Unisex name · since 1917
Mana
703 babies named Mana in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 703
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
703 babies have been named Mana since 1917, making it today's #5260 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Mana recorded 703 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #5260 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #9,492 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,260 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 703 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mana ranks #9,492 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 703 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 703
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mana's 703 recorded births place it above 86.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mana compares
703 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mana's all-time total is 87% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 703 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mana's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Mana popularity over time - boys
134 total births recorded since 2003 (Mana as boys' name)
Mana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (232 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Mana's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
232 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 232 births (33% of all-time use).
How Mana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mana's total volume
Mana by state
Where Mana concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 113 | 16.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.6% |
113 of 703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Mana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (232 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Manas (113 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 Mana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Mana 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.