Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pincus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 52 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 121 as a first name in 2020; 1,624 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pincus’s family of names
Pincus has a related form in Phineas. In English usage, Pincus as a surname has a related form in Pinkus. In English usage, Pincus as a surname has a related form in Pinkus.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Pincus
- Pinky LeeAmerican burlesque comic and host of a children's television program (1907-1993)
- P. J. WolfsonAmerican writer, film producer and screenwriter (1903–1979)
- Pincus GreenAmerican businessmanborn 1934
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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