Boys' name · since 1909
Mancel
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.
- #11,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mancel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 247 have been recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mancel has been recorded 247 times among boys since 1909, 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 1909 to 1965.
- #11,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 247 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mancel ranks #11,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mancel's 247 recorded births place it above 74.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mancel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mancel's full recorded timeline at 1928, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mancel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1965
- Peak year (1926)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Mancel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (98 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Mancel's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mancel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 98 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mancel's data
- Mancel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mancel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1909–1965 (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 Mancel 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.