Name meaning & stats
Phoebe
Phoebe means “bright” (Ancient Greek origin). 36,594 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“bright”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
36,594 US babies were named Phoebe between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Phoebe (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)