Unisex name · since 1884
Man
Man has 207 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1884
- 1980s
- peak decade
207 boys have been named Man since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Man has been recorded 207 times among boys since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2020.
- #12,753 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 207 born since 1884
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Man ranks #12,753 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1884, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1884
- 1980s
- peak decade
Man's 207 recorded births place it above 71.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Man's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Man splits its recorded history at 1939: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Man popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2020
- Peak year (1982)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Man popularity over time - girls
150 total births recorded since 1985 (Man as girls' name)
Man by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (69 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Man's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Man births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 69 births (33% of all-time use).
Man by state
Where Man concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 4.8% |
10 of 207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Man's data
- Man's decade-level peak was the 1980s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mans (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Man: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~136 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Man draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.