How Many People Are Named Phebe?
An estimated 1,588 people in the United States have the first name Phebe. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Phebe peaked in popularity in 2011 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phebe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Phebe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,588
About 1 in 215,840 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2011
45 births
Total Registered
2,936
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phebe
Phebe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,936 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Phebe as a female name
Ranked #5,730 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (45 births)
Phebe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phebe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 348 babies were registered. While Phebe is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Phebe by Decade
How has Phebe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Phebe by State
Birth registrations for Phebe span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, Indiana. On average, about 11 Phebes were registered per state.
Phebe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phebe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Phebe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phebe?
We estimate approximately 1,588 people named Phebe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 215,840 Americans share this first name.
Is Phebe a common name?
Phebe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,936 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phebe most popular?
Phebe reached peak popularity in 2011, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phebe is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phebe a female name?
Phebe is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phebe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phebe Smith, Phebe Johnson, Phebe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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