Phenix
Phenix was the 3825th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 435 places. More babies were named Phenix in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,825 boys, up 686 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202529 babies
- Total since 1880
- 870babies recorded
Phenix popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,802 | #3,825 | 14 | 29 |
| 2020 | #6,026 | #4,511 | 20 | 22 |
| 2010 | #9,664 | #5,191 | 12 | 18 |
| 2000 | #14,552 | #11,699 | 6 | 5 |
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How popular is Phenix, counting every spelling?
Phenix is a spelling of Fenix, a name family that ranked #1,456 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,825 for Phenix on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenix | 75 | #2,013 | 376 |
| Phenix | 29 | #3,825 | 132 |
| Fenyx | 8 | #9,173 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Phenix?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Phenix (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Phenix born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Phenix.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Phenix?
About 500 people born in the US named Phenix are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Phenix a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Phenix by state
How common Phenix was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Phenix
How popular is the name Phenix?
Phenix was the 3825th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 435 places. More babies were named Phenix in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Phenix a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Phenix in the US.
Where is Phenix most popular?
In 2021–2025, Phenix was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.