Unisex name · since 1999
Phoenyx
Phoenyx has 716 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,734 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
716 babies have been named Phoenyx since 1999, making it today's #4734 unisex name.
Phoenyx has 716 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4734 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #9,382 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,734 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 716 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phoenyx ranks #9,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,734 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 716 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,734 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phoenyx's 716 recorded births place it above 87.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Phoenyx compares
716 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Phoenyx's all-time total is 90% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phoenyx | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 716 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Phoenyx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phoenyx splits its recorded history at 2014: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phoenyx popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Phoenyx popularity over time - boys
382 total births recorded since 2004 (Phoenyx as boys' name)
Phoenyx by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (362 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Phoenyx's strongest decade.
362 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Phoenyx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
362 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 362 births (51% of all-time use).
How Phoenyx 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 Phoenyx's total volume
Phoenyx by state
Where Phoenyx concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
36 of 716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Phoenyx's data
- Phoenyx's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (362 total births) through the 2020s (270) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Phoenyxs (36 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 Phoenyx: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Phoenyx 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.