Phoenix

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Arizona place name and Greek

"dark red"

Phoenix Origin and Meaning

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

Phoenix is a New Age name symbolizing rebirth and immortality. It's also a place name, a color name, a mythological name, AND an animal name, combining several of today's hottest trends in one appealing package.

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.

Statistically, Phoenix does lean slightly to the boys' side with 1200 boys receiving the name in 2023 compared to 900 girls. Nevertheless, it shares sounds with the familiar Phoebe, Beatrix, and Fiona, as well as Phillip and Felix, and so it doesn't feel out of place on any gender.

A celebrity favorite, Scary Spice Mel B, rugby player Mat Rogers, fashion designer John Richmond, and actress Tammin Sursok all chose Phoenix for her daughters.

Phoenix Rank in US Top 1000

# 421 in the US

Phoenix Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1070 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Phoenix

• 421 US 2024
• 1070 Nameberry 2025
• 238 Future 2028
• 464 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Phoenix

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Phoenix.

• Rain
• Raven
• Ember
• Lyric
• Storm
• Blaze
• Crimson
• Winter
• Sapphire
• Sky
• River
• Jinx
• Amethyst
• Alaska
• Kahlani
• Echo
• Onyx
• Ebony
• Snow
• Blue

Famous People Named Phoenix

• Phoenix Richmond British model; daughter of designer John Richmond
• Phoenix Chi Gulzar (b. 1999) daughter of singer/TV personality Mel B
• Phoenix Ray Stotijn (b. 2005) daughter of singers Anouk and Remon Stotijn
• Phoenix Rogers (b. 2007) daughter of rugby league player Mat Rogers and TV presenter Chloe Maxwell
• Phoenix Beach (b. 2008) daughter of actor Adam Beach
• Phoenix Williamson (b. 2010) daughter of actor Mykelti Williamson
• Phoenix Emmanuel McEwen (b. 2013) daughter of actress Tammin Sursok and Sean McEwen
• Phoenix Shea (b. 2015) daughter of soccer player Brek Shea
• Phoenix Kemsley (b. 2016) daughter of reality TV personalities P.K. and Dorit Kemsley ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")
• Willow Phoenix Buckley (b. 2014) daughter of actor A..J. Buckley
• Summer Rain and Liberty Phoenix, American actresses
• Phoenix Presley Lee Piper (b. 2018), daughter of American model and professional wrestler Brooke Adams

The name Phoenix in Pop Culture

• Phoenix Jackson main character in Eudora Welty's story "A Worn Path"
• Phoenix daughter of Max and Fang in the "Maximum Ride" series
• Phoenix character in film "Phantom of the Paradise"
• Phoenix from the movie "Griffin and Phoenix"
• Phoenix alternative rock band from Versailles, France
• "The Phoenix " song by Fall Out Boy
• Phoenix character from the New World series by Jennifer Wilson
• Phoenix capital city of Arizona and 6th most populated city in the USA
• Symbol of the empress women, and the bride in Chinese culture