Boys' name · since 1972
Manu
Manu has 701 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,442 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 701
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Manu currently ranks #4442 among boys' names in America, with 701 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Manu recorded 701 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #4442 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #6,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,442 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 701 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manu ranks #6,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,442 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 701 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,442 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 701
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Manu's 701 recorded births place it above 85.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Manu compares
701 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Manu's all-time total is 90% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 701 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Manu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Manu's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Manu popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Manu popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1996 (Manu as girls' name)
Manu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Manu's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Manu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (25% of all-time use).
How Manu 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 Manu's total volume
Manu by state
Where Manu concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
51 of 701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Manu's data
- Manu's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Manus (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Manu 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.