Recorded 1968–2022 Boys' name Peak 1975 537 births

Manish — boys' name

537 babies named Manish in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s1951980s1301990s622000s812010s442020s10
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Manish was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

30 babies were named Manish in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manish

The Social Security Administration has registered 537 babies named Manish between 1968 and 2022, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manish currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manish performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Manish shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Manish in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manish 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 537 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.

Manish at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

537

Since 1968

55 years of records

Peak year

1975

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1968

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2022

Manish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1968

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1975)
30
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 20222012200519981989198219751968 5

Manish by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
195 births that decade — 36% of Manish's all-time total
1960s151970s1951980s1301990s622000s812010s442020s10

Manish by state

Where Manish concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Manish
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%
New York share of Manish's total US births 5.2%
Even split

28 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manish?
537 babies have been named Manish since 1968. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1975 with 30 births.
When was Manish most popular?
Manish was most popular in the 1970s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Manish most popular?
The top states for the name Manish are New York (28 births), Illinois (12 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Manish been used?
Manish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 55 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Manish?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Manuel, Manny, Manley, Manning, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2022 (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.