Recorded 1898–2023 Girls' name Peak 1923 71 births

Phoebie — girls' name

71 babies named Phoebie in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61920s81940s72000s172010s232020s10
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Phoebie was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Phoebie in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phoebie

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Phoebie between 1898 and 2023, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phoebie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phoebie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Phoebie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phoebie 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 71 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.

Phoebie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

71

Since 1898

126 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1898

Recorded for 126 years

Last year on file: 2023

Phoebie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1898

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 126 years of records
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Phoebie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
23 births that decade — 32% of Phoebie's all-time total
1890s61920s81940s72000s172010s232020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phoebie?
71 babies have been named Phoebie since 1898. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Phoebie most popular?
Phoebie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Phoebie been used?
Phoebie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 126 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Phoebie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phoebe, Phoenix, Phoenyx, Phoenicia, 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, 1898–2023 (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.