Phynix
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- FEE-niks
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Phynix is a name of Greek origin, meaning “the mythical firebird”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Phynix mean?
Greek: variant of Phoenix, from Greek phoinix
“the mythical firebird”
A respelling of Phoenix, the mythical bird that rises again from its own ashes.
Is Phynix a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Phynix has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Phynix in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2004. 5 boys were also named Phynix in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Phynix in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Phynix in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
Nicknames for Phynix
- Nix 11 boys in the US in 2025
Names related to Phynix
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, “Phynix: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/phynix, updated 20 October 2026.