Girl
Phoebe
The name Phoebe carries the meaning "bright, radiant". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
GreekGreek "phoibos"
EtymologyMeaning "bright, radiant"
Births by decade
1900s
719
1910s
1,602
1920s
1,851
1930s
1,404
1940s
1,229
1950s
1,093
1960s
1,065
1970s
1,134
1980s
1,120
1990s
3,284
2000s
8,085
2010s
8,438
Peaked in the 2010s · 31,024 total U.S. births since 1900