Boys' name · since 1900
Manny
Manny has 4,087 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,087
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Manny currently ranks #3186 among boys' names in America, with 4,087 babies recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manny has been recorded 4,087 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #3186 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #2,048 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,186 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,087 born since 1900
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manny ranks #2,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,186 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,087 born since 1900, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,087
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Manny's 4,087 recorded births place it above 95.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Manny compares
4,087 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Manny's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,087 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 34 | 22,252 |
Manny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Manny splits its recorded history at 1966: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Manny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Manny by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (652 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Manny's strongest decade.
652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Manny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 152
1910s
152 births
- 1920s 152
1920s
152 births
- 1930s 124
1930s
124 births
- 1940s 182
1940s
182 births
- 1950s
1950s
275 births
- 1960s
1960s
384 births
- 1970s
1970s
370 births
- 1980s
1980s
380 births
- 1990s
1990s
447 births
- 2000s
2000s
652 births
- 2010s
2010s
626 births
- 2020s
2020s
319 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 652 births (16% of all-time use).
How Manny 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 Manny's total volume
Manny by state
Where Manny concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 801 | 19.6% |
| #2 | California | | 544 | 13.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 239 | 5.8% |
| #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% |
801 of 4,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Manny appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Manny's data
- Manny's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (652 total births) through the 2020s (319) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mannys (801 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Manny 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.