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.

#7109
among girls today
338
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
60%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Manaal is the #7109 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 #7109 nationally today, ahead of 60% 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.

  • #7109 among girls today
  • 338 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 60% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Manaal is currently the #7109 girls' name in America, more common than 60% of girls - 338 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#7109
among girls today
338
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
60%
more common than other girls

Manaal vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%59.8%
Manaal vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7109
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Manaal was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

19 babies were named Manaal in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

How Manaal compares

338 47th percentile among 17,726 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 12% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Manaal Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 338 382 567,345
Peak-year births 19 48 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 at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

338

Since 1998

28 years of records

Peak year

2002

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,109

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1998

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2025

Manaal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
19
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 19982003200720112015201920232025 12

Manaal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 142 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Manaal by state

Where Manaal concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Manaal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
12 3.6%
#2 California
6 1.8%
Minnesota share of Manaal's total US births 3.6%
Even split

12 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manaal?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 338 babies named Manaal. Today it holds rank #7109 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 19 births.
When was Manaal most popular?
Manaal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Manaal most popular?
The top states for the name Manaal are Minnesota (12 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Manaal been used?
Records for Manaal go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Manaal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mandy, Manuela, Mandi, Manda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Manaal: #7109 Girls' Name - 338 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/manaal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.