Recorded 1909–1965 Boys' name Peak 1926 247 births

Mancel — boys' name

247 babies named Mancel in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s471920s981930s441940s171950s241960s12
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mancel was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mancel in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mancel

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Mancel between 1909 and 1965, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mancel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mancel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mancel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mancel 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.

Mancel at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

247

Since 1909

57 years of records

Peak year

1926

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1909

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1965

Mancel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1909

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1926)
15
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 196519501939193119271923191919151909 5

Mancel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
98 births that decade — 40% of Mancel's all-time total
1900s51910s471920s981930s441940s171950s241960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mancel?
247 babies have been named Mancel since 1909. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1926 with 15 births.
When was Mancel most popular?
Mancel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Mancel been used?
Mancel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 57 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Mancel?
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, 1909–1965 (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.