Mostly boys · peaked in 2020
Phoenix name popularity since 1925
40,635 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Phoenix (39.5% girls, 60.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Phoenix is about 10 years old in 2026. Phoenix peaked in 2020 as the #236 name for boys, and it ranked #329 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,635
- Named Phoenix, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #329
- for boys in 2025 (1,027 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 60.5% boys
- 16,064 girls · 24,571 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Phoenix made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Phoenix births per year, 1925–2025
2020 was the biggest year for Phoenix both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Phoenix became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 10,900 baby boys to 1 in 3,790.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Phoenix's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Phoenix.
Decade by decade
Babies named Phoenix in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 104 | 10 | #6,079 |
| 1980s | 148 | 32 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 764 | 972 | #963 |
| 2000s | 2,820 | 5,086 | #477 |
| 2010s | 6,877 | 10,623 | #307 |
| 2020–25 | 5,351 | 7,843 | #329 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
66.5% of babies named Phoenix from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Phoenix is most popular
The index compares Phoenix's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Phoenix.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.71× | 367 |
| Utah | 1.77× | 573 |
| Arizona | 1.75× | 861 |
| Florida | 1.59× | 2,174 |
| Oregon | 1.56× | 556 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Phoenix's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Phoenix.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Phoenix (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data