Pinchas

“Variant of biblical Phinehas — likely Egyptian Panehesi, 'the Nubian'” — Hebrew (from Egyptian) origin

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

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. In New York it runs about 11× its national rate.

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

Famous Pinchases

Pinchas Zukerman — Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor (born 1948)
Pinchas Lavon — Israeli politician (1904–1976)
Pinchas Sapir — Israeli politician (1906-1975)
Pinchas Lapide — Israeli theologian, author and diplomat (1922-1997)
Pinchas Rosen — Israeli politician (1887–1978)

In stories & tradition

Pinchas (Phinehas) — Exodus · Book of Numbers

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 artist (born 1942).

Similar names: Ozias · Shmiel · Pierce · Shloimy · Phinehas · Esdras

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