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Pheonix

Pheonix is a unisex given name: about 56% of people named Pheonix are men and 44% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 56%Female 44%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
56% male / 44% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
393 male / 302 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Pheonix

To address Pheonix when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Pheonix," in English, "Guten Tag Pheonix," in German. About 56% of people named Pheonix are men and 44% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Pheonix,

German

Guten Tag Pheonix,

French

Bonjour Pheonix,

Spanish

Estimado/a Pheonix:

Chinese

Pheonix您好：

Japanese

Pheonix様

English

Hi Pheonix,

German

Hi Pheonix,

French

Salut Pheonix,

Spanish

Hola Pheonix,

Chinese

Pheonix你好：

Japanese

Pheonixさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Pheonix by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name56%

United States birth data

393 male · 302 female · 695 births recorded

Male 57%Female 43%

Since 1980: 57% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pheonix a male or female name?

Pheonix is a unisex given name: about 56% of people named Pheonix are men and 44% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Pheonix in an email?

To address Pheonix when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Pheonix," in English, "Guten Tag Pheonix," in German. About 56% of people named Pheonix are men and 44% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Pheonix a unisex name?

Pheonix is a unisex name: 56% of people named Pheonix are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Pheonix a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/pheonix (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_pheonix,
  title  = {Is Pheonix a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/pheonix},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}