US rank #4741 Boys' name Peak 2023 295 births

Mansa — #4741 US boys' name

295 babies named Mansa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s252000s62010s1202020s144
#4741
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mansa was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

34 babies were named Mansa in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mansa

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Mansa between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mansa currently holds the #4741 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mansa performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mansa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mansa in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mansa 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 295 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.

Mansa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

295

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2023

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,741

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mansa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
34
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015200319761970 6

Mansa by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
144 births that decade — 49% of Mansa's all-time total
1970s252000s62010s1202020s144

Mansa by state

Where Mansa concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mansa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.4%
#2 Georgia
6 2.0%
#3 New York
6 2.0%
#4 Texas
6 2.0%
California share of Mansa's total US births 2.4%
Even split

7 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mansa?
295 babies have been named Mansa since 1970. It currently ranks #4741 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 34 births.
When was Mansa most popular?
Mansa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mansa most popular?
The top states for the name Mansa are California (7 births), Georgia (6 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Mansa been used?
Mansa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mansa?
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, 1970–2024 (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.