Menelik vs Mendel

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

Name A

Menelik

Boy name · Rank #6947

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Name B

Mendel

Boy name · Rank #1590

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Metric Menelik Mendel
Current Rank #6947 #1590
Total Births (all years) 386 2,850
Peak Year 2020 2024
Peak Year Births 25 108
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Menelik Mendel
1910ss — 87
1920ss — 93
1930ss — 71
1940ss — 62
1950ss — 201
1960ss — 103
1970ss — 176
1980ss 32 162
1990ss 83 285
2000ss 87 478
2010ss 105 675
2020ss 79 457

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Menelik Mendel
2014 8 73
2015 9 79
2016 12 60
2017 14 70
2018 13 57
2019 8 77
2020 25 85
2021 14 92
2022 13 68
2023 15 104
2024 12 108

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, 1980–2024.

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