Manning Boy

How popular is Manning?

#5,207 boy name in 2025

18 baby boys were named Manning in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).

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1,133living people named Manning (est.)
20median age of people named Manning
1,884babies named Manning since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025

Manning popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#5,207 for boys (▼ 510 from 2024)
Babies in 202518 boys, 6 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-56% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,863 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020
Peak year1916 (44 boys)
Highest rank#653 in 1881
First recorded1881
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)95% boys, 5% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Manning is most popular

Babies named Manning per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Manning by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s39#653
1890s16#953
1900s22#1,216
1910s200#964
1920s207#1,457
1930s153#1,453
1940s143#1,576
1950s112#1,944
1960s91#2,120
1970s68#3,069
1980s47#4,938
1990s79#4,645
2000s233#3,342
2010s310#2,863
2020s120#3,880

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Questions

Is Manning a boy or girl name?
Manning is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Manning were boys.
How popular is the name Manning?
18 baby boys were named Manning in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
When was Manning most popular?
Manning peaked in 1916, when 44 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #653 in 1881.
How many people are named Manning?
1,884 babies have been named Manning in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,133 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Where is Manning most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Manning was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.