US rank #6396 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,013 births

Manya — #6396 US girls' name

1,013 babies named Manya in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#6396
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Manya was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

41 babies were named Manya in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,013 babies named Manya between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manya currently holds the #6396 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 250 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Manya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Manya in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manya 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 1,013 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.

Manya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,013

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2012

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,396

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Manya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
41
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Manya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
250 births that decade — 25% of Manya's all-time total
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Manya by state

Where Manya concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Manya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
66 6.5%
#2 New Jersey
27 2.7%
#3 New York
10 1.0%
#4 Ohio
5 0.5%
#5 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Manya's total US births 6.5%
Even split

66 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manya?
1,013 babies have been named Manya since 1917. It currently ranks #6396 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 41 births.
When was Manya most popular?
Manya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 250 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Manya most popular?
The top states for the name Manya are California (66 births), New Jersey (27 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Manya been used?
Manya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Manya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mandy, Manuela, Mandi, Manda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.