Boys' name · since 1880
Manson
Manson has 816 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 816
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
816 boys have been named Manson since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manson has been recorded 816 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #5,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 816 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manson ranks #5,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 816 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 816
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Manson's 816 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Manson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Manson's full recorded timeline at 1948, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Manson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1923)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Manson by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (158 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Manson's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Manson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 14
1890s
14 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
158 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 158 births (19% of all-time use).
How Manson 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 Manson's total volume
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What to do with Manson's data
- Manson's decade-level peak was the 1920s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1880–2023 (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 Manson 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.