US rank #3905 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,401 births

Manal — #3905 US girls' name

1,401 babies named Manal in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s1091980s1661990s2262000s3242010s3732020s189
#3905
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Manal was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

55 babies were named Manal in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manal

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,401 babies named Manal between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manal currently holds the #3905 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 373 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Manal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Manal in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manal 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 1,401 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.

Manal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,401

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2021

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,905

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Manal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
55
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Manal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
373 births that decade — 27% of Manal's all-time total
1960s141970s1091980s1661990s2262000s3242010s3732020s189

Manal by state

Where Manal concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Manal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
118 8.4%
#2 California
70 5.0%
#3 New York
61 4.4%
#4 Michigan
27 1.9%
#5 Texas
23 1.6%
#6 Illinois
11 0.8%
#7 Massachusetts
11 0.8%
#8 Ohio
11 0.8%
Minnesota share of Manal's total US births 8.4%
Even split

118 of 1,401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Manal appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manal?
1,401 babies have been named Manal since 1967. It currently ranks #3905 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 55 births.
When was Manal most popular?
Manal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 373 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Manal most popular?
The top states for the name Manal are Minnesota (118 births), California (70 births), New York (61 births).
How long has the name Manal been used?
Manal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Manal?
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.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.