Phineas
Phineas was the 1616th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 1030th; the most babies were born in 2016 (142). Over the last ten years it has moved up 48 places. More babies were named Phineas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,616 boys, down 182 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 105boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,803babies recorded
Phineas popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,616 | 105 |
| 2020 | #1,434 | 121 |
| 2010 | #1,248 | 141 |
| 2000 | #3,204 | 27 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #7,017 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,069 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,822 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,227 | 8 |
| 1920 | #4,169 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #1,030 | 5 |
How popular is Phineas, counting every spelling?
Phineas is a spelling of Finneas, a name family that ranked #937 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,616 for Phineas on its own. Together these spellings went to 236 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finneas | 126 | #1,428 | 576 |
| Phineas | 105 | #1,616 | 557 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Phineas?
105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Phineas (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Phineas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 80 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Phineas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Phineas?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Phineas are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Phineas a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Phineas by state
How common Phineas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.0×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Phineas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Phineas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Phineas
How popular is the name Phineas?
Phineas was the 1616th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 1030th; the most babies were born in 2016 (142). Over the last ten years it has moved up 48 places. More babies were named Phineas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Phineas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Phineas in the US.
Where is Phineas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Phineas was most common in Ohio (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and New York.