Recorded 1914–2006 Boys' name Peak 1929 125 births

Manus — boys' name

125 babies named Manus in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Manus was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

9 babies were named Manus in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manus

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Manus between 1914 and 2006, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Manus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manus 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 125 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.

Manus at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

125

Since 1914

93 years of records

Peak year

1929

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1914

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2006

Manus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1914

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1929)
9
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Manus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
37 births that decade — 30% of Manus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manus?
125 babies have been named Manus since 1914. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1929 with 9 births.
When was Manus most popular?
Manus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Manus been used?
Manus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 93 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Manus?
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, 1914–2006 (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.