girl's name
Pheobe
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,913
Scotland
#896
2012 births
Pheobe is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
Pheobe over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 40 |
| 1890s | 61 |
| 1900s | 31 |
| 1910s | 88 |
| 1920s | 112 |
| 1930s | 68 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 30 |
| 1960s | 43 |
| 1970s | 29 |
| 1990s | 64 |
| 2000s | 243 |
| 2010s | 218 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 88 |
How popular is Pheobe?
In 2025, Pheobe was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Pheobe is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Pheobe
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pheobe also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pheobe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Pheobe
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pheobe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pheobe
How popular is the name Pheobe?
In 2025, Pheobe was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Pheobe a girl's or a boy's name?
Pheobe is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Pheobe most popular?
Pheobe peaked in 2009, when 49 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Pheobe a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pheobe currently ranks #3,464 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.