Boys' name · since 1973
Mandrell
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 255 babies named Mandrell, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 255
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
255 boys have been named Mandrell since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mandrell has 255 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2019.
- #11,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 255 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mandrell ranks #11,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 255
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mandrell's 255 recorded births place it above 74.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mandrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mandrell's full recorded timeline at 1992, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mandrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2019
- Peak year (1980)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Mandrell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (98 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Mandrell's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Mandrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 98 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mandrell's data
- Mandrell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mandrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1973–2019 (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 Mandrell 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.