boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Pinchas

Meaning A male given name from Hebrew Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,528 Trend ↑ Rising 32%

A male given name from Hebrew.

Rank 2025
#2,528
among boys · ↑95 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Pinchas · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,228
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
53 babies
All-time total
1,199
#4,590 all-time among boys
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Pinchas popularity over time

1,199 babies have been named Pinchas since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 66 7 – #3,553
1980s 114 11 +73% #2,915
1990s 170 17 +49% #2,693
2000s 262 26 +54% #3,088
2010s 317 32 +21% #2,936
2020s (to 2025) 270 45 +42% #2,528

Where Pinchas is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 56 0.03 outside top 500
2027 59 0.03 outside top 500
2028 62 0.04 outside top 500
2029 65 0.04 outside top 500
2030 67 0.04 outside top 500

Where Pinchas is most popular

Boys named Pinchas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.026 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Pinchas born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 142 0.328 +1153%
New Jersey 18 0.089 +242%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Pinchas

Pinchas is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,528 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 1,199 American babies have been named Pinchas. Its peak came in 2025, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Pinchas stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Pinchas?

The median living Pinchas is about 16 years old; half are between 6 and 27. An estimated 1,200 people named Pinchas are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Pinchas year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 53 #2,528
2024 51 #2,623
2023 29 #3,861
2022 52 #2,612
2021 41 #3,012
2020 44 #2,793
2019 28 #3,870
2018 32 #3,500
2017 41 #2,936
2016 34 #3,344
2015 33 #3,417
2014 32 #3,443
2013 27 #3,831
2012 30 #3,609
2011 32 #3,412
2010 28 #3,783
2009 27 #3,894
2008 38 #3,088
2007 36 #3,173
2006 23 #4,191
2005 33 #3,150
2004 21 #4,224
2003 27 #3,424
2002 14 #5,323
2001 19 #4,250
2000 24 #3,508
1995 13 #4,721
1990 13 #4,349
1985 17 #2,915
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 5 #5,257
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
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Famous people named Pinchas

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Pinchas Zukerman Pinchas Zukerman Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor (born 1948) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Pinchas, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Pinchas?

The median living Pinchas is about 16 years old. Half of all living Pinchass are between 6 and 27 years old.

How many people named Pinchas are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Pinchas are alive in the United States, based on 1,199 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Pinchas mean?

A male given name from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Pinchas in 2025?

Pinchas ranked #2,528 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Pinchas?

1,199 babies have been named Pinchas in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Pinchas most popular?

Pinchas peaked in 2025, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Pinchas a boy or girl name?

Pinchas is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Pinchas rising or falling?

Pinchas is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Pinchas become more popular?

Pinchas is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 67 boys named Pinchas in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Pinchas?

Well-known people named Pinchas include Pinchas Zukerman (musician).

Names like Pinchas

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