Phoenix has been given to about 40,635 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.
Phoenix ranks 534th among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,594 born that year. Its best year was 2020, when 2,650 babies were given the name, ranking 285th. The typical living American called Phoenix is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.14% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.