Boys' name · since 1996
Manases
231 babies named Manases in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 231
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Manases is the #9264 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 231 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manases has been recorded 231 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #9264 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #12,123 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,264 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 231 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manases ranks #12,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,264 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 231 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 231
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Manases's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Manases compares
231 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Manases's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manases | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 231 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Manases's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Manases's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Manases popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Manases by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Manases's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Manases births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (44% of all-time use).
Manases by state
Where Manases concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 5.2% |
12 of 231 births nationwide.
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What to do with Manases's data
- Manases's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Manasess (12 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 Manases: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Manases 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.