Pheonix
The Story of Pheonix
As a girl name
Pheonix first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 31 births, good for #4,469 nationwide. About 32% of every Pheonix on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Pheonix ranks #6,674 for girls with 17 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 465 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Pheonix as a boy name dates back to 1994, when 7 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 34 newborns named Pheonix — #3,345 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Pheonix on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Pheonix ranks #4,958 for boys with 20 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 598 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Pheonix
Pheonix is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 598 births in the dataset. Pheonix's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,305. Use the chart and map above to compare Pheonix'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 .
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