Boys' name · since 1913
Mandel
583 babies named Mandel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 583
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
583 boys have been named Mandel since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mandel has been recorded 583 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2011.
- #7,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 583 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mandel ranks #7,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 583 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 583
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mandel's 583 recorded births place it above 84.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mandel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mandel's full recorded timeline at 1971, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mandel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2011
- Peak year (1973)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Mandel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (171 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Mandel's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Mandel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s 55
1920s
55 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 57
1950s
57 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
171 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 171 births (29% of all-time use).
How Mandel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mandel's total volume
Mandel by state
Where Mandel concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 583 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mandel's data
- Mandel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mandels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mandel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1913–2011 (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 Mandel 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.