Recorded 1920–1925 Boys' name Peak 1924 19 births

Manabu — boys' name

19 babies named Manabu in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s19
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Manabu was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

7 babies were named Manabu in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manabu

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Manabu between 1920 and 1925, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manabu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manabu performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Manabu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manabu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Manabu at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

19

Since 1920

6 years of records

Peak year

1924

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1920

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1925

Manabu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1920

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5.566.577.5 192519241920 6

Manabu by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 100% of Manabu's all-time total
1920s19

Manabu by state

Where Manabu concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Manabu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
6 31.6%
Hawaii share of Manabu's total US births 31.6%

6 of 19 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manabu?
19 babies have been named Manabu since 1920. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Manabu most popular?
Manabu was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Manabu most popular?
The top states for the name Manabu are Hawaii (6 births).
How long has the name Manabu been used?
Manabu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 6 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Manabu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Manuel, Manny, Manley, Manning, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.