Is Phoenix a boy or girl name?
Phoenix is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 734 girls and 1,227 boys were named Phoenix, so 37.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 39.7% of the 39,000 US babies named Phoenix were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #275
- Girl rank, 2024
- #421
- Babies named Phoenix since 1968
- 39,000
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 2,648 babies
Boys and girls named Phoenix, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 10 | 104 | 91.2% |
| 1980s | 32 | 148 | 82.2% |
| 1990s | 972 | 764 | 44% |
| 2000s | 5,086 | 2,820 | 35.7% |
| 2010s | 10,620 | 6,876 | 39.3% |
| 2020s | 6,795 | 4,768 | 41.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,227 | #275 | 734 | #421 |
| 2023 | 1,254 | #269 | 870 | #349 |
| 2022 | 1,341 | #260 | 1,013 | #316 |
| 2021 | 1,439 | #247 | 1,037 | #311 |
| 2020 | 1,534 | #236 | 1,114 | #285 |
| 2019 | 1,422 | #256 | 1,027 | #313 |
| 2018 | 1,455 | #252 | 908 | #350 |
| 2017 | 1,349 | #267 | 861 | #362 |
| 2016 | 1,237 | #292 | 730 | #440 |
| 2015 | 1,162 | #307 | 700 | #453 |
| 2014 | 914 | #353 | 637 | #490 |
| 2013 | 790 | #380 | 620 | #486 |
| 2012 | 794 | #380 | 514 | #572 |
| 2011 | 731 | #388 | 443 | #647 |
| 2010 | 766 | #376 | 436 | #666 |
| 2009 | 826 | #367 | 403 | #719 |
| 2008 | 744 | #397 | 425 | #706 |
| 2007 | 695 | #419 | 410 | #714 |
| 2006 | 675 | #422 | 336 | #812 |
| 2005 | 527 | #477 | 287 | #882 |
| 2004 | 418 | #551 | 280 | #880 |
| 2003 | 398 | #563 | 237 | #981 |
| 2002 | 321 | #617 | 150 | #1,306 |
| 2001 | 302 | #629 | 155 | #1,275 |
| 2000 | 180 | #878 | 137 | #1,367 |
| 1999 | 164 | #914 | 113 | #1,523 |
| 1998 | 159 | #907 | 110 | #1,530 |
| 1997 | 149 | #916 | 107 | #1,522 |
| 1996 | 116 | #1,055 | 98 | #1,596 |
| 1995 | 134 | #962 | 97 | #1,573 |
| 1994 | 122 | #1,007 | 80 | #1,808 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,889 | 50 | #2,512 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,289 | 36 | #3,197 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,667 | 32 | #3,423 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,678 | 41 | #2,838 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,414 | 38 | #2,911 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,697 | 20 | #4,440 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,817 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,562 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,809 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,045 | 6 | #10,002 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,823 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,447 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,675 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,265 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,795 | 28 | #3,047 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,996 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,018 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,917 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,079 | 9 | #6,310 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,938 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,592 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Phoenix reached #236 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #285 in 2020. 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 Phoenix
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.