Manette — girls' name

What the Data Says About Manette

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Manette between 1913 and 1984, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Manette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Manette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manette 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 304 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.