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How popular is the name Phebe?
Births per year, rank history and how many Phebes are alive today.
Phebe (female), a spelling of Phoebe, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2022 (ranked 5670th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2005, when 27 babies were given the name, the 971st most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Phoebe you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Phoebes born in England and Wales are between 9 and 24, and there are at least 55,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 16% chance that at least one of them will be called Phoebe.
How many babies are named Phebe each year?
Includes all spellings: Phebe, Phoebe. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Phebe spelling rank?
Where does the Phoebe spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Phebe most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Phoebe, peaked in 2008, when 2,132 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Phebe spelling itself peaked in 2005, with 27 babies.
How many people are called Phebe?
At least 55,000 people named Phebe in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Phebe?
Most living Phebes are between 9 and 24; the most common age is about 17.
Is Phebe becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.