Boys' name · since 1978
Menashe
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 438 babies named Menashe, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,543 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,586 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 438
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
438 babies have been named Menashe since 1978, making it today's #4586 boys' name.
Menashe has 438 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4586 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #8,543 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,586 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 438 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Menashe ranks #8,543 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,586 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 438 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,543 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,586 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 438
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Menashe's 438 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Menashe compares
438 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Menashe's all-time total is 19% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Menashe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 438 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Menashe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Menashe's full recorded timeline at 2007, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Menashe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Menashe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (157 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Menashe's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Menashe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 157 births (36% of all-time use).
Menashe by state
Where Menashe concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 259 | 59.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.4% |
259 of 438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Menashe's data
- Menashe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Menashes (259 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Menashe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Menashe 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.