Phoebe

Phoebe was the #157 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,885 babies), and #14 in England & Wales and #202 in Canada.

Phoebe as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#157 (1,885)	#14 (1,542)	#47 (87)	#25 (52)	#97 (49)	#202 (149)	#65 (107)	#75 (82)
2024	#183 (1,647)	#17 (1,549)	#46 (82)	#30 (52)	#82 (62)	#195 (149)	#62 (107)	#81 (77)
2023	#191 (1,591)	#20 (1,510)	#45 (88)	#39 (47)	#99 (51)	#192 (144)	#69 (96)	#85 (65)
2022	#212 (1,384)	#24 (1,531)	#65 (65)	#35 (52)	#78 (70)	#185 (152)	#72 (95)	—
2021	#247 (1,240)	#22 (1,678)	#62 (73)	#59 (39)	#123 (43)	#289 (112)	#72 (99)	#75 (81)
2020	#253 (1,181)	#25 (1,543)	#83 (53)	#74 (29)	#128 (40)	#288 (107)	#74 (97)	#83 (73)
2019	#291 (1,149)	#22 (1,753)	#85 (52)	#47 (45)	#137 (39)	#284 (114)	#58 (110)	#70 (85)
2018	#320 (1,027)	#21 (1,883)	#69 (62)	#51 (44)	#109 (53)	#331 (101)	#58 (115)	#61 (84)
2017	#318 (1,021)	#21 (2,000)	#57 (83)	#44 (47)	#137 (41)	#283 (115)	#42 (132)	#57 (82)
2016	#314 (1,036)	#24 (1,975)	#73 (71)	#49 (48)	#133 (44)	#362 (96)	#58 (117)	#60 (83)
2015	#288 (1,119)	#22 (2,081)	#95 (51)	#45 (50)	#119 (54)	#406 (85)	#58 (118)	#72 (67)
2014	#296 (1,104)	#22 (2,099)	#66 (79)	#59 (39)	#174 (31)	#371 (90)	#61 (116)	#85 (60)
2013	#301 (1,065)	#24 (1,992)	#85 (57)	#62 (37)	#197 (29)	#438 (73)	#61 (110)	#75 (71)
2012	#301 (1,061)	#28 (1,825)	#113 (43)	#66 (39)	#208 (27)	#421 (75)	#59 (123)	#73 (71)
2011	#310 (1,023)	#24 (2,008)	#80 (65)	#82 (30)	#220 (24)	#385 (84)	#61 (110)	#69 (72)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2025 at #157.
Rising over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 850 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 850	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 160	very common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 210	common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 140	very common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 430	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 1,000	uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Phoebe is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 770 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 720 to 1 in 820.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Phoebe (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#160	68
Quebec	2025	#411	12

Phoebe (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Phoebe	Canada	Girls	#202	149
Phoebe	England & Wales	Girls	#14	1,542
Phoebe-	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Phoebe	Ireland	Girls	#97	49
Phoebe	Northern Ireland	Girls	#25	52
Phoebe	NSW	Girls	#65	107
Phoebe	Scotland	Girls	#47	87
Phoebe	US	Girls	#157	1,885
Phoebe	US	Boys	—	too few
Phoebe	VIC	Girls	#75	82