Pinchas

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⭐ Famous Pinchas

Pinchas Zukerman

Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor (born 1948)

Choose Pinchas and your child shares a first name with Pinchas Zukerman, an Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Pinchas, like who?” Pinchas Zukerman's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 32,258 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Pinchas, 53 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Pinchas would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPinchas first shows up in US birth records in 1970, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 55 years since.
• 🏆Best yearPinchas is at its all-time high right now: #2,516 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowPinchas is 2.5× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 81,967 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 32,258.
• 🚀TrendPinchas has climbed 243 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,516. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedPinchas is most popular in New York, where it ranks #472. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Pinchas means “the Nubian”. Our records link it to Egyptian and Hebrew roots.
• 🌍OriginPinchas is the #9 most popular Egyptian boy name in the US. That's out of 41 Egyptian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Pinchas

Pinchas is a boy name of Egyptian and Hebrew origin meaning “the Nubian”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-has”. US birth records list Pinchas for boys from 1970 to 2025, in 54 of those 56 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #2,516 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,516, with 53 babies.

Origin:Egyptian namesHebrew names