How Many People Are Named Phinehas?
people named Phinehas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 589,284 people in the US has this name
Based on 585 babies named Phinehas in Social Security records from 1997 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
51 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably means "Nubian" from the Egyptian name Panhsj, though some believe it means "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Phinehas is a grandson of Aaron who kills an Israelite because he is intimate with a Midianite woman, thus stopping a plague sent by God. Also in the Bible this is the son of Eli, killed in battle with the Philistines.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Phinehas in English. Counting Phinehas and these spellings together, about 3,222 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Phinehas in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Phinehas alive today is about 9 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Phinehas first appears in the records in 1997, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 51 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1997 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Phinehas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,594, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #2,594.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,594 |
| Best rank | #2,594 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,030 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Phinehas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Phinehas were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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