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Phoenix name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Phoenix ranks #329 in male records (1,027 reported) and #534 in female records (567 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#534 · 567 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 179 female records (746 to 567); rank moved from #419 to #534.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 471 female records (1,038 to 567); rank moved from #311 to #534.
2025 male rank and count
#329 · 1,027 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 208 male records (1,235 to 1,027); rank moved from #275 to #329.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 419 male records (1,446 to 1,027); rank moved from #247 to #329.
Peak year in available data
2020: 1,534 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Phoenix becoming more popular?

Phoenix's reported male count decreased by 208 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #275 to #329. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Phoenix in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PhoenixFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,5340201620252016: 730 female records2017: 861 female records2018: 908 female records2019: 1,027 female records2020: 1,116 female records2021: 1,038 female records2022: 1,013 female records2023: 871 female records2024: 746 female records2025: 567 female records2016: 1,237 male records2017: 1,349 male records2018: 1,456 male records2019: 1,422 male records2020: 1,534 male records2021: 1,446 male records2022: 1,342 male records2023: 1,259 male records2024: 1,235 male records2025: 1,027 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20255675341,027329
20247464191,235275
20238713491,259269
20221,0133171,342260
20211,0383111,446247
20201,1162851,534236
20191,0273131,422256
20189083501,456252
20178613621,349267
20167304401,237293

Questions about Phoenix’s popularity

How common is Phoenix in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Phoenix ranks #329 in male records (1,027 reported) and #534 in female records (567 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Phoenix?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Phoenix only.

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