Girls' name · since 1880
Phoebe
Phoebe has 43,658 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,658
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Phoebe is the #157 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 43,658 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Phoebe recorded 43,658 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #157 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% 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.
- #655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #157 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 43,658 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phoebe ranks #655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #157 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 43,658 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,658
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phoebe's 43,658 recorded births place it above 99.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Phoebe compares
43,658 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Phoebe's all-time total is 116x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phoebe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,658 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,885 | 21 | 19,840 |
Phoebe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Phoebe's full recorded timeline at 1953, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 46 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,885 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Phoebe popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,885
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Phoebe popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Phoebe as boys' name)
Phoebe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10,645 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Phoebe's strongest decade.
10,645 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Phoebe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 646
1880s
646 births
- 1890s 848
1890s
848 births
- 1900s 719
1900s
719 births
- 1910s 1,601
1910s
1,601 births
- 1920s 1,851
1920s
1,851 births
- 1930s 1,404
1930s
1,404 births
- 1940s 1,230
1940s
1,230 births
- 1950s 1,092
1950s
1,092 births
- 1960s 1,064
1960s
1,064 births
- 1970s 1,134
1970s
1,134 births
- 1980s 1,123
1980s
1,123 births
- 1990s 3,288
1990s
3,288 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,085 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,645 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,928 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10,645 births (24% of all-time use).
How Phoebe 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 Phoebe's total volume
Phoebe by state
Where Phoebe concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,724 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,256 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,463 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,891 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,491 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,367 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 1,255 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 1,240 | 2.8% |
4,724 of 43,658 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Phoebe appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Phoebe's data
- Phoebe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10,645 total births) through the 2020s (8,928) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Phoebes (4,724 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phoebe: 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 (~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 Phoebe 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.