Pinchos
A masculine name of Spanish origin meaning "little skewers" or "small snacks".
Name Census estimates that about 365 living Americans carry the first name Pinchos. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Pinchos today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Pinchos births was 2021 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Pinchos. 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 Pinchos with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
365
~ 1 in 939,053 Americans
Peak year
2021
27 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,123
Tracked since 1984
Census
Pinchos in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 345 people with the first name Pinchos, which placed it at #26,793 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
#26,793
National first-name rank
People counted
345
345 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
99.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Pinchos
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Pinchos is White at 99.7%. The next largest groups are Black (0.3%). 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 Pinchos 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 Pinchos at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White99.7% · 344
- Black or African American0.3% · 1
Popularity
Pinchos: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Pinchos from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 126 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Pinchos remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Pinchos 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 Pinchos during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Pinchos' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Pinchos
The given name Pinchos traces its origins to the Spanish language, originating as a diminutive form of the name Ponce. The name Ponce itself is derived from the Latin name Pontius, which was a Roman family name. The earliest recorded example of the name Ponchos can be found in medieval Spain, where it was a common name among the nobility and upper classes.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Pinchos was Pinchos Velázquez de Cuéllar, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was born in the late 15th century. He accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico and played a significant role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire. Another notable figure was Pinchos de Ávila, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru in the 16th century.
In the 17th century, Pinchos de León y Cabrera was a Spanish military leader who served as the governor of Chile from 1629 to 1639. He played a crucial role in defending the colony against the Mapuche people and was known for his brutal tactics against the indigenous population.
Moving forward to the 18th century, Pinchos de Aranda was a Spanish statesman and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1792 to 1794. He was a prominent figure during the reign of King Charles III and played a significant role in modernizing and reforming various aspects of Spanish society.
In the 19th century, Pinchos de la Cierva was a Spanish inventor and engineer who is credited with developing the autogyro, an early precursor to the modern helicopter. He was born in 1886 and his innovations in aviation were groundbreaking at the time.
While the name Pinchos has its roots in Spanish culture and history, it has been adopted and used in various parts of the world over the centuries, often taking on different spellings and variations based on local languages and traditions.
People
Pinchos + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Pinchos 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
Pinchos: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pinchos?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 365 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Pinchos 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 939,053 US residents.
Is Pinchos a common name?
We classify Pinchos as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 369 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Pinchos most popular?
The single biggest year for Pinchos was 2021, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Pinchos is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Pinchos in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 345 people with the name Pinchos, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,793 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 Pinchos 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 Pinchos?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Pinchos appears almost entirely male. Of the 343 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Pinchos?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Pinchos is White at 99.7%. The next largest groups are Black (0.3%). 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 Pinchos most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Pinchos in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.7% (344 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 Pinchos in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Pinchos a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Pinchos 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 Pinchos still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Pinchos 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 Pinchos 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 Pinchos?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.