Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Pinchos isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pinchos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 387
- 387 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,342 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,342 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 343 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pinchos’s family of names
Pinchos has a related form in Phineas.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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