Pinchas

Meaning: Probably the Nubian
Origin: Egyptian — Hebrew form of Phinehas

Boy's name · #2528 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Pinchas is climbing: on the charts since 1970, it reached #2528 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 50 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,200 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Pinchas ran about 11× its national rate in New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Pinchas ranks in other countries and regions.

#4,275 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,072 in Canada (2024) · #3,188 in Austria (2024) · #1,382 in Belgium (2016) · #8,289 in Ecuador (2016).

Famous Pinchases

Pinchas Zukerman — Israeli-American violinist, violist, and conductor (born 1948)
Pinchas Lavon — Israeli politician (1904–1976)
Pinchas Goldschmidt — Russian rabbi (born 1963)
Pinchas Rosen — Israeli statesman (1887–1978)
Pinchas Lapide — Israeli theologian, author, and diplomat (1922–1997)

In stories & tradition

Pinchas (Phinehas) — Biblical priest and prophet who opposed the heresy of Peor

What Pinchases become

Among 49 notable people named Pinchas:

Artists & writers appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Pinchas Cohen Gan, Israeli painter and mixed-media artist (born 1942).

Similar names: Ozias · Shmiel · Pierson · Shloimy · Phinehas · Nehemias

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