Mandela vs Manley

Side-by-side comparison of Mandela and Manley — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Mandela

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Manley

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Metric Mandela Manley
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 172 2,251
Peak Year 1990 1927
Peak Year Births 36 67
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mandela Manley
1880ss — 71
1890ss — 74
1900ss — 68
1910ss — 379
1920ss — 500
1930ss — 308
1940ss — 275
1950ss — 231
1960ss — 103
1970ss — 85
1980ss 29 69
1990ss 59 41
2000ss 12 23
2010ss 62 6
2020ss 10 18

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mandela Manley
2014 16 —
2015 — 6
2016 8 —
2017 11 —
2018 6 —
2020 5 7
2022 5 5
2023 — 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1984–2022.

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