Fenix Boy
How popular is Fenix?
#2,006 boy name in 2025
75 baby boys were named Fenix in the US in 2025, making it the 2006th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Fenix popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,006 for boys (▲ 36 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 75 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,721 in 2015, #2,190 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (76 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,981 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 2000 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 80% boys, 20% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Fenix counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Fenix family of names ranked #1,349 for boys in 2025 (#1,407 the year before), with 112 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fenix | 75 | 67% |
| Phenix | 29 | 26% |
| Fenyx | 8 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Fenix is most popular
Babies named Fenix per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Fenix by decade
Boy names about as popular as Fenix
Questions
- Is Fenix a boy or girl name?
- Fenix is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 80% of babies named Fenix were boys.
- How popular is the name Fenix?
- 75 baby boys were named Fenix in the US in 2025, making it the 2006th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Fenix most popular?
- Fenix peaked in 2022, when 76 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,981 in 2021.
- How many people are named Fenix?
- 1,428 babies have been named Fenix in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,419 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Fenix most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fenix was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.