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Phoebe

Girl's name · #157 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Phoebe was #217 in 1880, slipped to #1504 by 1982, and reached #157 in 2025 — its highest rank ever. About 44,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Phoebe is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Phoebe ranks in other countries and regions.

#14 in England & Wales (2025) · #27 in N. Ireland (2025) · #47 in Scotland (2025) · #47 in New Zealand (2025) · #65 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #65 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #75 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #98 in Ireland (2025) · #626 in Netherlands (2025) · #725 in Austria (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) · #989 in Switzerland (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Phoebes

• Phoebe Tonkin — Australian actress
• Phoebe Waller-Bridge — English actress, screenwriter and producer (born 1985)
• Phoebe Cates — American actress, model, and entrepreneur
• Phoebe Bridgers — American musician (born 1994)
• Phoebe Dynevor — English actress

In stories & tradition

• Phoebe — titan
• Phoebe Buffay — Friends (TV series)
• Phoebe Halliwell — Charmed (comics)

What Phoebes become

Among 250 notable people named Phoebe:

Entertainers appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress.

Similar names: Daphne · Phoenix · Evangeline · Brielle · Stevie · Athena

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