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Unisex · Arizona place-name and Greek

Phoenix

“dark red”

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The story behind the name

Meet Phoenix.

US birth records for 2025 list 567 girls named Phoenix (rank #534) and 1,027 boys named Phoenix (rank #329).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 746 in 2024 to 567 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 1,235 in 2024 to 1,027 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Phoenix?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#534567 recorded births
Boys · 2025#3291,027 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420251,5340
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys3291,027
2025Girls534567
2024Boys2751,235
2024Girls419746
2023Boys2691,259
2023Girls349871
2022Boys2601,342
2022Girls3171,013
2021Boys2471,446
2021Girls3111,038
2020Boys2361,534
2020Girls2851,116
2019Boys2561,422
2019Girls3131,027
2018Boys2521,456
2018Girls350908
2017Boys2671,349
2017Girls362861
2016Boys2931,237
2016Girls440730
2015Boys3071,163
2015Girls453700
2014Boys354914
2014Girls491637

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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