Phoenix

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 37% girls / 63% 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 1993 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 137 babies (rank #264 that year). In 2024 it was given to 88 boys (rank #375). 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.

4,135
Total babies (all years)
32
Years in the data
137
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
19935#2,023
19948#1,353
199518#866
199620#810
199717#882
199828#634
199927#652
200034#562
200146#454
200239#520
200359#393
200468#353
200599#281
2006121#243
2007112#268
200899#315
2009120#263
2010111#280
2011126#260
2012106#306
2013131#258
201498#332
2015132#263
2016137#264
2017119#299
2018110#309
2019116#288
2020120#281
2021114#306
202289#354
202394#326
202488#375