Recorded 1976–1993 Girls' name Peak 1984 44 births

Maneka — girls' name

44 babies named Maneka in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s251990s6
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Maneka was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maneka in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maneka

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Maneka between 1976 and 1993, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maneka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maneka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maneka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maneka 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 44 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.

Maneka at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

44

Since 1976

18 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1976

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1993

Maneka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1976

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 1993198919861984198319781976 6

Maneka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 57% of Maneka's all-time total
1970s131980s251990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maneka?
44 babies have been named Maneka since 1976. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Maneka most popular?
Maneka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Maneka been used?
Maneka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 18 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Maneka?
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, 1976–1993 (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.