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Girl name

Phoenicia

/fəˈniʃə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1998

Phoenicia has been given to about 122 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/fəˈniʃə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 118
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Phoenicia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1989 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time122

How popular is Phoenicia?

Its best year was 1989, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 6838th. The typical living American called Phoenicia is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Phoenicia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Felicia0.74
  2. Leticia0.68
  3. Elicia0.68
  4. Valencia0.65
  5. Phoenix0.64
  6. Felecia0.62
  7. Olivia0.58
  8. Patricia0.58

Middle names for Phoenicia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Phoenicia Rose0.85
  2. Phoenicia Louise0.85
  3. Phoenicia June0.84
  4. Phoenicia Quinn0.84
  5. Phoenicia Nell0.84
  6. Phoenicia Wren0.83

Sibling names for Phoenicia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.60
  2. Jessicasister · 0.59
  3. Amandasister · 0.59
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.59
  5. Travisbrother · 0.57
  6. Caseyeither · 0.57

Where Phoenicia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Phoenicia White0.80
    2. Phoenicia Reyes0.80
    3. Phoenicia Nguyen0.80
    4. Phoenicia Moore0.80
    5. Phoenicia Lee0.80
    6. Phoenicia Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Phoenicia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.