Boys' name · since 1984
Manan
309 babies named Manan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 309
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
309 boys have been named Manan since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Manan has 309 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #10,420 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 309 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manan ranks #10,420 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 309 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 309
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Manan's 309 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Manan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Manan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Manan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Manan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (113 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Manan's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Manan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Manan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Manan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Manan 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.