Phoenix

“Mythical firebird symbolizing rebirth” — Ancient Greek, via Latin origin

Girl's name · #533 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Phoenix has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #285 (2020) · 16,064 babies named Phoenix all-time · 1 in 2,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,100 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Phoenixes

Phoenix Karaka — netball player

In stories & tradition

Phoenix Force — Uncanny X-Men
Phoenix — video game character
Phoenix Man — One-Punch Man

What Phoenixes become

Among 52 notable people named Phoenix:

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