Girls' name · since 1882
Pheobe
Pheobe has 1,136 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,848 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,136
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pheobe is the #6848 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,136 recorded since 1882.
Pheobe has 1,136 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6848 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #6,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,848 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,136 born since 1882
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pheobe ranks #6,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,848 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,136 born since 1882, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,848 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,136
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pheobe's 1,136 recorded births place it above 90.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Pheobe compares
1,136 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Pheobe's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pheobe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,136 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pheobe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pheobe's full recorded timeline at 1948, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pheobe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Pheobe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (243 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Pheobe's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Pheobe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 40
1880s
40 births
- 1890s 61
1890s
61 births
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s 88
1910s
88 births
- 1920s
1920s
112 births
- 1930s 68
1930s
68 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
218 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 243 births (21% of all-time use).
How Pheobe 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 Pheobe's total volume
Pheobe by state
Where Pheobe concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
11 of 1,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Pheobe's data
- Pheobe's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pheobes (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Pheobe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Pheobe 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.