Pincus
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,821 in 1913
0 babies were named Pincus in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1913–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryPincus first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1913, when it reached #2,821.
About the name Pincus
Pincus is a boy name of Egyptian and Hebrew origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-cus”. US birth records list Pincus for boys from 1913 to 2009, in 10 of those 97 years. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked #2,821 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2009, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Egyptian namesHebrew names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3.0 | 328,638 boys |
| 1920s | 1.1 | 934,579 boys |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1,960,784 boys |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 3,333,333 boys |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 boys |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 4,000,000 boys |
More Egyptian boy names
- Boy name: Moshe · drawn out
- Boy name: Moses · drawn out
- Boy name: Moises · drawn out
- Unisex name: Memphis · from Memphis, Egypt
- Boy name: Phineas · the Nubian
- Boy name: Ramses · born of Ra
- Unisex name: Nile · the Nile river
- Boy name: Pinchas · the Nubian
Questions about the name Pincus
What is the origin of the name Pincus?
Pincus has Egyptian, Hebrew roots in our records. Other Egyptian names include Moshe, Moses, Moises.
Is Pincus a boy or girl name?
Pincus is a boy name.
How popular is the name Pincus?
Pincus is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2009. It peaked at #2,821 in 1913.