Is Phenix a boy or girl name?

Phenix is a unisex name. Of the 870 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 41.4% were girls and 58.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Phenix

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Phenix was most popular in 2023, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,219 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 870 people named Phenix.

Phenix over time

Births per year. The dot marks Phenix’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Phenix a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Phenix is a unisex name — 41.4% of the 870 Americans given it were girls and 58.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 45% girls and 55% 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