Phoebe
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright, radiant.
How Phoebe has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #287 |
| 2016 | #314 |
| 2017 | #318 |
| 2018 | #320 |
| 2019 | #289 |
| 2020 | #254 |
| 2021 | #247 |
| 2022 | #214 |
| 2023 | #191 |
| 2024 | #183 |
| 2025 | #157 |
Phoebe by the numbers
In 2025, 1,542 babies in England and Wales were named Phoebe. In the US, 1,012 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,117 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 2,000 American girls born that year was called Phoebe.
Names that come from Phoebe
Forms of Phoebe in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Febebright or radiant; variant of Phoebe9 in the US (2017)
- Phoebe-Maevariant of Phoebe; bright or radiant; compound name5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Phoebe-Rosebright and rose; compound of Phoebe and Rose4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Phoebe. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean light
Like Phoebe, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Phoebe
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