Phoenix
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning mythical bird that rises from ashes.
How Phoenix has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #307 |
| 2016 | #292 |
| 2017 | #267 |
| 2018 | #252 |
| 2019 | #256 |
| 2020 | #238 |
| 2021 | #247 |
| 2022 | #261 |
| 2023 | #269 |
| 2024 | #275 |
| 2025 | #329 |
Phoenix by the numbers
In 2025, 158 babies in England and Wales were named Phoenix. In the US, 2,184 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Names that come from Phoenix
Forms of Phoenix in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Phoenix. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Phoenix, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Phoenix
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