Recorded 1900–2009 Girls' name Peak 1900 22 births

Phebie — girls' name

22 babies named Phebie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1900. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111920s62000s5
1900s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Phebie was born in this single decade.

1900
Single peak year

6 babies were named Phebie in 1900 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phebie

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Phebie between 1900 and 2009, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phebie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phebie performed strongest in the 1900s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Phebie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phebie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Phebie at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

22

Since 1900

110 years of records

Peak year

1900

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1900s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1900

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2009

Phebie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1900

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1900)
6
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
4.555.566.5 2009192319031900 6

Phebie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1900s
Peak decade
1900s
11 births that decade — 50% of Phebie's all-time total
1900s111920s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phebie?
22 babies have been named Phebie since 1900. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1900 with 6 births.
When was Phebie most popular?
Phebie was most popular in the 1900s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1900.
How long has the name Phebie been used?
Phebie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 110 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Phebie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phebe, Pheobe, Pheonix, Phenix, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.