Boys' name · since 2007
Phinneas
Phinneas has 148 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,984 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
148 babies have been named Phinneas since 2007, making it today's #12984 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Phinneas recorded 148 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #12984 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #14,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,984 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 148 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phinneas ranks #14,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,984 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 148 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,984 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Phinneas's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Phinneas compares
148 32nd percentile among 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
Phinneas's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Phinneas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Phinneas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phinneas's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phinneas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Phinneas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Phinneas's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Phinneas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Phinneas's data
- Phinneas's decade-level peak was the 2010s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Phinneas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Phinneas 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.