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Pheonix

Unisex

Meaning of Pheonix: Greek: 'dark red'

Pheonix is a unisex name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4484th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4484

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,012

First recorded 1994 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 32 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 45 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 45 babies2009: 46 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 41 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 23 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 54 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Pheonix per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 59.

Gender split

57% boys · 43% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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