Boys' name · since 1997
Phinehas
Phinehas has 585 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,183 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 585
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
585 babies have been named Phinehas since 1997, making it today's #2596 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phinehas has been recorded 585 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #2596 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,183 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,596 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 585 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phinehas ranks #7,183 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,596 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 585 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,183 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 585
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phinehas's 585 recorded births place it above 84.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Phinehas compares
585 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Phinehas's all-time total is 59% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phinehas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 585 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Phinehas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phinehas splits its recorded history at 2013: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phinehas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Phinehas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (255 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Phinehas's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Phinehas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 255 births (44% of all-time use).
How Phinehas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Phinehas's total volume
Phinehas by state
Where Phinehas concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Phinehas's data
- Phinehas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (255 total births) through the 2020s (234) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Phinehass (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phinehas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Phinehas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.