How Many People Are Named Mandel?
An estimated 436 people in the United States have the first name Mandel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Mandel peaked in popularity in 1973 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mandel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mandel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
436
About 1 in 786,134 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1973
23 births
Total Registered
583
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mandel
Mandel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 583 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mandel as a male name
Ranked #11,746 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 1973 (23 births)
Mandel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mandel span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 171 babies were registered. Mandel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mandel by Decade
How has Mandel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mandel by State
Mandel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mandel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mandel
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mandel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mandel?
We estimate approximately 436 people named Mandel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 786,134 Americans share this first name.
Is Mandel a common name?
Mandel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 583 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mandel most popular?
Mandel reached peak popularity in 1973, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mandel is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mandel a male name?
Mandel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mandel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mandel Smith, Mandel Johnson, Mandel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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