Boys' name · since 1970
Mansa
Mansa has 322 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 322
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mansa is the #4075 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 322 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mansa has been recorded 322 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #4075 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #10,200 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,075 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 322 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mansa ranks #10,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,075 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 322 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 322
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mansa's 322 recorded births place it above 77.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mansa compares
322 47th 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
Mansa's all-time total is 13% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mansa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 322 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mansa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mansa's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mansa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Mansa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (170 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Mansa's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Mansa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
170 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 170 births (53% of all-time use).
Mansa by state
Where Mansa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.9% |
7 of 322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mansa's data
- California records the most Mansas (7 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mansa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Mansa 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.