Phoenyx
Alexander James Adams is an American singer, musician and songwriter in the Celtic and world music genres who blends mythical, fantasy, and traditional themes in performances, switching between instrumental fiddle and songs accompanied by guitar, bodhrán, and fiddle-playing. Adams has also been an artist in the field of filk music and won multiple Pegasus awards.
Meaning & Origin of Phoenyx
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alexander James Adams is an American singer, musician and songwriter in the Celtic and world music genres who blends mythical, fantasy, and traditional themes in performances, switching between instrumental fiddle and songs accompanied by guitar, bodhrán, and fiddle-playing. Adams has also been an artist in the field of filk music and won multiple Pegasus awards.
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The Story of Phoenyx
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Phoenyx as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 64 newborns named Phoenyx — #2,627 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Phoenyx on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Phoenyx ranks #4,507 for girls with 31 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 752 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Phoenyx first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 40 births, good for #2,924 nationwide. About 46% of every Phoenyx on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Phoenyx ranks #5,970 for boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-26%). All told, over 395 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Phoenyx
Phoenyx is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 752 births in the dataset. Phoenyx's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,627. Use the chart and map above to compare Phoenyx'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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