US rank #4469 Boys' name Peak 2024 281 births

Manoah — #4469 US boys' name

281 babies named Manoah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s212000s372010s1212020s92
#4469
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Manoah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

23 babies were named Manoah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manoah

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Manoah between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manoah currently holds the #4469 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manoah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Manoah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Manoah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manoah 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 281 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.

Manoah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

281

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,469

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Manoah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
23
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008199819851979 5

Manoah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 43% of Manoah's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s212000s372010s1212020s92

Manoah by state

Where Manoah concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Manoah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.1%
#2 Washington
5 1.8%
California share of Manoah's total US births 2.1%
Even split

6 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manoah?
281 babies have been named Manoah since 1979. It currently ranks #4469 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 23 births.
When was Manoah most popular?
Manoah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Manoah most popular?
The top states for the name Manoah are California (6 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Manoah been used?
Manoah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Manoah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Manuel, Manny, Manley, Manning, 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, 1979–2024 (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.