US rank #3597 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,415 births

Menno — #3597 US boys' name

1,415 babies named Menno in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s1121920s1261930s611940s561950s641960s821970s831980s1421990s1512000s1932010s1912020s144
#3597
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Menno was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

33 babies were named Menno in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Menno

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,415 babies named Menno between 1896 and 2024, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Menno currently holds the #3597 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Menno performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Menno shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Menno in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Menno 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 1,415 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.

Menno at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,415

Since 1896

129 years of records

Peak year

2021

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,597

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1896

Recorded for 129 years

Last year on file: 2024

Menno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1896

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
33
Annual births at peak — across 129 years of records
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Menno by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
193 births that decade — 14% of Menno's all-time total
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Menno by state

Where Menno concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Menno
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
95 6.7%
#2 Indiana
93 6.6%
#3 Ohio
46 3.3%
#4 Missouri
44 3.1%
#5 Kansas
10 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Menno's total US births 6.7%
Even split

95 of 1,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Menno?
1,415 babies have been named Menno since 1896. It currently ranks #3597 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 33 births.
When was Menno most popular?
Menno was most popular in the 2000s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Menno most popular?
The top states for the name Menno are Pennsylvania (95 births), Indiana (93 births), Ohio (46 births).
How long has the name Menno been used?
Menno has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 129 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Menno?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Menachem, Mendel, Mendy, Meng, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1896–2024 (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.