Phoebe
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright, radiant.
Baby Names Arena rank
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needs 5 head-to-heads
Win rate
45%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#157
up from #183
UK popularity
#14
1,542 babies · up from #17
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 |
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.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Phoebe was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.05% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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