How Many People Are Named Phinehas?
An estimated 527 people in the United States have the first name Phinehas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Phinehas peaked in popularity in 2022 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Phinehas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Phinehas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
527
About 1 in 650,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
39 births
Total Registered
531
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Phinehas
Phinehas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 531 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Phinehas as a male name
Ranked #3,193 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (39 births)
Phinehas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Phinehas span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 254 babies were registered. While Phinehas is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Phinehas by Decade
How has Phinehas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Phinehas by State
Phinehas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Phinehas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Phinehas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Phinehas?
We estimate approximately 527 people named Phinehas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 650,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Phinehas a common name?
Phinehas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 531 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Phinehas most popular?
Phinehas reached peak popularity in 2022, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Phinehas is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Phinehas a male name?
Phinehas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Phinehas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Phinehas Smith, Phinehas Johnson, Phinehas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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