Given name
Phenicia
“one who enjoys life”
Phenicia is a variant of Phenice. One American interpretation is “one who enjoys life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Phenicia is a variant of Phenice. One American interpretation is “one who enjoys life.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Phenicia is a variant of Phenice. An origin associated with Phenice is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phenicia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1981.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Phenicia’s family of names
Phenicia has a related form in Phenice.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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