Boys' name · since 1921
Mandell
Mandell has 288 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
288 boys have been named Mandell since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mandell has been recorded 288 times among boys since 1921, 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 1921 to 2011.
- #10,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 288 born since 1921
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mandell ranks #10,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1921, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mandell's 288 recorded births place it above 76.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mandell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mandell's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mandell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2011
- Peak year (1975)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Mandell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (93 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Mandell's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Mandell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 93 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mandell's data
- Mandell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (93 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mandell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1921–2011 (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 Mandell 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.