Recorded 1913–2009 Boys' name Peak 1924 52 births

Pincus — boys' name

52 babies named Pincus in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s121950s101970s51980s52000s5
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Pincus was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

7 babies were named Pincus in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pincus

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Pincus between 1913 and 2009, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pincus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pincus performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pincus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pincus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pincus 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 52 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.

Pincus at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

52

Since 1913

97 years of records

Peak year

1924

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1913

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2009

Pincus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1913

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Pincus by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 29% of Pincus's all-time total
1910s151920s121950s101970s51980s52000s5

Pincus by state

Where Pincus concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pincus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
35 67.3%
New York share of Pincus's total US births 67.3%

35 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pincus?
52 babies have been named Pincus since 1913. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Pincus most popular?
Pincus was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Pincus most popular?
The top states for the name Pincus are New York (35 births).
How long has the name Pincus been used?
Pincus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 97 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Pincus?
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.

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, 1913–2009 (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.