Unisex name · since 1994
Phenix
510 babies named Phenix in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,815 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phenix currently ranks #3815 among unisex names in America, with 510 babies recorded since 1994.
Phenix has 510 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3815 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,815 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 510 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phenix ranks #7,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,815 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 510 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,815 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phenix's 510 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Phenix compares
510 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Phenix's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phenix | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 510 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Phenix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phenix's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phenix popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Phenix popularity over time - girls
360 total births recorded since 1998 (Phenix as girls' name)
Phenix by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (206 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Phenix's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Phenix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 206 births (40% of all-time use).
How Phenix compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Phenix's total volume
Phenix by state
Where Phenix concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Phenix's data
- Phenix's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (206 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Phenixs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phenix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Phenix 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.