Phoebe
Usage of Phoebe in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Phoebe against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Phoebe is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Phoebe is Greek for “bright,” “shining,” or “radiant,” and was a name of the moon goddess. Phoebe was fashionable early in the twentieth century, vanished in the 1960s, and returned in 1989, helped by Lisa Kudrow’s character on Friends. Phoebe served as a deacon of the Cenchreae church, and Paul commended her as a benefactor when writing his epistle to the Romans. The namesake is sharpshooter Phoebe Ann Mosey, better known as Annie Oakley, who paid off her mother’s mortgage with her rifle skills by age twelve.
Phoebe in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,885 girls were named Phoebe, making it the #157 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 43,658 girls have been named Phoebe, with the most (1,885) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Phoebe
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Phoebe, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Phoebe | 2005 | South Indian Ocean | 102 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Phoebe
There are 2 towns and villages with Phoebe in their name, in 2 countries.
🇳🇿 New Zealand 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Phoebe | Canterbury, 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – | Map |
| Phoebe Berks Village | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Phoebe
There are 7 lakes and reservoirs with Phoebe in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 5🇨🇦 Canada 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Lake Phoebe | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Phoebe Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Phoebe Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Phoebe Lake | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Phoebe Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Phoebe Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lower Phoebe Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Phoebe songs
One song on Wikidata has Phoebe in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Phoebe
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Phoebe.
Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Tonkin
Fictional characters named Phoebe
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Phoebe as a pet name
FurryName has found 1,067 dogs named Phoebe in public pet registers, making it the #123 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (10), Burlington (6), Adelaide (4). Phoebe as a dog name →
FurryName has found 58 cats named Phoebe in public pet registers, making it the #87 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (25), Tacoma (3), Richmond (2). Phoebe as a cat name →
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