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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Manley

Manley was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 540th; the most babies were born in 1927 (67). More babies were named Manley in the 1920s 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
192767 babies
Total since 1880
2,251babies recorded

Manley popularity since 1880

0255075100 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#10,2037
2010——
2000#9,8616
1990#6,8947
1980#4,02610
1970#2,18318
1960#2,49112
1950#1,35729
1940#1,19832
1930#1,24833
1920#99848
1910#80915
1900#1,0168
1890#7139
1880#7198

How popular is Manley, counting every spelling?

Manley has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Manley?

About 600 people born in the US named Manley are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 47 and 77. That makes Manley 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.

Manley by state

How common Manley was among boys born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. In 45 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: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesME0.23Wisconsin: 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: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMN0.11Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMI0.08New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: 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, Manley, boys, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Manley

How popular is the name Manley?

Manley was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 540th; the most babies were born in 1927 (67). More babies were named Manley in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Manley a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Manley most popular?

In 1925–1929, Manley was most common in Maine (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Michigan.