and history comes from the accounts of other civilizations and inferences from their material culture excavated throughout the Mediterranean. The scholarly consensus is that the Phoenicians' period of greatest prominence was 1200 BC to the end of the Persian period (332 BC). It is debated among historians and archaeologists whether Phoenicians were actually distinct from the broader group of Semitic-speaking peoples known as Canaanites . Historian Robert Dr

The Story of Phenicia

The earliest SSA record of Phenicia as a baby girl name dates back to 1978, when 5 babies received it. 1981 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Phenicia — #9,109 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Phenicia on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Phenicia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Where is Phenicia most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

France
34%
United States
20%
CI
19%
GU
17%
Belgium
10%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Phenicia

Phonetically similar names — useful when Phenicia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Finicky
Finocchio
Finnicky
Finical
Finicking
Finucane
Funicle
Fennec
Fanucchi
Phenic
Phenix
Finagle

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Phenicia

What does the name Phenicia mean?

How popular is Phenicia in 2026?

In 2026, Phenicia ranks #13,441 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Phenicia most popular?

Phenicia reached its peak popularity in 1981, ranking #9,109 that year with 6 babies given the name.

Is Phenicia a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Phenicia is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Phenicia?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Phenicia include Saline, Jincy, Benito. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Phenicia

Phenicia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Phenicia's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #9,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Phenicia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.