Phenix Boy & girl
How popular is Phenix?
#3,756 boy name in 2025
29 baby boys were named Phenix in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
Phenix popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,756 for boys (▲ 562 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 29 boys, 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,177 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (29 boys) |
| Highest rank | #3,756 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 55% boys, 45% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Phenix counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Fenix family of names ranked #1,349 for boys in 2025 (#1,407 the year before), with 112 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fenix | 75 | 67% |
| Phenix | 29 | 26% |
| Fenyx | 8 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Phenix is most popular
Babies named Phenix per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Phenix by decade
Boy names about as popular as Phenix
Questions
- Is Phenix a boy or girl name?
- Phenix is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 55% of babies named Phenix were boys and 45% were girls.
- How popular is the name Phenix?
- 29 baby boys were named Phenix in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
- When was Phenix most popular?
- Phenix peaked in 2025, when 29 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,756 in 2025.
- How many people are named Phenix?
- 870 babies have been named Phenix in the US since 1880. We estimate about 864 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Phenix most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Phenix was most common in Georgia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.