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Phoenix

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Arizona place-name and Greek
"dark red"
Grace Royal
By Grace Royal
Updated Mon Jul 14 2025

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 2024, it was given to 1220 boys compared to 730 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.

# 275 in the US

Phoenix Rank in US Top 1000

# 179 on Nameberry

Phoenix Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Phoenix

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Famous People Named Phoenix

  • Phoenix List
    American actor
  • Phoenix Ray
    American reality TV personality of "Freakshow"
  • Phoenix Fraiture
    son of bassist Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes
  • Phoenix Carter (b. 1995)
    son of actor Ralph Carter
  • 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 Fuller
    son 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 Phoenix
    American actors

The name Phoenix in Pop Culture

  • Phoenix Wright
    character in the "Ace Attorney" video games
  • Phoenix
    puppy In the "Left Behind: The Kids" series
  • Phoenix
    character in the "Beautiful Dead" series by Eden Maguire
  • Phoenix
    son of Bridget and Joey in movie "Moms' Night Out"
  • "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    " book/film by J.K. Rowling
  • The Phoenix
    an Old English poem; makes the bird a Christian symbol
  • The Phoenix and the Turtle
    67,line poem by Shakespeare
  • Phoenix
    French rock band
  • Phoenix
    capital city of Arizona and the 6th most populated US city
  • Bobby in Phoenix
    Gorillaz song featuring Bobby Womack

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