Manly — boys' name

What the Data Says About Manly

The Social Security Administration has registered 521 babies named Manly between 1880 and 2000, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manly performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Manly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Manly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manly 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 521 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.