Boys' name · since 1913

Mansel

280 babies named Mansel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,018 of 45,481
all-time among boys
280
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

280 boys have been named Mansel since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Mansel has 280 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1964.

  • #11,018 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 280 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mansel ranks #11,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,018 of 45,481
all-time among boys
280
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mansel's 280 recorded births place it above 75.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mansel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mansel's full recorded timeline at 1932, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mansel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1964

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1924)
18
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
05101520 19131919192419311937194419561964 7

Mansel by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 31% of the file).

1920s was Mansel's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Mansel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mansel? ▼
280 babies have been named Mansel since 1913. All-time, it sits at #11,018 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1924 with 18 births.
Where does Mansel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mansel ranks #11,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mansel most popular? ▼
Mansel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Mansel been used? ▼
Records for Mansel go back to 1913, giving 52 years of history through 1964.
What names are similar to Mansel? ▼
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.

What to do with Mansel's data

  • Mansel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- 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.

Keep exploring Mansel

Nearby Names Like Mansel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mansel

Manuel Boy
#371 191,584 births
Manny Boy
#3186 4,087 births
Manley Boy
2,251 births
Manning Boy
#5214 1,840 births
Manolo Boy
#1534 1,524 births

Compare Mansel side by side: Mansel vs Manuel Mansel vs Manny Mansel vs Manley

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Eliasar
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Buzz #9837
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mansel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–1964 (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 Mansel 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.