Boys' name · since 1970
Pinchas
1,199 babies named Pinchas in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,526 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,199
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pinchas currently ranks #2526 among boys' names in America, with 1,199 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Pinchas recorded 1,199 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #2526 nationally today, ahead of 82% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #4,591 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,526 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,199 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pinchas ranks #4,591 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,526 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,199 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,526 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,199
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pinchas's 1,199 recorded births place it above 89.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Pinchas compares
1,199 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Pinchas's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pinchas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,199 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pinchas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pinchas's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pinchas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Pinchas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (317 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Pinchas's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Pinchas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
262 births
- 2010s
2010s
317 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 317 births (26% of all-time use).
How Pinchas 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 Pinchas's total volume
Pinchas by state
Where Pinchas concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 857 | 71.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 90 | 7.5% |
857 of 1,199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pinchas's data
- Pinchas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (317 total births) through the 2020s (270) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pinchass (857 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pinchas: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Pinchas 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.