Phoeba

FOH-buh /ˈfoʊbə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Phoeba is a very rare variant of Phoebe that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Phoeba is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1929. Phoeba was first reported in SSA data in 1922 and peaked in 1926 (9 births).

About the name Phoeba

PronunciationFOH-buh /ˈfoʊbə/
9peak births 1926
1922first in SSA data

Names similar to Phoeba

How popular is Phoeba?

Girls named Phoeba
192219251929
Girls named Phoeba per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1922–1929 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1929) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Phoeba total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19296—#4,468
19269—#3,492
19225—#5,628