Boys' name · since 1884
Mansfield
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 513 babies named Mansfield, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mansfield sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 513 recorded since 1884.
Mansfield has 513 recorded births among boys since 1884, 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 1884 to 1993.
- #7,776 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 513 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mansfield ranks #7,776 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 513 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mansfield's 513 recorded births place it above 82.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Mansfield's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mansfield splits its recorded history at 1932: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mansfield popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1993
- Peak year (1917)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Mansfield by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (125 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Mansfield's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mansfield births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
104 births
- 1920s
1920s
125 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 125 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mansfield compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mansfield's total volume
Mansfield by state
Where Mansfield concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 513 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mansfield's data
- Mansfield's decade-level peak was the 1920s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Mansfields (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mansfield: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1884–1993 (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 Mansfield 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.