Girls' name · since 1998
Manaal
338 babies named Manaal in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,621 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 338
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Manaal is the #8621 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 338 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Manaal recorded 338 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #8621 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #14,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,621 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 338 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manaal ranks #14,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,621 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 338 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,621 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 338
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Manaal's 338 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Manaal compares
338 47th percentile among 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
Manaal's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manaal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 338 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Manaal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Manaal's full recorded timeline at 2012, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Manaal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Manaal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (142 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Manaal's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Manaal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 142 births (42% of all-time use).
Manaal by state
Where Manaal concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 12 | 3.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.8% |
12 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Manaal's data
- Manaal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Manaals (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manaal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Manaal 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.