How Many People Are Named Manning?
An estimated 1,141 people in the United States have the first name Manning. It is predominantly male (98.0%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Manning peaked in popularity in 1916 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Manning 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 Manning paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,141
About 1 in 300,398 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1916
44 births
Total Registered
1,860
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Manning
Manning is predominantly male (98.0%), though 38 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Manning as a male name
Ranked #4,803 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (44 births)
Manning as a female name
Ranked #15,530 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 2012 (6 births)
Manning: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Manning span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 333 babies were registered. While Manning is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Manning by Decade
How has Manning 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.
Manning by State
Birth registrations for Manning span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana. On average, about 49 Mannings were registered per state.
Manning + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Manning as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Manning
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Manning: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Manning?
We estimate approximately 1,141 people named Manning 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 300,398 Americans share this first name.
Is Manning a common name?
Manning is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,860 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Manning most popular?
Manning reached peak popularity in 1916, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Manning is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Manning a male name?
Manning is predominantly male. 98.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Manning Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Manning Smith, Manning Johnson, Manning 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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