Phoebe · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Phoebe, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	549
1881	500
1882	575
1883	588
1884	581
1885	541
1886	554
1887	432
1888	364
1889	376
1890	389
1891	453
1892	414
1893	404
1894	381
1895	385
1896	446
1897	307
1898	305
1899	360
1900	237
1901	226
1902	329
1903	260
1904	229
1905	298
1906	179
1907	257
1908	227
1909	225
1910	224
1911	208
1912	186
1913	179
1914	232
1915	201
1916	191
1917	210
1918	186
1919	171
1920	184
1921	161
1922	161
1923	161
1924	158
1925	158
1926	137
1927	142
1928	153
1929	133
1930	146
1931	134
1932	136
1933	142
1934	123
1935	121
1936	134
1937	114
1938	137
1939	130
1940	131
1941	128
1942	94
1943	92
1944	84
1945	77
1946	74
1947	72
1948	62
1949	63
1950	58
1951	61
1952	53
1953	50
1954	67
1955	61
1956	54
1957	51
1958	55
1959	57
1960	58
1961	59
1962	55
1963	54
1964	53
1965	42
1966	63
1967	83
1968	59
1969	59
1970	63
1971	68
1972	74
1973	81
1974	65
1975	77
1976	73
1977	98
1978	75
1979	62
1980	51
1981	50
1982	47
1983	55
1984	63
1985	69
1986	80
1987	63
1988	69
1989	103
1990	118
1991	125
1992	106
1993	119
1994	138
1995	226
1996	246
1997	241
1998	225
1999	297
2000	354
2001	418
2002	370
2003	377
2004	410
2005	395
2006	468
2007	514
2008	507
2009	554
2010	585
2011	582
2012	602
2013	607
2014	618
2015	627
2016	585
2017	591
2018	604
2019	685
2020	731
2021	756
2022	844
2023	992
2024	1,017
2025	1,173

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Vermont 10.1×
Maine 4.1×
District of Columbia 3.6×
Montana 3.3×
New Hampshire 2.6×

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More like it

More like Phoebe

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,885
Rank in 2025: #157
How rare: 1 in 852 girls
Since 1880: 43,658

Most popular in 2025, at 1,173 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 87% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Vermont	10.1×	30
Maine	4.1×	40
District of Columbia	3.6×	25
Montana	3.3×	29
New Hampshire	2.6×	31

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.