Is Phoebe a boy or girl name?
Phoebe is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,639 girls and 0 boys were named Phoebe, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 41,763 US babies named Phoebe were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #183
- Babies named Phoebe since 1880
- 41,763
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,639 babies
Boys and girls named Phoebe, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 646 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 848 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 719 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,601 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,851 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,404 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,229 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,092 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,064 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,134 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,123 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,290 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 8,085 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,640 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,032 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,639 | #183 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,590 | #190 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,382 | #215 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,240 | #247 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,181 | #254 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,149 | #291 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,026 | #320 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,021 | #318 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,034 | #314 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,118 | #288 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,104 | #297 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,065 | #302 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,060 | #301 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,023 | #310 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #308 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,018 | #322 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 959 | #348 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 988 | #337 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 890 | #365 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 730 | #425 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,740 | 752 | #405 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 689 | #436 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 665 | #436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 752 | #389 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 642 | #440 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 527 | #494 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 398 | #605 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 419 | #559 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 431 | #544 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 397 | #578 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 248 | #812 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 215 | #899 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 195 | #981 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 235 | #856 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 225 | #871 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 189 | #943 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,229 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,291 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,087 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,191 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,228 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,314 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,504 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,451 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,455 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,279 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,131 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 151 | #930 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,120 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,062 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,184 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,004 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,043 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,070 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,082 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,105 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,088 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 137 | #868 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 106 | #998 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,248 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,093 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,050 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,042 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 120 | #991 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 117 | #998 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 116 | #986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 110 | #991 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,024 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 109 | #968 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 120 | #896 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 130 | #825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 95 | #984 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 99 | #933 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 109 | #861 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 99 | #893 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 107 | #855 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 105 | #856 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 127 | #765 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 117 | #759 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 101 | #747 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 112 | #713 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 128 | #672 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 127 | #665 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 155 | #564 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 150 | #566 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 143 | #563 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 151 | #558 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 121 | #613 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 139 | #553 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 127 | #573 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 128 | #570 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 143 | #532 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 145 | #542 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 143 | #551 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 164 | #533 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 148 | #563 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 177 | #522 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 169 | #545 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 162 | #558 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 192 | #506 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 197 | #506 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 194 | #498 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 193 | #502 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 199 | #498 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 220 | #457 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 193 | #480 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 215 | #458 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 227 | #426 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 199 | #449 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 198 | #433 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 177 | #395 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 112 | #480 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 104 | #472 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 87 | #437 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 89 | #420 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 78 | #416 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 76 | #415 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 82 | #393 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 53 | #470 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 87 | #365 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 63 | #406 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 68 | #386 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 87 | #340 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 54 | #409 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 71 | #395 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 84 | #328 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 79 | #349 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 72 | #346 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 106 | #285 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 90 | #307 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 85 | #298 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 86 | #292 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 88 | #287 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 84 | #270 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 74 | #289 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 67 | #298 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 65 | #294 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 63 | #267 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 80 | #231 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 72 | #235 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 75 | #219 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 66 | #222 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 62 | #219 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 46 | #233 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 50 | #217 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Phoebe reached #12,740 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #183 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Phoebe
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.