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Phoenix

Phoenix was the #329 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,027 babies), and #287 in England & Wales and #419 in Canada.

Phoenix as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Phoenix as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanadaNorthern IrelandScotlandIreland
Phoenix as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#329 (1,027)#287 (158)#367 (9)#344 (4)#577 (5)#419 (77)——
2024#275 (1,235)#231 (213)#432 (7)#404 (3)#430 (8)#373 (88)——
2023#269 (1,259)#194 (257)#400 (8)#395 (3)#362 (10)#326 (94)—#100 (67)
2022#260 (1,342)#176 (287)#203 (21)#285 (6)#349 (12)#342 (91)——
2021#247 (1,446)#164 (324)#258 (17)#374 (4)#232 (21)#302 (114)——
2020#236 (1,534)#164 (323)#221 (19)#270 (6)#307 (14)#278 (120)——
2019#256 (1,422)#201 (253)#278 (14)#365 (4)#506 (6)#286 (116)——
2018#252 (1,456)#248 (207)#361 (9)—#329 (12)#307 (110)#82 (111)—
2017#267 (1,349)#219 (243)#333 (11)#318 (5)#418 (8)#298 (119)#100 (91)—
2016#292 (1,237)#282 (180)#486 (6)#253 (7)#541 (5)#268 (133)——
2015#307 (1,163)#317 (148)#389 (8)#415 (3)#421 (8)#263 (132)——
2014#353 (914)#331 (137)#490 (6)#315 (5)—#330 (98)#96 (105)—
2013#380 (790)#266 (180)#366 (9)—#479 (6)#256 (131)——
2012#380 (795)#286 (161)#669 (3)—#457 (7)#304 (105)——
2011#388 (731)#349 (124)#386 (8)—#623 (4)#258 (125)——

Phoenix as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Phoenix as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Phoenix as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#533 (567)#733 (50)———#935 (29)
2024#419 (746)#547 (71)#476 (6)—#898 (3)#794 (37)
2023#349 (871)#461 (86)#749 (3)—#727 (4)#595 (48)
2022#316 (1,013)#525 (75)#418 (7)—#905 (3)#599 (47)
2021#310 (1,038)#483 (87)#485 (6)#350 (4)#764 (4)#507 (58)
2020#285 (1,116)#449 (92)—#397 (3)#834 (3)#484 (62)
2019#313 (1,027)#398 (108)—#424 (3)—#523 (60)
2018#350 (908)#497 (86)#502 (6)—#474 (8)#471 (68)
2017#362 (861)#616 (68)—#263 (6)—#519 (61)
2016#440 (730)#655 (64)#798 (3)—#868 (3)#488 (67)
2015#453 (700)#625 (66)——#751 (4)#520 (59)
2014#491 (637)#763 (51)——#876 (3)#493 (65)
2013#486 (620)#784 (49)———#530 (57)
2012#571 (514)#801 (48)#580 (5)——#492 (62)
2011#644 (444)#721 (53)——#937 (3)#487 (65)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #236.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.
  • In 2025, 36% of US babies named Phoenix were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,700 baby boys 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

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Phoenix is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,600 to 1 in 1,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Phoenix by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #411WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #336WAIdaho: #256IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: #226NDMinnesota: #373MNIllinois: #334ILMichigan: #339MINew York: #392NYMassachusetts: #378MAOregon: #312ORNevada: #323NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #293IAIndiana: #279INOhio: #245OHPennsylvania: #300PANew Jersey: #488NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: #200RICalifornia: #383CAUtah: #302UTColorado: #305CONebraska: #335NEMissouri: #245MOKentucky: #245KYWest Virginia: #200WVVirginia: #365VAMaryland: #475MDDelaware: #168DEArizona: #288AZNew Mexico: #236NMKansas: #277KSArkansas: #221ARTennessee: #290TNNorth Carolina: #381NCSouth Carolina: #243SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #179OKLouisiana: #253LAMississippi: #173MSAlabama: #333ALGeorgia: #327GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #341TXFlorida: #384FL
Phoenix (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#39333
Quebec2025#40611

Phoenix (boys): 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.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PhoenixCanadaGirls#93529
PhoenixCanadaBoys#41977
PhoenixEngland & WalesGirls#73350
PhoenixEngland & WalesBoys#287158
PhoenixIrelandGirls—too few
PhoenixIrelandBoys#5775
PhoenixNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PhoenixNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
PhoenixNSWBoys—too few
PhoenixScotlandGirls—too few
PhoenixScotlandBoys#3679
PhoenixUSGirls#533567
PhoenixUSBoys#3291,027
PhoenixVICBoys—too few