Girls' name · since 1880
Phebe
2,958 babies named Phebe in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,558 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,958
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Phebe is the #5558 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,958 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Phebe recorded 2,958 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5558 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,627 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,558 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,958 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phebe ranks #3,627 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,558 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,958 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,558 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,958
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phebe's 2,958 recorded births place it above 94.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Phebe compares
2,958 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Phebe's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phebe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,958 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Phebe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Phebe's full recorded timeline at 1953, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Phebe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Phebe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (348 births, 12% of the file).
2010s was Phebe's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Phebe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
201 births
- 1890s
1890s
181 births
- 1900s 127
1900s
127 births
- 1910s
1910s
244 births
- 1920s
1920s
238 births
- 1930s
1930s
191 births
- 1940s
1940s
189 births
- 1950s 132
1950s
132 births
- 1960s
1960s
147 births
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
169 births
- 2000s
2000s
324 births
- 2010s
2010s
348 births
- 2020s
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 348 births (12% of all-time use).
How Phebe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Phebe's total volume
Phebe by state
Where Phebe concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 36 | 1.2% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.2% |
36 of 2,958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Phebe appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Phebe's data
- Phebe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (348 total births) through the 2020s (161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Phebes (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phebe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Phebe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.