Phoenix Boy & girl
How popular is Phoenix?
#329 boy name in 2025
1,027 baby boys were named Phoenix in the US in 2025, making it the 329th most popular boy name. Another 567 girls got the name (#533 for girls).
40,340living people named Phoenix (est.)
10median age of people named Phoenix
40,635babies named Phoenix since 1880
1 in 2,080US babies born in 2025
Phoenix popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #329 for boys (▼ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,027 boys, 567 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #307 in 2015, #236 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (1,534 boys) |
| Highest rank | #236 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 60% boys, 40% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Phoenix is most popular
Babies named Phoenix per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- West Virginia: 2.1 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- Oklahoma: 1.5 per 1,000 (135 boys)
- Arkansas: 1.4 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- Kentucky: 1.4 per 1,000 (142 boys)
- Iowa: 1.3 per 1,000 (90 boys)
Phoenix by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1970s | 10 | #5,462 |
| 1980s | 32 | #3,319 |
| 1990s | 972 | #905 |
| 2000s | 5,086 | #367 |
| 2010s | 10,623 | #252 |
| 2020s | 7,843 | #236 |
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Questions
- Is Phoenix a boy or girl name?
- Phoenix is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 60% of babies named Phoenix were boys and 40% were girls.
- How popular is the name Phoenix?
- 1,027 baby boys were named Phoenix in the US in 2025, making it the 329th most popular boy name. Another 567 girls got the name (#533 for girls).
- When was Phoenix most popular?
- Phoenix peaked in 2020, when 1,534 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #236 in 2020.
- How many people are named Phoenix?
- 40,635 babies have been named Phoenix in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,340 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Phoenix most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Phoenix was most common in West Virginia, at 2.1 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.