Phinehas
According to the Hebrew Bible, Phinehas was a priest during the Exodus. The grandson of Aaron and son of Eleazar, the High Priests, he distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim with his zeal against the heresy of Peor.
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Meaning & Origin of Phinehas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to the Hebrew Bible, Phinehas was a priest during the Exodus. The grandson of Aaron and son of Eleazar, the High Priests, he distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim with his zeal against the heresy of Peor.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Phinehas
Phinehas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 39 births, good for #3,100 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Phinehass. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,264 among baby boy names with 37 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 605 Phinehass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Phinehas
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About the name Phinehas
Phinehas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 605 births in the dataset. Phinehas's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,100. Use the chart and map above to compare Phinehas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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