Phoenix

Where Phoenix comes from

From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).
— Wiktionary's entry for Phoenix
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1968
    First appearance
    #4,136 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1988
    Phoenix Jones born
    American martial artist
  3. 1991
    Phoenix Netts born
    British decedent
  4. 1994
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  5. 2020
    Peak, #236
    1,534 babies named Phoenix — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Phoenix Jones · American martial artist, born 1988
  • Phoenix Netts · British decedent, 1991–2020
  • Phoenix Spicer · Australian rules footballer, 2002–2026
  • Phoenix Goodman · British taekwondo practitioner, born 2005

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.