US rank #7142 Boys' name Peak 2023 94 births

Pinches — #7142 US boys' name

94 babies named Pinches in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s482020s46
#7142
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Pinches was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

14 babies were named Pinches in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pinches

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Pinches between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pinches currently holds the #7142 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pinches performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pinches shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pinches in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pinches 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 94 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.

Pinches at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

94

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2023

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,142

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pinches popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
14
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
46810121416 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520132012 8

Pinches by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 51% of Pinches's all-time total
2010s482020s46

Pinches by state

Where Pinches concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pinches
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
82 87.2%
New York share of Pinches's total US births 87.2%

82 of 94 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pinches?
94 babies have been named Pinches since 2012. It currently ranks #7142 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 14 births.
When was Pinches most popular?
Pinches was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Pinches most popular?
The top states for the name Pinches are New York (82 births).
How long has the name Pinches been used?
Pinches has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pinches?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pinchas, Pink, Pinchus, Pinkney, 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, 2012–2024 (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.