Recorded 1898–1937 Girls' name Peak 1898 124 births

Manilla — girls' name

124 babies named Manilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1898. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s461900s211910s241920s281930s5
1890s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Manilla was born in this single decade.

1898
Single peak year

35 babies were named Manilla in 1898 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Manilla between 1898 and 1937, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1898, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manilla performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Manilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manilla 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 124 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.

Manilla at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

124

Since 1898

40 years of records

Peak year

1898

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1898

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1937

Manilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1898

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1898)
35
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 1937192319201918190319001898 35

Manilla by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
46 births that decade — 37% of Manilla's all-time total
1890s461900s211910s241920s281930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manilla?
124 babies have been named Manilla since 1898. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1898 with 35 births.
When was Manilla most popular?
Manilla was most popular in the 1890s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1898.
How long has the name Manilla been used?
Manilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 40 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Manilla?
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, 1898–1937 (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.