US rank #8665 Girls' name Peak 2009 691 births

Maniyah — #8665 US girls' name

691 babies named Maniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s3522010s2442020s76
#8665
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Maniyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

49 babies were named Maniyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 691 babies named Maniyah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maniyah currently holds the #8665 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maniyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 352 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maniyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Maniyah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maniyah 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 691 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.

Maniyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

691

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,665

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
49
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200420001998 8

Maniyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
352 births that decade — 51% of Maniyah's all-time total
1990s192000s3522010s2442020s76

Maniyah by state

Where Maniyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Maniyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
68 9.8%
#2 New York
22 3.2%
#3 California
16 2.3%
#4 New Jersey
10 1.4%
#5 Texas
5 0.7%
#6 Virginia
5 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Maniyah's total US births 9.8%
Even split

68 of 691 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maniyah?
691 babies have been named Maniyah since 1998. It currently ranks #8665 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 49 births.
When was Maniyah most popular?
Maniyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 352 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Maniyah most popular?
The top states for the name Maniyah are Pennsylvania (68 births), New York (22 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Maniyah been used?
Maniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maniyah?
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.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.