Recorded 1880–2016 Girls' name Peak 1975 3,294 births

Manda — girls' name

3,294 babies named Manda in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1751890s2031900s1971910s2511920s2521930s1261940s961950s1131960s1251970s6951980s7291990s2492000s702010s13
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Manda was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

102 babies were named Manda in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manda

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,294 babies named Manda between 1880 and 2016, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 729 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Manda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Manda in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manda 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 3,294 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.

Manda at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

3,294

Since 1880

137 years of records

Peak year

1975

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1880

Recorded for 137 years

Last year on file: 2016

Manda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1880

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1975)
102
Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
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Manda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
729 births that decade — 22% of Manda's all-time total
1880s1751890s2031900s1971910s2511920s2521930s1261940s961950s1131960s1251970s6951980s7291990s2492000s702010s13

Manda by state

Where Manda concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Manda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
102 3.1%
#2 California
80 2.4%
#3 Kentucky
71 2.2%
#4 Ohio
49 1.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
39 1.2%
#6 Indiana
36 1.1%
#7 Michigan
30 0.9%
#8 Illinois
25 0.8%
Texas share of Manda's total US births 3.1%
Even split

102 of 3,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Manda appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manda?
3,294 babies have been named Manda since 1880. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1975 with 102 births.
When was Manda most popular?
Manda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 729 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Manda most popular?
The top states for the name Manda are Texas (102 births), California (80 births), Kentucky (71 births).
How long has the name Manda been used?
Manda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 137 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Manda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mandy, Manuela, Mandi, Mandie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2016 (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.