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Phoenix

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Arizona place-name and Greek
"dark red"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Mon Jul 22 2024

Phoenix Origin and Meaning

The name Phoenix is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "dark red".

Effortlessly cool with a hint of the mystical, Phoenix rolls a lot of trends into one: it's a place-name and a bird name, it ends in the stylish letter x, it's got in-built nicknames, and it's unisex too. Familiar but not over-popular, Phoenix ranks in the US and UK Top 1000s.

The name Phoenix is associated with an immortal bird from Greek and Egyptian mythology, which having lifted for several centuries would catch fire, then rise from its own ashes. This cycle would endlessly repeat, and therefore, Phoenix is tied to fresh starts, rejuvenation and beginning again after loss.

Phoenix is also linked to the US city in Arizona, named as such because the area was abandoned when settlers found it, and it was seen as a new city born from the ruins of another.

Phoenix is a statistically unisex name, though it does tilt slightly towards the boys' side. In 2023, it was given to 1200 boys compared to 860 girls.

A celebrity favorite and a regular feature in pop culture, from Phoenix Wright in video game franchise, Ace Attorney, to a song by the Gorillaz, Phoenix remains an approachable but cool option.

# 269 in the US

Phoenix Rank in US Top 1000

# 231 on Nameberry

Phoenix Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Phoenix Popularity

Famous People Named Phoenix

  • Phoenix ListAmerican actor
  • Phoenix RayAmerican reality TV personality of "Freakshow"
  • Phoenix Fraitureson of bassist Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes
  • Phoenix Carter (b. 1995)son of actor Ralph Carter
  • Phoenix Blackfeather Atha (b. 2005) son of rapper YelaWolf
  • Phoenix Jennings (b. 2005)son of singer Lyfe Jennings
  • Phoenix Binzer (b. 2010)son of TV personality Jasmine Lennard and singer Seth Binzer of Crazy Town
  • Phoenix Michaels (b. 2012)son of trainer and TV personality Jillian Michaels
  • Phoenix Sky Andersen (b. 2015)son of actress AJ Cook
  • Phoenix Avery Bosh (b. 2016)son of basketball player Chris Bosh; twin of brother Lennox Noel
  • Phoenix Robert Lachey (b. 2016)son of singer Nick Lachey
  • Phoenix Kalani Fullerson of model Tori Praver and surfer Danny Fuller
  • Phoenix Roy Lane (b. 2017)son of Ashley Salazar and Justin Lane of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
  • Dillon Phoenix Gering (b. 2006)son of actor Galen Gering
  • Phoenix Wolf (b. 2017)son of Bam Margera
  • Noah Phoenix Ambrosio Mazur (b. 2012)son of model Alessandra Ambrosio
  • Bodhi Phoenix Croft (b. 2014)son of actors Jamie Croft and Saskia Burmeister
  • River and Joaquin PhoenixAmerican actors

Phoenix in Pop Culture

  • Phoenix Wrightcharacter in the "Ace Attorney" video games
  • Phoenixpuppy In the "Left Behind: The Kids" series
  • Phoenixcharacter in the "Beautiful Dead" series by Eden Maguire
  • Phoenixson of Bridget and Joey in movie "Moms' Night Out"
  • "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" book/film by J.K. Rowling
  • The Phoenixan Old English poem; makes the bird a Christian symbol
  • The Phoenix and the Turtle67,line poem by Shakespeare
  • PhoenixFrench rock band
  • Phoenixcapital city of Arizona and the 6th most populated US city
  • Bobby in PhoenixGorillaz song featuring Bobby Womack

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