Boys' name · since 1979
Pinchus
708 babies named Pinchus in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pinchus is the #3486 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 708 recorded since 1979.
Pinchus has 708 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3486 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #6,400 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,486 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 708 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pinchus ranks #6,400 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,486 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 708 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pinchus's 708 recorded births place it above 85.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Pinchus compares
708 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Pinchus's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pinchus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 708 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pinchus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pinchus's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pinchus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Pinchus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Pinchus's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Pinchus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (28% of all-time use).
How Pinchus 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 Pinchus's total volume
Pinchus by state
Where Pinchus concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 502 | 70.9% |
502 of 708 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pinchus's data
- Pinchus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pinchuss (502 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pinchus: 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 (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Pinchus 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.