Boys' name · since 1972
Manvel
27 babies named Manvel in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Manvel since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manvel has been recorded 27 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #26,727 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manvel ranks #26,727 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Manvel's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Manvel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Manvel's full recorded timeline at 1987, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Manvel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Manvel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Manvel's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Manvel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Manvel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Manvel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1972–2024 (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 Manvel 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.