Boys' name · since 1882

Mance

247 babies named Mance in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,745 of 45,481
all-time among boys
247
born since 1882
1920s
peak decade

Mance is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 247 have been recorded since 1882.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mance has been recorded 247 times among boys since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2012.

  • #11,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 247 born since 1882
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mance ranks #11,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,745 of 45,481
all-time among boys
247
born since 1882
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mance's 247 recorded births place it above 74.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mance's full recorded timeline at 1938, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1914)
9
Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
45678910 188219151922192819381944195419632012 5

Mance by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 21% of the file).

1920s was Mance's strongest decade.

51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Mance births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mance? ▼
247 babies have been named Mance since 1882. All-time, it sits at #11,745 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1914 with 9 births.
Where does Mance sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mance ranks #11,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mance most popular? ▼
Mance was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Mance been used? ▼
Mance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 131 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Mance? ▼
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.

What to do with Mance's data

  • Mance's decade-level peak was the 1920s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mance

Nearby Names Like Mance

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mance

Manuel Boy
#371 191,584 births
Manny Boy
#3186 4,087 births
Manley Boy
2,251 births
Manning Boy
#5214 1,840 births
Manolo Boy
#1534 1,524 births

Compare Mance side by side: Mance vs Manuel Mance vs Manny Mance vs Manley

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Related Names

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Mancel
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Vermon
247 births · Peak 1921
Patty
247 births · Peak 1943
Auggie #3778
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1882–2012 (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 Mance 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.