Phoebe is a girl's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “bright.” In 2024 it was given to 1,639 girls in the United States.
Phoebe belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “bright” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Phoebe first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #183 in 2024, and in 2024 1,639 babies received the name — 41,758 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Phoebe means “bright” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Phoebe is a girl name. In 2024, 1,639 babies received the name in the US.
Phoebe comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Phoebe first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #183 in 2024, and 1,639 babies were given the name in 2024.
Phoebe is pronounced /ˈfiːbi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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