Pronunciation
Fee-nix
Meaning
Inspired by Phoenix Park
Fun fact
I'm including Phoenix for Phoenix Park in Dublin. Dublin Zoo is there, the President's house is there, and you'll see deer in the park too. The park's Irish name, Páirc an Fhionnuisce, has a clear-water connection. So this is an Irish place-inspired choice, rather than a traditional Irish first name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Phoenix, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #577 |
| 2024 | 8 | #430 |
| 2023 | 10 | #362 |
| 2022 | 12 | #349 |
| 2021 | 21 | #232 |
| 2020 | 14 | #307 |
| 2019 | 6 | #506 |
| 2018 | 12 | #329 |
| 2017 | 8 | #418 |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | 8 | #421 |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | 6 | #479 |
| 2012 | 7 | #457 |
| 2011 | 4 | #623 |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | 9 | #386 |
| 2008 | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 3 | #596 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.