Girls' name · since 1913
Manette
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Manette, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Manette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 304 have been recorded since 1913.
Manette has 304 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1984.
- #15,794 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 304 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manette ranks #15,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 304 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Manette's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Manette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Manette's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Manette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1984
- Peak year (1958)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Manette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (110 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Manette's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Manette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 110 births (36% of all-time use).
Manette by state
Where Manette concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 304 births nationwide.
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What to do with Manette's data
- Manette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Manettes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Manette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1913–1984 (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 Manette 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.