Phineus

FEYE-nee-uhs /ˈfaɪniəs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Phineus is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 2010s and has all but disappeared.

Phineus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Phineus was first reported in SSA data in 2011 and peaked in 2012 (6 births).

About the name Phineus

PronunciationFEYE-nee-uhs /ˈfaɪniəs/
6peak births 2012
2011first in SSA data

Names similar to Phineus

How popular is Phineus?

Boys named Phineus
20112015
Boys named Phineus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2011–2015 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2015) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Phineus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201566#11,736
201266#11,899
201155#13,815