Unisex name · since 1881
Mannie
Mannie has 1,054 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,054
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mannie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,054 recorded since 1881.
Mannie has 1,054 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2022.
- #4,964 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,054 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mannie ranks #4,964 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,054 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,054
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mannie's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Mannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mannie's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mannie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2022
- Peak year (1919)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
1,054 total births across 142 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 24 births in a single year.
Mannie popularity over time - girls
505 total births recorded since 1881 (Mannie as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Mannie accounts for 32% of total recorded use across both genders.
Mannie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (165 births, 16% of the file).
1910s was Mannie's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Mannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 47
1880s
47 births
- 1890s 49
1890s
49 births
- 1900s 61
1900s
61 births
- 1910s
1910s
165 births
- 1920s
1920s
161 births
- 1930s
1930s
122 births
- 1940s
1940s
114 births
- 1950s
1950s
108 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 165 births (16% of all-time use).
Mannie decade highlights
- Peak decade 165 births
- Runner-up 161 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Mannie 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 Mannie's total volume
Mannie by state
Where Mannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 68 | 6.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 33 | 3.1% |
68 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- South Carolina 6.5% of nationwide
- New York 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
South Carolina accounts for 6.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Mannie's data
- Mannie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Mannies (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1881–2022 (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 Mannie 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.
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