Recorded 1884–1993 Boys' name Peak 1917 513 births

Mansfield — boys' name

513 babies named Mansfield in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s191900s171910s1041920s1251930s781940s831950s611960s101980s61990s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Mansfield was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

21 babies were named Mansfield in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mansfield

The Social Security Administration has registered 513 babies named Mansfield between 1884 and 1993, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mansfield currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mansfield performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Mansfield shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mansfield in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mansfield 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 513 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.

Mansfield at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

513

Since 1884

110 years of records

Peak year

1917

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1884

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 1993

Mansfield popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1884

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1917)
21
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0510152025 199319531946193919301923191618971884 5

Mansfield by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
125 births that decade — 24% of Mansfield's all-time total
1880s51890s191900s171910s1041920s1251930s781940s831950s611960s101980s61990s5

Mansfield by state

Where Mansfield concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mansfield
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.0%
Mississippi share of Mansfield's total US births 1.0%

5 of 513 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mansfield?
513 babies have been named Mansfield since 1884. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1917 with 21 births.
When was Mansfield most popular?
Mansfield was most popular in the 1920s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Mansfield most popular?
The top states for the name Mansfield are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Mansfield been used?
Mansfield has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 110 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Mansfield?
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, 1884–1993 (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.