Girls' name · since 1917
Manya
Manya has 1,024 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,024
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Manya is the #8910 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,024 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manya has been recorded 1,024 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #8910 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #7,398 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,910 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,024 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manya ranks #7,398 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,910 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,024 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,024
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Manya's 1,024 recorded births place it above 89.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Manya compares
1,024 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Manya's all-time total is 172% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,024 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Manya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Manya's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Manya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Manya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (250 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Manya's strongest decade.
250 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Manya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 90
1950s
90 births
- 1960s
1960s
133 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
250 births
- 2010s
2010s
245 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 250 births (24% of all-time use).
How Manya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Manya's total volume
Manya by state
Where Manya concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 6.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
66 of 1,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Manya's data
- Manya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (250 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Manyas (66 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Manya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Manya 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.