The name Phoenix is associated with the famous mythological bird who rises from the ashes in splendor. Originating from the Greek ‘phoinix’, the name means ‘dark red’ or ‘crimson’.
Phoenix is a name for all genders, somewhat more commonly used for boys.
The name Phoenix is not currently one of the fashionable names trending in the top 10 rankings, but it is still popular and common. Recently, it has consistently ranked among the top 1,000 most popular first names in the United States. It is currently #350 in the SmartGenius ranking.
The name Phoenix is associated with the famous mythological bird who rises from the ashes in splendor. Originating from the Greek ‘phoinix’, the name means ‘dark red’ or ‘crimson’.
Based on its origin... in mythology the name Phoenix can symbolize renewal, regeneration or even immortality. It has a become a popular name for both boys and girls.
Phoenix is a fairly recent phenomenon. In the past, the name wasn't really on the radar of expectant parents. Then, unexpectedly, Phoenix cried out for attention, reaching its peak in popularity at #255 in our SmartGenius statistics in the year 2020. People over 50 probably didn't have classmates named Phoenix, for there were many years in which not a single parent chose this first name for their newborn child. Although it also has never been in the top 100 of most popular first names, Phoenix seems to have been in vogue for a while, especially since the beginning of the new millennium.
In years where the graph has no value, the name Phoenix was given less than five times or even none at all in the entire USA.
2,335 babies were named Phoenix in 2022 - that's 1 in 141,585 newborns. With this number, the first name Phoenix ranked 292 in our SmartGenius first name statistics in 2022, the most recent year for which records are available.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter P is pretty rare as an initial letter for first names: only 1.6% of all common first names in the US begin with a P. The most common first letters of given names, by the way, are A, J and K, while U, X and Q are the least common initials of first names.
With seven letters, the name Phoenix has a typical length for first names in the US. In fact, 26% of all common first names consist of exactly seven letters. 52% of all first names are shorter, while 22% have eight letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
That means that since 1.6% of all first names begin with a P, this initial occurs less than half as often as the other letters on average.
If your name is Phoenix and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Phoenix, you can simply say:
Pig
Hat
Orange
Elephant
Nut
Igloo
Xylophone
Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
Phoenix
Phoenix
Just use American Sign Language!
These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
P
H
O
E
N
I
X
In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
P
H
O
E
N
I
X
In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Phoenix sounds like this:
