Is Phebe a boy or girl name?

Phebe is a girl’s name. Of the 2,958 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Phebe

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Phebe was most popular in 2011, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,024 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,958 people named Phebe.

Phebe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Phebe’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Phebe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Phebe is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,958 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org