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Phineas

Boy's name · #1616 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Phineas reached its best rank, #1030, in 1880 and ranked #1616 in 2025. About 2,800 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,700 in Austria (2025) · #2,664 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,710 in Canada (2024) · #6,398 in Ecuador (2024) · #6,330 in France (2022).

Famous Phineases

• Phineas Gage — American brain injury survivor (1823–1860)
• Phineas Quimby — American writer and folk healer, 1802 – 1866 (1802–1866)
• Phineas Newborn Jr. — American jazz pianist (1931–1989)
• Phineas Riall — British Army officer and colonial administrator (1775–1850)
• Phineas Banning — American businessman (1830–1885)

In stories & tradition

• Phineas Nigellus Black — Wizard in the Harry Potter universe
• Phineas Flynn — Fictional character from Phineas and Ferb
• Phineas Horton — Marvel Comics

What Phineases become

Among 68 notable people named Phineas:

Political leaders appear 3.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Phineas Hitchcock, American politician (1831–1881).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Finneas (#1428), Phineas would rank around #988 with about 230 births last year — the newborns split about 55/45 between Finneas and Phineas.

Similar names: Phinehas · Nate · Finnick · Zack · Josh · Sylis

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