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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Manfred

Manfred was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 1157th; the most babies were born in 1958 (37). More babies were named Manfred in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
195837 babies
Total since 1880
1,455babies recorded

Manfred popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#10,2027
2010#10,3547
2000#9,8606
1990#5,6489
1980#4,7838
1970#2,36416
1960#1,67524
1950#3,2187
1940#1,55120
1930#1,58622
1920#3,1179
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Manfred, counting every spelling?

Manfred has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Manfred?

About 800 people born in the US named Manfred are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 41 and 68. That makes Manfred a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Manfred by state

How common Manfred was among boys born in each state in 1956–1960, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Manfred, boys, 1956–1960. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Manfred: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Manfred, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Manfred

How popular is the name Manfred?

Manfred was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 1157th; the most babies were born in 1958 (37). More babies were named Manfred in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Manfred a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Manfred in the US.

Where was Manfred most popular?

In 1956–1960, Manfred was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Michigan.