Recorded 1880–1927 Girls' name Peak 1880 60 births

Manerva — girls' name

60 babies named Manerva in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1880. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s211900s101910s121920s17
1880s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Manerva was born in this single decade.

1880
Single peak year

10 babies were named Manerva in 1880 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manerva

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Manerva between 1880 and 1927, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manerva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1880, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manerva performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Manerva shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manerva 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 60 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.

Manerva at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

60

Since 1880

48 years of records

Peak year

1880

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1880

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1927

Manerva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1880

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1880)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 1927192619221917191619021900188918881880 10

Manerva by decade

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

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
21 births that decade — 35% of Manerva's all-time total
1880s211900s101910s121920s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manerva?
60 babies have been named Manerva since 1880. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1880 with 10 births.
When was Manerva most popular?
Manerva was most popular in the 1880s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1880.
How long has the name Manerva been used?
Manerva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 48 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Manerva?
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, 1880–1927 (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.