Skip to main content
Name Biscuit

Girl name

Phoebe

Phoebe ranks #30 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 48 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #42 among girl dog names.
Phoebe's popularity trend

Phoebe's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.05%0.1%0.15%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
48
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#30
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−53
2014 → 2019
Gender split
99% female
99% female1% male

Gender split comes from 98 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Phoebe mean?
/ˈfiːbi/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Phoebe comes from the Ancient Greek Phoîbos, meaning “bright” or “radiant,” the same root behind Apollo's epithet Phoebus, tied to his role as a god of light. In Greek mythology, Phoebe was also a Titaness associated with the moon.

Phoebe has a bright, gentle musicality to it, well suited to a pet with a sunny, easygoing temperament, the kind who seems to light up a room just by walking into it.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Phoebe shows up

Cats named Phoebe per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.19%
TorontoON, CA0.11%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Phoebe

PhoenixBebe

Phoebe means, by theme

Light