Pinchas
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.
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Pinchas
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)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Pinchas
The earliest SSA record of Pinchas as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 52 newborns named Pinchas — #2,587 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Pinchass. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,982 among baby boy names with 42 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 1K Pinchass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Pinchas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Pinchas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pinhas
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About the name Pinchas
Pinchas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Pinchas's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,587. Use the chart and map above to compare Pinchas'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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