Pinchas
Masculine Hebrew name meaning "mouth of bronze" or "innocence".
Name Census estimates that about 1,120 living Americans carry the first name Pinchas. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Pinchas today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Pinchas births was 2022 (52 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Pinchas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Pinchas with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 306,031 Americans
Peak year
2022
52 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,814
Tracked since 1970
Census
Pinchas in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 841 people with the first name Pinchas, which placed it at #14,106 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,106
National first-name rank
People counted
841
841 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Pinchas
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Pinchas is White at 98.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.3%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Pinchas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Pinchas at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.0% · 824
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 11
- Black or African American0.4% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Pinchas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Pinchas from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 317 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Pinchas remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Pinchas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Pinchas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Pinchas' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Pinchas
The name Pinchas is a Hebrew name derived from the Biblical figure Pinchas, who appears in the Book of Numbers. The name is believed to come from the Hebrew root "peh-nun-chet-samekh" which means "mouth that burns" or "he who turns his mouth away."
Pinchas was a grandson of Aaron, the brother of Moses, and he distinguished himself by his zealousness in slaying an Israelite man and a Midianite woman who were publicly flouting the laws of God. This act of zealotry earned him a covenant of peace and the promise of an everlasting priesthood.
The earliest recorded use of the name Pinchas dates back to ancient times, as it is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne this name, including Pinchas ben Yair, a famous 2nd-century Jewish sage and scholar of the Mishnah.
In the Middle Ages, Pinchas Halevi was a renowned Jewish philosopher and poet who lived in Spain in the 12th century. He wrote extensively on topics of philosophy, ethics, and religion, and his works were highly influential in his time.
During the 16th century, Pinchas Hurwitz was a prominent Talmudic scholar and author in Poland. He wrote several important works on Jewish law and commentary.
In the 18th century, Pinchas Elijah Hurwitz was a influential rabbi and Talmudic scholar in Lithuania. He founded a renowned Yeshiva and authored several influential works on Jewish law and ethics.
In more recent times, Pinchas Zukerman, born in 1948, is a renowned Israeli-American violinist and violist who has had a highly successful international career as a performer and conductor.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Pinchas, a name with deep roots in Jewish tradition and religious significance.
People
Pinchas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Pinchas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Pinchas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pinchas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,120 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Pinchas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 306,031 US residents.
Is Pinchas a common name?
We classify Pinchas as "Rare". It ranks above 90.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,141 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Pinchas most popular?
The single biggest year for Pinchas was 2022, when 52 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Pinchas is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Pinchas in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 841 people with the name Pinchas, or 0.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,106 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Pinchas in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Pinchas?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Pinchas appears almost entirely male. Of the 847 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Pinchas?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Pinchas is White at 98.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.3%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Pinchas most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Pinchas in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.0% (824 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Pinchas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Pinchas a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Pinchas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Pinchas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Pinchas in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Pinchas can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Pinchas?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.