Phineas is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Phineas in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Phineas
Phineas has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 541 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #1548 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Phineas is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Phineas
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Phineas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Phineas in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Phineas has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 541 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1548 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Phineas is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Phineas does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Phineass in the wild.
11
UK babies named Phineas (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 541 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Phineas
Likely around 1 other Phineas in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Phineas
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lieutenant-General Phineas Bowles of Beaulieu, Dublin, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1735 to 1741. Bowles was a younger son of Phineas Bowles of St.
Phineas Howe Young (also found as Phinehas) was a prominent early convert in the Latter Day Saint movement and was later a Mormon pioneer and a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Phineas Young was an older brother of Brigham Young, who was the president of the LDS Church and the first governor of the Territory of Utah.