Phoenix

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Phoenix is a modern given name derived from the name for a mythological bird from Greek myth that has become a symbol of renewal, regeneration and immortality. It is a name in use for both boys and girls.

From Wikipedia

Phoenix first appears in the data in 2010 and has been recorded in 10 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 331 babies (rank #101 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Phoenix

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Phoenix yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,435
Total babies (all years)
10
Years in the data
331
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
2010102#103
2014127#97
2015331#101
2016154#130
2017109#110
2018212#86
2019138#110
202070#121
2021112#102
202268#118