Mensah vs Mendel

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

Name A

Mensah

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Name B

Mendel

Boy name · Rank #1545

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Metric Mensah Mendel
Current Rank Unranked #1545
Total Births (all years) 38 2,942
Peak Year 1977 2024
Peak Year Births 9 114
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Mensah Mendel
1910ss — 87
1920ss — 93
1930ss — 71
1940ss — 62
1950ss — 201
1960ss — 103
1970ss 16 176
1980ss 12 162
1990ss — 285
2000ss 5 478
2010ss 5 675
2020ss — 549

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mensah Mendel
2014 — 73
2015 — 79
2016 5 60
2017 — 70
2018 — 57
2019 — 77
2020 — 85
2021 — 92
2022 — 68
2023 — 104
2024 — 114
2025 — 86

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, 1977–2016.

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