Manning
Manning was the 5329th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 682nd; the most babies were born in 1916 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,434 places. More babies were named Manning in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,329 boys, down 170 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191644 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,884babies recorded
Manning popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,302 | #5,329 | 6 | 18 |
| 2020 | — | #5,159 | — | 18 |
| 2010 | #18,818 | #3,771 | 5 | 28 |
| 2000 | #16,620 | #3,715 | 5 | 22 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #5,294 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #3,195 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | #2,174 | — | 15 |
| 1950 | — | #3,551 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #2,147 | — | 12 |
| 1930 | — | #1,936 | — | 16 |
| 1920 | — | #1,487 | — | 26 |
| 1910 | — | #1,377 | — | 7 |
| 1900 | — | #1,429 | — | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Manning, counting every spelling?
Manning has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Manning?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Manning (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Manning born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Manning.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Manning?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Manning are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 50. That makes Manning mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Manning by state
How common Manning was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Manning
How popular is the name Manning?
Manning was the 5329th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 682nd; the most babies were born in 1916 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,434 places. More babies were named Manning in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Manning a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Manning in the US.
Where is Manning most popular?
In 2021–2025, Manning was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys).