Boys' name · since 1979
Manoah
Manoah has 306 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Manoah currently ranks #4189 among boys' names in America, with 306 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manoah has been recorded 306 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #4189 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,189 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 306 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manoah ranks #10,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,189 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 306 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Manoah's 306 recorded births place it above 76.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Manoah compares
306 46th percentile among 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
Manoah's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manoah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 306 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Manoah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Manoah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Manoah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Manoah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (121 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Manoah's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Manoah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 121 births (40% of all-time use).
Manoah by state
Where Manoah concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 1.6% |
6 of 306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Manoah's data
- Manoah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Manoahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Manoah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Manoah 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.