US rank #2797 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,141 births

Pinchas — #2797 US boys' name

1,141 babies named Pinchas in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s661980s1141990s1702000s2622010s3172020s212
#2797
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Pinchas was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

52 babies were named Pinchas in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pinchas

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,141 babies named Pinchas between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pinchas currently holds the #2797 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pinchas performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 317 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pinchas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 817 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Pinchas in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pinchas 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 1,141 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.

Pinchas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,141

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2022

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,797

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pinchas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
52
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198219731970 5

Pinchas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
317 births that decade — 28% of Pinchas's all-time total
1970s661980s1141990s1702000s2622010s3172020s212

Pinchas by state

Where Pinchas concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Pinchas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
817 71.6%
#2 New Jersey
90 7.9%
New York share of Pinchas's total US births 71.6%
Even split

817 of 1,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pinchas?
1,141 babies have been named Pinchas since 1970. It currently ranks #2797 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 52 births.
When was Pinchas most popular?
Pinchas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 317 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Pinchas most popular?
The top states for the name Pinchas are New York (817 births), New Jersey (90 births).
How long has the name Pinchas been used?
Pinchas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pinchas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pink, Pinchus, Pinkney, Pinchos, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.