Phoebe is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Phoebe is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #157 for girl births in the United States (and #361 across all names), given to 1,885 babies. Phoebe was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (1,885 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,885 | 1,885 | #157 | — |
| 2024 | 1,647 | 1,647 | #183 | — |
| 2023 | 1,591 | 1,591 | #191 | — |
| 2022 | 1,384 | 1,384 | #212 | — |
| 2021 | 1,240 | 1,240 | #247 | — |
| 2020 | 1,181 | 1,181 | #254 | — |
| 2019 | 1,149 | 1,149 | #291 | — |
| 2018 | 1,027 | 1,027 | #320 | — |
| 2017 | 1,021 | 1,021 | #318 | — |
| 2016 | 1,036 | 1,036 | #314 | — |
| 2015 | 1,119 | 1,119 | #288 | — |
| 2014 | 1,104 | 1,104 | #297 | — |
| 2013 | 1,065 | 1,065 | #302 | — |
| 2012 | 1,061 | 1,061 | #301 | — |
| 2011 | 1,023 | 1,023 | #310 | — |
| 2010 | 1,040 | 1,040 | #308 | — |
| 2009 | 1,018 | 1,018 | #322 | — |
| 2008 | 959 | 959 | #348 | — |
| 2007 | 988 | 988 | #337 | — |
| 2006 | 890 | 890 | #365 | — |
| 2005 | 730 | 730 | #425 | — |
| 2004 | 757 | 757 | #405 | #12,741 |
| 2003 | 689 | 689 | #436 | — |
| 2002 | 665 | 665 | #436 | — |
| 2001 | 752 | 752 | #389 | — |
| 2000 | 642 | 642 | #440 | — |
| 1999 | 527 | 527 | #494 | — |
| 1998 | 398 | 398 | #605 | — |
| 1997 | 419 | — | #559 | — |
| 1996 | 431 | — | #544 | — |
| 1995 | 397 | — | #578 | — |
| 1994 | 247 | — | #818 | — |
| 1993 | 215 | — | #899 | — |
| 1992 | 195 | — | #981 | — |
| 1991 | 235 | — | #855 | — |
| 1990 | 224 | — | #872 | — |
| 1989 | 189 | — | #943 | — |
| 1988 | 122 | — | #1,229 | — |
| 1987 | 109 | — | #1,291 | — |
| 1986 | 138 | — | #1,087 | — |
| 1985 | 119 | — | #1,191 | — |
| 1984 | 106 | — | #1,228 | — |
| 1983 | 92 | — | #1,314 | — |
| 1982 | 80 | — | #1,504 | — |
| 1981 | 84 | — | #1,452 | — |
| 1980 | 84 | — | #1,455 | — |
| 1979 | 100 | — | #1,279 | — |
| 1978 | 115 | — | #1,131 | — |
| 1977 | 151 | — | #930 | — |
| 1976 | 107 | — | #1,120 | — |
| 1975 | 112 | — | #1,062 | — |
| 1974 | 95 | — | #1,183 | — |
| 1973 | 118 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1972 | 112 | — | #1,043 | — |
| 1971 | 113 | — | #1,070 | — |
| 1970 | 111 | — | #1,082 | — |
| 1969 | 100 | — | #1,105 | — |
| 1968 | 96 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1967 | 137 | — | #868 | — |
| 1966 | 106 | — | #998 | — |
| 1965 | 75 | — | #1,248 | — |
| 1964 | 100 | — | #1,093 | — |
| 1963 | 105 | — | #1,051 | — |
| 1962 | 108 | — | #1,042 | — |
| 1961 | 120 | — | #991 | — |
| 1960 | 117 | — | #997 | — |
| 1959 | 116 | — | #986 | — |
| 1958 | 110 | — | #991 | — |
| 1957 | 105 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1956 | 109 | — | #968 | — |
| 1955 | 120 | — | #896 | — |
| 1954 | 130 | — | #825 | — |
| 1953 | 95 | — | #984 | — |
| 1952 | 99 | — | #933 | — |
| 1951 | 109 | — | #861 | — |
| 1950 | 99 | — | #893 | — |
| 1949 | 107 | — | #855 | — |
| 1948 | 105 | — | #856 | — |
| 1947 | 128 | — | #762 | — |
| 1946 | 117 | — | #759 | — |
| 1945 | 101 | — | #747 | — |
| 1944 | 112 | — | #714 | — |
| 1943 | 128 | — | #672 | — |
| 1942 | 127 | — | #665 | — |
| 1941 | 155 | — | #564 | — |
| 1940 | 150 | — | #566 | — |
| 1939 | 143 | — | #563 | — |
| 1938 | 151 | — | #558 | — |
| 1937 | 121 | — | #613 | — |
| 1936 | 139 | — | #553 | — |
| 1935 | 127 | — | #573 | — |
| 1934 | 128 | — | #570 | — |
| 1933 | 143 | — | #532 | — |
| 1932 | 145 | — | #542 | — |
| 1931 | 143 | — | #551 | — |
| 1930 | 164 | — | #533 | — |
| 1929 | 148 | — | #563 | — |
| 1928 | 177 | — | #522 | — |
| 1927 | 169 | — | #545 | — |
| 1926 | 162 | — | #558 | — |
| 1925 | 192 | — | #506 | — |
| 1924 | 197 | — | #506 | — |
| 1923 | 194 | — | #498 | — |
| 1922 | 193 | — | #502 | — |
| 1921 | 199 | — | #498 | — |
| 1920 | 220 | — | #457 | — |
| 1919 | 193 | — | #480 | — |
| 1918 | 215 | — | #458 | — |
| 1917 | 227 | — | #426 | — |
| 1916 | 199 | — | #449 | — |
| 1915 | 198 | — | #433 | — |
| 1914 | 177 | — | #395 | — |
| 1913 | 112 | — | #480 | — |
| 1912 | 104 | — | #472 | — |
| 1911 | 87 | — | #437 | — |
| 1910 | 89 | — | #420 | — |
| 1909 | 78 | — | #416 | — |
| 1908 | 76 | — | #415 | — |
| 1907 | 82 | — | #393 | — |
| 1906 | 53 | — | #470 | — |
| 1905 | 87 | — | #365 | — |
| 1904 | 63 | — | #406 | — |
| 1903 | 68 | — | #386 | — |
| 1902 | 87 | — | #340 | — |
| 1901 | 54 | — | #409 | — |
| 1900 | 71 | — | #395 | — |
| 1899 | 84 | — | #328 | — |
| 1898 | 79 | — | #349 | — |
| 1897 | 72 | — | #346 | — |
| 1896 | 106 | — | #285 | — |
| 1895 | 90 | — | #307 | — |
| 1894 | 85 | — | #298 | — |
| 1893 | 86 | — | #292 | — |
| 1892 | 88 | — | #287 | — |
| 1891 | 84 | — | #270 | — |
| 1890 | 74 | — | #289 | — |
| 1889 | 67 | — | #298 | — |
| 1888 | 65 | — | #294 | — |
| 1887 | 63 | — | #267 | — |
| 1886 | 80 | — | #231 | — |
| 1885 | 72 | — | #235 | — |
| 1884 | 75 | — | #219 | — |
| 1883 | 66 | — | #222 | — |
| 1882 | 62 | — | #219 | — |
| 1881 | 46 | — | #233 | — |
| 1880 | 50 | — | #217 | — |