Unisex name · since 2000
Manaia
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 289 babies named Manaia, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Manaia is the #7335 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 289 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manaia has been recorded 289 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #7335 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #16,250 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,335 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manaia ranks #16,250 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,335 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 289 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Manaia's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Manaia compares
289 44th 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
Manaia's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manaia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Manaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Manaia's full recorded timeline at 2013, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Manaia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Manaia popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 2011 (Manaia as boys' name)
Manaia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Manaia's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Manaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (43% of all-time use).
Manaia by state
Where Manaia concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Utah | | 5 | 1.7% |
52 of 289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Manaia's data
- Manaia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Manaias (52 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manaia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Manaia 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.