Meaning 
The name Phoebe has the following meaning: Shining and radiant woman, or "goddess of the moon". Popularized by the hit TV sitcom "Friends".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Phoebe is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 415 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Phoebe rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 23 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 325 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Phoebe in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Phoebe is pronounced as fee-bee Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Phoebe and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Phoebe: Boys - Adonis, Gregory, Girls - Alexandra, Amara, Cynthia, Diantha, Euphemia, Genie, Kaia, Kandi, Kyra, Lexie, Liddie, Mintie, Nereida, Nerissa, Ova, Teri, Both genders - Calandra
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Phoebe: Febe, Pheabe, Phebe (Italian), Pheby, Pheebe, Pheebee, Pheebey, Pheebi, Pheebie, Pheeby, Pheobe (Greek), Phoebee, Phoebey, Phoebi, Phoebie, Phoeboe, Phoeby
Style 
We think the name Phoebe should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Phoebe to be: Conservative and attractive ladyIn one word, you might describe Phoebe as a(n) " attractive" person. See other "attractive" names for girls.
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