Boys' name · since 1968
Manish
Manish has 537 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
537 boys have been named Manish since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manish has been recorded 537 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2022.
- #7,563 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 537 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manish ranks #7,563 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Manish's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Manish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Manish's full recorded timeline at 1994, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Manish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2022
- Peak year (1975)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Manish by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (195 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Manish's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Manish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
195 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 195 births (36% of all-time use).
How Manish compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Manish's total volume
Manish by state
Where Manish concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Manish's data
- Manish's decade-level peak was the 1970s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Manishs (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1968–2022 (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 Manish 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.