Girls' name · since 1971
Phoenicia
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Phoenicia, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phoenicia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 122 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phoenicia has been recorded 122 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- #24,956 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phoenicia ranks #24,956 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phoenicia's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Phoenicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Phoenicia's full recorded timeline at 1987, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Phoenicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1989)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Phoenicia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (63 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Phoenicia's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Phoenicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 63 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Phoenicia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 1990s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Phoenicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Phoenicia 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.