Recorded 1964–2008 Boys' name Peak 1979 224 births

Manoj — boys' name

224 babies named Manoj in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s291970s691980s731990s192000s34
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Manoj was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

14 babies were named Manoj in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manoj

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Manoj between 1964 and 2008, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manoj currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manoj performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Manoj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Manoj in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manoj 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 224 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.

Manoj at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

224

Since 1964

45 years of records

Peak year

1979

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1964

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2008

Manoj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1964

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1979)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 20082000198919841980197619691964 5

Manoj by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
73 births that decade — 33% of Manoj's all-time total
1960s291970s691980s731990s192000s34

Manoj by state

Where Manoj concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Manoj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
New York share of Manoj's total US births 2.2%

5 of 224 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manoj?
224 babies have been named Manoj since 1964. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1979 with 14 births.
When was Manoj most popular?
Manoj was most popular in the 1980s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Manoj most popular?
The top states for the name Manoj are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Manoj been used?
Manoj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 45 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Manoj?
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.

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, 1964–2008 (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.