Recorded 1974–1984 Girls' name Peak 1975 92 births

Mande — girls' name

92 babies named Mande in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s721980s20
1970s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Mande was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

17 babies were named Mande in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mande

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Mande between 1974 and 1984, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mande currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mande performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mande shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mande 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 92 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.

Mande at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

92

Since 1974

11 years of records

Peak year

1975

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1974

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1984

Mande popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1974

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1975)
17
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
05101520 198419821980197919781977197619751974 6

Mande by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
72 births that decade — 78% of Mande's all-time total
1970s721980s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mande?
92 babies have been named Mande since 1974. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1975 with 17 births.
When was Mande most popular?
Mande was most popular in the 1970s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Mande been used?
Mande has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 11 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Mande?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mandy, Manuela, Mandi, Manda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–1984 (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.