Phyo
Origin
Burmese
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
to thrive, to prosper (ဖြိုး); pronounced 'pyo', also spelled Phyoe. A Thursday-letter name popular with parents of the 2000s and 2010s
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Phyo has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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