Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Manning

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Manning
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1881Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

52.3%

2024

All-time

1,822

Manning is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 44 boys were named Manning.

In 2024, only 21 boys were given the name.

Down 52.3% from its peak.

All told, about 1,822 Americans have been named Manning and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

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