Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Phineas

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Phineas
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

142

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

19.7%

2024

114

All-time

2,695

Phineas has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 142 boys were named Phineas.

In 2024, only 114 boys were given the name.

Down 19.7% from its peak.

All told, about 2,695 Americans have been named Phineas and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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