# Phoenix (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/phoenix/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfiːnɪks/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 40,635 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 24,571 / 16,064 (40% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,659, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx). The British surname is a respelled variant of Fenwicks (pronounced /fɛnɪks/).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 444 | 645 |
| 2012 | 514 | 572 |
| 2013 | 620 | 486 |
| 2014 | 637 | 491 |
| 2015 | 700 | 453 |
| 2016 | 730 | 440 |
| 2017 | 861 | 362 |
| 2018 | 908 | 350 |
| 2019 | 1,027 | 313 |
| 2020 | 1,116 | 285 |
| 2021 | 1,038 | 311 |
| 2022 | 1,013 | 317 |
| 2023 | 871 | 349 |
| 2024 | 746 | 419 |
| 2025 | 567 | 534 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 731 | 388 |
| 2012 | 795 | 380 |
| 2013 | 790 | 380 |
| 2014 | 914 | 354 |
| 2015 | 1,163 | 307 |
| 2016 | 1,237 | 293 |
| 2017 | 1,349 | 267 |
| 2018 | 1,456 | 252 |
| 2019 | 1,422 | 256 |
| 2020 | 1,534 | 236 |
| 2021 | 1,446 | 247 |
| 2022 | 1,342 | 260 |
| 2023 | 1,259 | 269 |
| 2024 | 1,235 | 275 |
| 2025 | 1,027 | 329 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53 | 721 |
| 2012 | 48 | 801 |
| 2013 | 49 | 784 |
| 2014 | 51 | 763 |
| 2015 | 66 | 625 |
| 2016 | 64 | 655 |
| 2017 | 68 | 616 |
| 2018 | 86 | 497 |
| 2019 | 108 | 398 |
| 2020 | 92 | 449 |
| 2021 | 87 | 483 |
| 2022 | 75 | 525 |
| 2023 | 86 | 461 |
| 2024 | 71 | 547 |
| 2025 | 50 | 733 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 124 | 349 |
| 2012 | 161 | 286 |
| 2013 | 180 | 266 |
| 2014 | 137 | 331 |
| 2015 | 148 | 317 |
| 2016 | 180 | 282 |
| 2017 | 243 | 219 |
| 2018 | 207 | 248 |
| 2019 | 253 | 201 |
| 2020 | 323 | 164 |
| 2021 | 324 | 164 |
| 2022 | 287 | 176 |
| 2023 | 257 | 194 |
| 2024 | 213 | 231 |
| 2025 | 158 | 287 |

## People named Phoenix

- Phoenix Jones, American martial artist
- Pheonix Copley, American ice hockey player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.