Phoebe

“bright, shining”

Girl’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Phoebe

Phoebe means “bright, shining” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 2004.
Over recent years, Phoebe has been stable (−1.3% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Phoebe every 152 schools.

Phoebe ranks 18^th in England and Wales, 33^rd in Northern Ireland and 47^th in Scotland, against 1,671^st in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
33^rd girls’ name151 babies in 3 years1 girl in 149+8.5% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
18^th girls’ name4,601 babies in 3 years1 girl in 167−0.6% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
51^st girls’ name203 babies in 3 years1 girl in 207+5.1% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
47^th girls’ name257 babies in 3 years1 girl in 212+11.4% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
90^th girls’ name162 babies in 3 years1 girl in 400+6.9% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
131^st girls’ name72 babies in 3 years1 girl in 551+11.5% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
178^th girls’ name176 babies in 3 years1 girl in 878+6.2% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
176^th girls’ name5,123 babies in 3 years1 girl in 943+9.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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