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Phoebe

Girl Ancient Greek #190 in 2023

Phoebe is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Phoebe

A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia. from Φοίβη, feminine form of Φοῖβος.

Popularity of Phoebe

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,590 births in 2023

1880 2023

40,119 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2023

1,590 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.