Phoebe

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Phoebe or Phล“be is a female name, the feminine form of the male name Phoebus, an epithet of Apollo meaning "bright", "shining", and โ€œpureโ€. In Greek mythology, Phoebe was a Titan associated with the power of prophecy as well as the moon.

From Wikipedia

Phoebe first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 152 babies (rank #182 that year). In 2024 it was given to 148 girls (rank #193). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Phoebe

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

2,323
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
152
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199115#1,147
199218#1,033
199331#719
199416#1,040
199535#656
199633#689
199739#598
199822#896
199945#544
200048#509
200161#426
200245#543
200340#629
200442#598
200545#585
200656#510
200757#517
200858#526
200975#410
201059#511
201183#383
201272#437
201372#443
201488#377
201584#402
201693#373
2017115#274
2018100#328
2019113#282
2020107#286
2021112#284
2022152#182
2023144#188
2024148#193