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Phoebe Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Phoebe?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Phoebe, ranked the 320th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Phoebe has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #217 in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2015 with 1,117 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Phoebe was 46 in 1881.

Phoebe, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1884, 1909-1915, 1964-1967, 1992-1995, 1996-2001, and 2003-2007, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1898-1901, and 1977-1980.

Phoebe's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Phoebe for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Phoebe?

Phoebe's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Phoebe is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Phoebe (Girl)Phoebe (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,018 320 < 5 --
2017 1,017 318 < 5 --
2016 1,032 314 < 5 --
2015 1,117 287 < 5 --
2014 1,103 296 < 5 --
2013 1,059 302 < 5 --
2012 1,060 301 < 5 --
2011 1,022 310 < 5 --
2010 1,038 308 < 5 --
2009 1,016 322 < 5 --
2008 959 348 < 5 --
2007 988 337 < 5 --
2006 890 363 < 5 --
2005 730 425 < 5 --
2004 751 405 5 12,734
2003 689 436 < 5 --
2002 665 436 < 5 --
2001 752 388 < 5 --
2000 641 441 < 5 --
1999 527 494 < 5 --
1998 397 606 < 5 --
1997 419 559 < 5 --
1996 432 542 < 5 --
1995 396 581 < 5 --
1994 247 819 < 5 --
1993 215 900 < 5 --
1992 195 982 < 5 --
1991 233 859 < 5 --
1990 225 871 < 5 --
1989 189 943 < 5 --
1988 121 1,235 < 5 --
1987 109 1,290 < 5 --
1986 139 1,082 < 5 --
1985 117 1,203 < 5 --
1984 106 1,228 < 5 --
1983 92 1,315 < 5 --
1982 80 1,504 < 5 --
1981 84 1,450 < 5 --
1980 84 1,455 < 5 --
1979 100 1,279 < 5 --
1978 115 1,131 < 5 --
1977 151 930 < 5 --
1976 107 1,121 < 5 --
1975 112 1,060 < 5 --
1974 95 1,184 < 5 --
1973 118 1,005 < 5 --
1972 112 1,043 < 5 --
1971 113 1,070 < 5 --
1970 111 1,082 < 5 --
1969 100 1,105 < 5 --
1968 96 1,088 < 5 --
1967 137 868 < 5 --
1966 106 997 < 5 --
1965 75 1,246 < 5 --
1964 100 1,092 < 5 --
1963 106 1,045 < 5 --
1962 110 1,030 < 5 --
1961 118 997 < 5 --
1960 117 998 < 5 --
1959 116 985 < 5 --
1958 110 991 < 5 --
1957 105 1,024 < 5 --
1956 109 967 < 5 --
1955 120 896 < 5 --
1954 130 825 < 5 --
1953 95 984 < 5 --
1952 99 933 < 5 --
1951 109 861 < 5 --
1950 99 893 < 5 --
1949 107 855 < 5 --
1948 105 856 < 5 --
1947 127 765 < 5 --
1946 117 760 < 5 --
1945 101 747 < 5 --
1944 112 713 < 5 --
1943 128 672 < 5 --
1942 127 665 < 5 --
1941 155 563 < 5 --
1940 150 566 < 5 --
1939 143 564 < 5 --
1938 151 558 < 5 --
1937 121 613 < 5 --
1936 139 553 < 5 --
1935 127 573 < 5 --
1934 127 573 < 5 --
1933 143 532 < 5 --
1932 146 541 < 5 --
1931 143 550 < 5 --
1930 164 533 < 5 --
1929 148 563 < 5 --
1928 177 522 < 5 --
1927 169 545 < 5 --
1926 162 558 < 5 --
1925 192 506 < 5 --
1924 197 506 < 5 --
1923 194 498 < 5 --
1922 193 502 < 5 --
1921 199 498 < 5 --
1920 220 457 < 5 --
1919 193 480 < 5 --
1918 215 458 < 5 --
1917 227 426 < 5 --
1916 199 449 < 5 --
1915 198 433 < 5 --
1914 177 395 < 5 --
1913 112 480 < 5 --
1912 104 472 < 5 --
1911 87 437 < 5 --
1910 90 417 < 5 --
1909 78 416 < 5 --
1908 76 415 < 5 --
1907 82 393 < 5 --
1906 53 470 < 5 --
1905 87 365 < 5 --
1904 63 406 < 5 --
1903 68 386 < 5 --
1902 87 340 < 5 --
1901 54 409 < 5 --
1900 71 395 < 5 --
1899 84 328 < 5 --
1898 79 349 < 5 --
1897 72 346 < 5 --
1896 106 285 < 5 --
1895 90 307 < 5 --
1894 85 298 < 5 --
1893 86 292 < 5 --
1892 88 287 < 5 --
1891 84 270 < 5 --
1890 74 289 < 5 --
1889 67 298 < 5 --
1888 65 294 < 5 --
1887 63 267 < 5 --
1886 80 231 < 5 --
1885 72 235 < 5 --
1884 75 219 < 5 --
1883 66 222 < 5 --
1882 62 219 < 5 --
1881 46 233 < 5 --
1880 50 217 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.