US rank #3805 Boys' name Peak 2024 554 births

Manasseh — #3805 US boys' name

554 babies named Manasseh in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s91990s752000s1462010s2012020s107
#3805
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Manasseh was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

29 babies were named Manasseh in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manasseh

The Social Security Administration has registered 554 babies named Manasseh between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manasseh currently holds the #3805 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manasseh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Manasseh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Manasseh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manasseh 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 554 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.

Manasseh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

554

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2024

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,805

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Manasseh popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
29
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419761974 5

Manasseh popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2001 (Manasseh as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2001 5

Manasseh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
201 births that decade — 36% of Manasseh's all-time total
1970s161980s91990s752000s1462010s2012020s107

Manasseh by state

Where Manasseh concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Manasseh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.8%
Texas share of Manasseh's total US births 1.8%

10 of 554 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manasseh?
554 babies have been named Manasseh since 1974. It currently ranks #3805 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 29 births.
When was Manasseh most popular?
Manasseh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Manasseh most popular?
The top states for the name Manasseh are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Manasseh been used?
Manasseh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Manasseh?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.