Mandela vs Manny

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

Name A

Mandela

Boy name

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Name B

Manny

Boy name · Rank #2711

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Metric Mandela Manny
Current Rank Unranked #2711
Total Births (all years) 172 4,047
Peak Year 1990 2009
Peak Year Births 36 113
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Mandela Manny
1900ss — 24
1910ss — 152
1920ss — 152
1930ss — 124
1940ss — 182
1950ss — 275
1960ss — 384
1970ss — 369
1980ss 29 379
1990ss 59 447
2000ss 12 652
2010ss 62 626
2020ss 10 281

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mandela Manny
2014 16 64
2015 — 70
2016 8 49
2017 11 37
2018 6 54
2019 — 47
2020 5 47
2021 — 70
2022 5 63
2023 — 53
2024 — 48

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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