Girls' name · since 1999
Maniah
Maniah has 236 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
236 girls have been named Maniah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maniah recorded 236 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2020.
- #18,155 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 236 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maniah ranks #18,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maniah's 236 recorded births place it above 74.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maniah splits its recorded history at 2009: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maniah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Maniah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (140 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Maniah's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Maniah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 140 births (59% of all-time use).
Maniah by state
Where Maniah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.1% |
6 of 236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maniah's data
- Maniah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maniahs (6 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 Maniah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1999–2020 (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 Maniah 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.