Girls' name · since 1908
Manola
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Manola, peaking in 1913. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
Manola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Manola recorded 52 times among girls since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1934.
- #34,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1908
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manola ranks #34,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1908, peaking in the 1910s.
- #34,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
Manola's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Manola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Manola's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1913 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Manola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1934
- Peak year (1913)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1934.
52 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1913 with 8 births in a single year.
Manola by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (30 births, 58% of the file).
1910s was Manola's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Manola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30 births (58% of all-time use).
Manola decade highlights
- Peak decade 30 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Manola's data
- Manola's decade-level peak was the 1910s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Manola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1908–1934 (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 Manola 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.
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