Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Phoenix

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Rising Bird
Dark red

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

pho(e)-nix

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jillian Michaels, Daughter of Melanie Brown and Jimmy Gulzar

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #236, 1,534 births); most recent 2025 (rank #329, 1,027 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #285, 1,114 births); most recent 2025 (rank #533, 567 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,027567
20241,227734
20231,254870
20221,3411,013
20211,4391,037
20201,5341,114
20191,4221,027
20181,455908
20171,349861
20161,237730

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #164, 324 births); most recent 2025 (rank #287, 158 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #398, 108 births); most recent 2025 (rank #733, 50 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202515850
202421371
202325786
202228775
202132487
202032392
2019253108
201820786
201724368
201618064

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3033, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #5359, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023––
20224–
20216–
2020–3
20197–
201853
20174–
20165–
2015––
20146–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #226, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #469, 8 births); most recent 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
20255–
202483
2023104
2022123
2021214
2020143
20196–
2018128
20178–
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #203, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #367, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #418, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #476, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
20259–
202476
202383
2022217
2021176
202019–
201914–
201896
201711–
201663

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #253, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #344, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #263, 6 births); most recent 2021 (rank #350, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
20254–
20243–
20233–
20226–
202144
202063
201943
2018––
201756
20167–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #184, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #138, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
202386
202296
20211311
2020169
2019177
20181715
2017258
2016197
2015249
20141513

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence