Phoenix

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 34% girls / 66% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 180 babies (rank #267 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,671
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
180
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
19968#1,551
199710#1,320
199810#1,335
199918#894
200020#838
200122#810
200235#580
200337#611
200452#507
200576#398
200692#375
2007101#365
2008103#367
2009117#338
2010127#338
2011124#352
2012161#287
2013180#267
2014137#331
2015148#318
2016180#284