Phinehas
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,572 for boys
Phinehas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “the Nubian”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,572nd for boys in the US (51 babies).
What does Phinehas mean?
Greek
“the Nubian”
A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew, or Egyptian of biblical origin.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Phinehas a girl's or a boy's name?
Phinehas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 51 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Phinehas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Phinehas, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2012, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Phinehas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
How popular is Phinehas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,572among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were named Phinehas, making it the 2,572nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had the most boys named Phinehas of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Phinehas in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Phinehas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #2,572 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,098 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Phinehas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Yahya Ayaan Ibrahim Atlas Zakariya Abdullah Arham Zayan Mustafa Eesa
Names related to Phinehas
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Phinehas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/phinehas, updated 20 October 2026.