Pheobe
Pheobe is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Pheobe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pheobe is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Pheobe
The earliest SSA record of Pheobe as a baby girl name dates back to 1882, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 49 newborns named Pheobe — #3,361 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Pheobe on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Pheobe ranks #8,230 for baby girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Pheobe
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Pheobe. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Pheobe
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pheobe is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Phobe
- Feo
- Feeb
- Fio
- Fobe
- Pheo
- Fioe
- Fab
- Fib
- Flab
- Fob
- Fea
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Pheobe
Pheobe is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Pheobe's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #842. Use the chart and map above to compare Pheobe'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.