US rank #2711 Boys' name Peak 2009 4,047 births

Manny — #2711 US boys' name

4,047 babies named Manny in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s241910s1521920s1521930s1241940s1821950s2751960s3841970s3691980s3791990s4472000s6522010s6262020s281
#2711
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Manny was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

113 babies were named Manny in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manny

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,047 babies named Manny between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manny currently holds the #2711 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manny performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 652 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Manny shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 789 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Manny in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manny 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 4,047 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.

Manny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,047

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

2009

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,711

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Manny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
113
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Manny by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
652 births that decade — 16% of Manny's all-time total
1900s241910s1521920s1521930s1241940s1821950s2751960s3841970s3691980s3791990s4472000s6522010s6262020s281

Manny by state

Where Manny concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Manny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
789 19.5%
#2 California
537 13.3%
#3 Texas
237 5.9%
#4 Arizona
143 3.5%
#5 Florida
143 3.5%
#6 New Jersey
69 1.7%
#7 Illinois
38 0.9%
#8 Massachusetts
6 0.1%
New York share of Manny's total US births 19.5%
Even split

789 of 4,047 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Manny appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manny?
4,047 babies have been named Manny since 1900. It currently ranks #2711 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 113 births.
When was Manny most popular?
Manny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 652 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Manny most popular?
The top states for the name Manny are New York (789 births), California (537 births), Texas (237 births).
How long has the name Manny been used?
Manny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Manny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Manuel, Manley, Manning, Manford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1900–2024 (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.