Phoebe
Girl namePhoebe has been given to 43,663 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #157 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈfiːbi/
Borrowed from Latin Phoebē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”).
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
43,663
Peak year
2025 (1,885 babies)
Rank in 2025
#157 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +68%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Phoebe
Phoebe Tonkin
Australian actress
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
English actress, screenwriter and producer (born 1985)
Hertha Ayrton
English electrical engineer (1854–1923)
Phoebe Cates
American actress, model, and entrepreneur
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Phoebe.
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