Recorded 1882–2012 Boys' name Peak 1914 247 births

Mance — boys' name

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.

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1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Mance was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mance in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mance

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Mance between 1882 and 2012, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mance performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Mance shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mance 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 247 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.

Mance at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

247

Since 1882

131 years of records

Peak year

1914

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1882

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2012

Mance popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1914)
9
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Mance by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 21% of Mance's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mance?
247 babies have been named Mance since 1882. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1914 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1882–2012 (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.