Total births
17
Recorded 2011–2015 Boys' name Peak 2012 17 births
Phineus — boys' name
17 babies named Phineus in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Phineus was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
6 babies were named Phineus in 2012 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Phineus
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Phineus between 2011 and 2015, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Phineus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Phineus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Phineus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Phineus at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Phineus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2011
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Phineus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Phineus's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Phineus? ▼
17 babies have been named Phineus since 2011. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Phineus most popular? ▼
Phineus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Phineus been used? ▼
Phineus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 5 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Phineus? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Philip, Phillip, Phil, Philippe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Phineus
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.