Phoenix is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Phoenix is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #329 among boys (1,027) and #534 among girls (567) — overall #430 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,594 | 1,594 | #534 | #329 |
| 2024 | 1,981 | 1,981 | #419 | #275 |
| 2023 | 2,130 | 2,130 | #349 | #269 |
| 2022 | 2,355 | 2,355 | #317 | #260 |
| 2021 | 2,484 | 2,484 | #311 | #247 |
| 2020 | 2,650 | 2,650 | #285 | #236 |
| 2019 | 2,449 | 2,449 | #313 | #256 |
| 2018 | 2,364 | 2,364 | #350 | #252 |
| 2017 | 2,210 | 2,210 | #362 | #267 |
| 2016 | 1,967 | 1,967 | #440 | #293 |
| 2015 | 1,863 | 1,863 | #453 | #307 |
| 2014 | 1,551 | 1,551 | #491 | #354 |
| 2013 | 1,410 | 1,410 | #486 | #380 |
| 2012 | 1,309 | 1,309 | #572 | #380 |
| 2011 | 1,175 | 1,175 | #645 | #388 |
| 2010 | 1,202 | 1,202 | #666 | #376 |
| 2009 | 1,229 | 1,229 | #719 | #367 |
| 2008 | 1,169 | 1,169 | #706 | #397 |
| 2007 | 1,105 | 1,105 | #714 | #419 |
| 2006 | 1,011 | 1,011 | #812 | #422 |
| 2005 | 814 | 814 | #882 | #477 |
| 2004 | 698 | 698 | #880 | #552 |
| 2003 | 635 | 635 | #981 | #563 |
| 2002 | 471 | 471 | #1,306 | #617 |
| 2001 | 457 | 457 | #1,275 | #629 |
| 2000 | 317 | 317 | #1,367 | #878 |
| 1999 | 277 | 277 | #1,523 | #914 |
| 1998 | 269 | 269 | #1,530 | #907 |
| 1997 | 256 | — | #1,523 | #916 |
| 1996 | 214 | — | #1,596 | #1,055 |
| 1995 | 231 | — | #1,573 | #963 |
| 1994 | 202 | — | #1,808 | #1,007 |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #2,512 | #1,889 |
| 1992 | 69 | — | #3,197 | #2,289 |
| 1991 | 58 | — | #3,423 | #2,667 |
| 1990 | 66 | — | #2,838 | #2,678 |
| 1989 | 55 | — | #2,911 | #3,413 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | #4,440 | #4,697 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,817 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,562 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,810 | — |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #10,003 | #7,046 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #4,823 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,446 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,675 | — |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #4,263 | — |
| 1979 | 33 | — | #3,047 | #6,795 |
| 1978 | 27 | — | #2,995 | — |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #4,018 | — |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #3,917 | — |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #6,308 | #6,079 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,938 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,591 |