Phoenyx
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- FEE-niks
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,660 for girls
Unisex
Phoenyx is a name of Greek origin, meaning “crimson, deep red”. In 2025 it ranked 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
What does Phoenyx mean?
Greek: spelling of Phoenix, from phoinix
“crimson, deep red”
In legend the phoenix is a bird that dies in flames and is reborn from its ashes, a symbol of renewal.
Is Phoenyx a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Phoenyx has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls and 20 boys in the US.
How popular is Phoenyx in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,660among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Phoenyx, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 64 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999. 20 boys were also named Phoenyx in 2025 (4,856th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Phoenyx than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Phoenyx in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 646 girls in the US were given Phoenyx or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #491, up from #4,660 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 59% of the babies named Phoenyx in the US were girls.
Phoenyx in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2023 | 44 | #3,524 |
| 2022 | 54 | #3,033 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3,434 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,856 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3,003 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 34 | #4,231 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4,241 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Phoenyx
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lyra Paisley Khloe Poppy Lainey Parker Isla Harlow Palmer Maisie Onyx Sutton
Other spellings of Phoenyx
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Phoenyx: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/phoenyx, updated 20 October 2026.