How Many People Are Named Phoenix?
people named Phoenix are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,484 people in the US has this name
Based on 40,635 babies named Phoenix in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
2,650 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of a beautiful immortal bird which appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology. After living for several centuries in the Arabian Desert, it would be consumed by fire and rise from its own ashes, with this cycle repeating every 500 years. The name of the bird was derived from Greek ΟΞΏΞΉΞ½ΞΉΞΎ (phoinix) meaning "dark red".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Phoenix, 39.6% were girls and 60.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Phoenix fell from 91.2% in the 1970s to 40.6% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Phoenix alive today is about 10 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Phoenix first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 2020, to 2,650 babies. In 2025, 1,594 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025
π Rank History
Phoenix has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #236, in 2020. In 2025 it ranked #329. Among girls, its best rank was #285, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #329 | #534 |
| Best rank | #236 (2020) | #285 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #325 in the 2010s | #462 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Phoenix alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Phoenix were born in California than in any other state: about 4,404 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Phoenix was given 1.7 times as often in Oklahoma, 1.5 times in Indiana and 1.5 times in Kentucky.
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