Phoebie

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright, shining; a form of Phoebe.

Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies

Phoebie by the numbers

In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Phoebie.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 1923, making it a 1920s name.

Other names that come from Phoebe

Like Phoebie, each of these traces back to Phoebe: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Pheobebright or shining; variant of Phoebe7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • 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 Phoebie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Phoebebright, radiant1,542 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Phebebright, radiant; variant spelling of Phoebe28 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Phoebie, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Phoebie

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