Phoenyx
Phoenyx was the 4724th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2650th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 441 places. More babies were named Phoenyx in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Phoenix) phoenix (mythical bird) · Greek, English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,724 girls, down 2,074 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- 61% girls, 39% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202064 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,098babies recorded
What does the name Phoenyx mean?
Phoenyx is a spelling of Phoenix, pronounced the same way, so it shares Phoenix's meaning and origin.
Phoenix is the name of the mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes. Wikipedia notes that the bird comes from Greek myth and has become a symbol of renewal, regeneration and immortality. Wiktionary traces the word through Latin to Greek phoinix, and Wikipedia describes the given name as a modern one, used for both boys and girls. Wiktionary also notes an unrelated British surname, a respelling of Fenwicks.
φοῖνιξ (Ancient Greek, “phoenix”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Greek names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Phoenix', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Phoenix (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Phoenyx popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #4,724 | #4,999 | 29 | 20 |
| 2020 | #2,650 | #2,964 | 64 | 40 |
| 2010 | #5,373 | #5,670 | 26 | 16 |
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How popular is Phoenyx, counting every spelling?
Phoenyx is a spelling of Phoenix, a name family that ranked #510 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,724 for Phoenyx on its own. Together these spellings went to 596 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 567 | #534 | 4,235 |
| Phoenyx | 29 | #4,724 | 206 |
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 Phoenyx?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Phoenyx (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Phoenyx 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 Phoenyx.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Phoenyx?
About 700 people born in the US named Phoenyx are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Phoenyx 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.
Phoenyx by state
How common Phoenyx was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Phoenyx: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Phoenyx, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Phoenyx
What does Phoenyx mean?
Phoenyx is a spelling of Phoenix, which means “phoenix (mythical bird)” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Phoenyx?
Phoenyx was the 4724th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2650th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 441 places. More babies were named Phoenyx in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Phoenyx a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 61% girls, 39% boys given the name Phoenyx in the US.
Where is Phoenyx most popular?
In 2021–2025, Phoenyx was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.