Boys' name · since 1896

Menno

Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 1,458 babies named Menno, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,028 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,664 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,458
born since 1896
2000s
peak decade

Menno currently ranks #3664 among boys' names in America, with 1,458 babies recorded since 1896.

Social Security Administration records show Menno recorded 1,458 times among boys since 1896, holding rank #3664 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.

  • #4,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,664 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,458 born since 1896
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Menno ranks #4,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,664 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,458 born since 1896, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,028 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,664 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,458
born since 1896
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%73.6%
Menno vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Menno's 1,458 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.

How Menno compares

1,458 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Menno's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Menno Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,458 369 358,536
Peak-year births 33 34 22,252

Menno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Menno splits its recorded history at 1969: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Menno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
33
Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
010203040 189619231938195619721987200120152025 30

Menno by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (201 births, 14% of the file).

2000s was Menno's strongest decade.

201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Menno births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 201 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Menno compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Menno's total volume

Menno vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -51, 18%-58, 4.2%-60, 3.6%-126, 2.3%-8, 25.1%-65, 4.5%-52, 5.5%-30, 6.7%-112, 5%-43, 4.7%-62, 4.2%-37, 7%-133, 2.1%-54, 8.1%-53, 5.8%Menno-130, 2.3%Menno
Menno vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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
101 6.9%
#2 Indiana
93 6.4%
#3 Missouri
54 3.7%
#4 Ohio
46 3.2%
#5 Kansas
10 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Menno's total US births 6.9%
Even split

101 of 1,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Menno? ▼
Menno has been given to 1,458 babies in the U.S. since 1896, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,028 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,664 of 13,930. 33 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Menno sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Menno ranks #4,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,664 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Menno most popular? ▼
Menno was most popular in the 2000s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Menno most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Menno are Pennsylvania (101 births), Indiana (93 births), Missouri (54 births).
How long has the name Menno been used? ▼
Menno has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 130 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Menno's data

  • Menno's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Pennsylvania records the most Mennos (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Menno

Nearby Names Like Menno

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Menno

Menachem Boy
#1088 7,063 births
Mendel Boy
#1842 2,942 births
Mendy Boy
#2552 899 births
Meng Boy
555 births
Menashe Boy
#4586 438 births

Compare Menno side by side: Menno vs Menachem Menno vs Mendel Menno vs Mendy

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Hilario #3662
4,681 births · Peak 1996
Claudio #3666
5,475 births · Peak 1996
Ivory #3661
8,568 births · Peak 1950
Hogan #3667
1,548 births · Peak 2000
Cary #3660
24,504 births · Peak 1957
Flavio #3668
3,061 births · Peak 1996

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Menno: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1896–2025 (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 Menno 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.