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Phoebe

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Phoebe: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Phoebe: Recorded since 1985, its highest recorded position is #14, reached in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #14 to #65.200020052010201520202025#14#65
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#65
1997#54
1998#43
1999#38
2000#38
2001#40
2002#40
2003#44
2004#43
2005#36
2006#32
2007#31
2008#26
2009#23
2010#28
2011#24
2012#28
2013#24
2014#22
2015#22
2016#24
2017#21
2018#21
2019#22
2020#25
2021#22
2022#24
2023#20
2024#17
2025#14

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 39 of the 41 years from 1985 to 2025.

In 2025: #14 among girls in England and Wales, #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #97 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1985–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Phoebe across 5 registrars

  • Phoebe did not peak everywhere at once. It reached its best position in New Zealand in 2004 and in England and Wales in 2025, 21 years later.
  • Phoebe has risen by ten or more places over ten years in 3 registrars.
  • Its best recorded position is recent in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, where the name was at or near its peak within two years of the latest list.
  • The longest ranked record is in Republic of Ireland, from 1985 to 2025.
Republic of Ireland
Best: #78 in 2022Latest: #97 in 2025

#78 in 2022

England and Wales
Best: #14 in 2025Latest: #14 in 2025

#14 in 2025

New Zealand
Best: #45 in 2004Latest: #56 in 2023

#45 in 2004

Northern Ireland
Best: #30 in 2024Latest: #30 in 2024

#30 in 2024

New South Wales, Australia
Best: #39 in 2004Latest: #65 in 2025

#39 in 2004

Each panel runs 1985 to 2025, top of the panel is #1 on a log scale, with guide lines at #1 and #100. Filled dot: best rank. Open dot: latest rank. Read from 5 official registrars with at least 10 ranked years. Where a registrar publishes separate lists by sex, the better rank for each year is used. A 'meaningful' move is 10 or more places. Lists start in different years, so an earlier first year shows the list is older, not that the name arrived there first, and a best rank in the first years of a list is not compared as a peak. Ranks show position, and cannot show why a name moved.

Rank summary for Phoebe by registrar
RegistrarRanked yearsBest rankLatest rankTen years to latest rank
Republic of Ireland1985–2025#78 (2022)#97 (2025)Up 22
England and Wales1996–2025#14 (2025)#14 (2025)Up 8
New Zealand1996–2023#45 (2004)#56 (2023)Up 22
Northern Ireland1997–2024#30 (2024)#30 (2024)Up 29
New South Wales, Australia1998–2025#39 (2004)#65 (2025)Down 7
Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1985

    First recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #14 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #14 in England and Wales in 2025.

Phoebe's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#141,542HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#171,549HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#201,510HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#241,531HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#221,678HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#251,543HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#221,753HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#211,883HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#212,000HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#241,975HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#222,081HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#222,099HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#241,992HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#281,825HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#242,008HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#282,027HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#232,074HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#262,116HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#311,769HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#321,634HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#361,569HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#431,290HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#441,182HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#401,160HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#401,256HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#381,319HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#381,431HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#431,371HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#541,071HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#65910HighVerified
2025New South Wales, Australiafemale#65107InsufficientNot yet available
2024New South Wales, Australiafemale#62107InsufficientNot yet available
2023New South Wales, Australiafemale#6996InsufficientNot yet available
2022New South Wales, Australiafemale#7295InsufficientNot yet available
2021New South Wales, Australiafemale#7299InsufficientNot yet available
2020New South Wales, Australiafemale#7497InsufficientNot yet available
2019New South Wales, Australiafemale#58110InsufficientNot yet available
2018New South Wales, Australiafemale#58115InsufficientNot yet available
2017New South Wales, Australiafemale#42132InsufficientNot yet available
2016New South Wales, Australiafemale#58117InsufficientNot yet available
2015New South Wales, Australiafemale#58118InsufficientNot yet available
2014New South Wales, Australiafemale#61116InsufficientNot yet available
2013New South Wales, Australiafemale#61110InsufficientNot yet available
2012New South Wales, Australiafemale#59123InsufficientNot yet available
2011New South Wales, Australiafemale#61110InsufficientNot yet available
2010New South Wales, Australiafemale#56115InsufficientNot yet available
2009New South Wales, Australiafemale#62108InsufficientNot yet available
2008New South Wales, Australiafemale#52128InsufficientNot yet available
2007New South Wales, Australiafemale#56129InsufficientNot yet available
2006New South Wales, Australiafemale#43137InsufficientNot yet available
2005New South Wales, Australiafemale#50124InsufficientNot yet available
2004New South Wales, Australiafemale#39147InsufficientNot yet available
2003New South Wales, Australiafemale#59122InsufficientNot yet available
2002New South Wales, Australiafemale#46145InsufficientNot yet available
2001New South Wales, Australiafemale#57129InsufficientNot yet available
2000New South Wales, Australiafemale#60135InsufficientNot yet available
1999New South Wales, Australiafemale#8299InsufficientNot yet available
1998New South Wales, Australiafemale#79106InsufficientNot yet available
2023New Zealandfemale#5664HighVerified
2022New Zealandfemale#7655HighVerified
2021New Zealandfemale#7953HighVerified
2020New Zealandfemale#7948HighVerified
2019New Zealandfemale#6366HighVerified
2018New Zealandfemale#6657HighVerified
2017New Zealandfemale#5374HighVerified
2016New Zealandfemale#7655HighVerified
2015New Zealandfemale#6467HighVerified
2014New Zealandfemale#7250HighVerified
2013New Zealandfemale#7852HighVerified
2012New Zealandfemale#8455HighVerified
2011New Zealandfemale#6560HighVerified
2010New Zealandfemale#5772HighVerified
2009New Zealandfemale#6858HighVerified
2008New Zealandfemale#6266HighVerified
2007New Zealandfemale#9848HighVerified
2006New Zealandfemale#5967HighVerified
2005New Zealandfemale#6555HighVerified
2004New Zealandfemale#4583HighVerified
2003New Zealandfemale#4778HighVerified
2002New Zealandfemale#5368HighVerified
2001New Zealandfemale#6563HighVerified
2000New Zealandfemale#7160HighVerified
1999New Zealandfemale#6571HighVerified
1998New Zealandfemale#9345HighVerified
1997New Zealandfemale#6566HighVerified
1996New Zealandfemale#6267HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#3052HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3947HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3552HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#5939HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#7429HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4745HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#5144HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4447HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#4550HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#5939HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#6237HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#6639HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#8230HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#9029HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#7632HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#5640HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#9123HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#12117HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#16911HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#13913HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2027HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#15511HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#1918HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#16310HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#1819HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#15512HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#9749HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8262HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#9951HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7870HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#12343HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#12840HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#13739HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#10953HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#13741HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#13344HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#11954HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#17431HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#19729HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#20827HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#22024HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#25521HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#23922HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#29117HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#28616HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#32512HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#3729HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4766HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#21218HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#28911HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#3159HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#22715HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3227HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#2938HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#23518HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#27911HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#5023HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3229HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#30310HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#4085HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4923HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#5213HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#5193HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4682HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Phoebe is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Phoebe, between 1985 and 2025, in 39 of those 41 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2022England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1996New Zealand: recorded in 1997New Zealand: recorded in 1998New Zealand: recorded in 1999New Zealand: recorded in 2000New Zealand: recorded in 2001New Zealand: recorded in 2002New Zealand: recorded in 2003New Zealand: recorded in 2004New Zealand: recorded in 2005New Zealand: recorded in 2006New Zealand: recorded in 2007New Zealand: recorded in 2008New Zealand: recorded in 2009New Zealand: recorded in 2010New Zealand: recorded in 2011New Zealand: recorded in 2012New Zealand: recorded in 2013New Zealand: recorded in 2014New Zealand: recorded in 2015New Zealand: recorded in 2016New Zealand: recorded in 2017New Zealand: recorded in 2018New Zealand: recorded in 2019New Zealand: recorded in 2020New Zealand: recorded in 2021New Zealand: recorded in 2022New Zealand: recorded in 2023New Zealand: highest position in 2004Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1998New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1999New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2000New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2001New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2002New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2003New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2004New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2005New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2006New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2007New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2008New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2009New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2010New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2011New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2012New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2013New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2014New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2015New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2016New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2017New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2018New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2019New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2020New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2021New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2022New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2023New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2024New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2025New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 2004ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419852025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1985–202539#78 in 2022
England and Wales1996–202530#14 in 2025
New Zealand1996–202328#45 in 2004
Northern Ireland1997–202428#30 in 2024
New South Wales, Australia1998–202528#39 in 2004
Scotland20241#46 in 2024

Its high point came 21 years earlier in New Zealand (2004) than in England and Wales (2025).

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What is known about Phoebe

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1985–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #14 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.