Recorded 1970–2005 Girls' name Peak 1970 18 births

Mania — girls' name

18 babies named Mania in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s62000s12
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Mania was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mania in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mania

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Mania between 1970 and 2005, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mania performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mania shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mania 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 18 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.

Mania at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

18

Since 1970

36 years of records

Peak year

1970

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1970

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2005

Mania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1970

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1970)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
6 200520001970 6

Mania by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 67% of Mania's all-time total
1970s62000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mania?
18 babies have been named Mania since 1970. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1970 with 6 births.
When was Mania most popular?
Mania was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Mania been used?
Mania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 36 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Mania?
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, 1970–2005 (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.