How Many People Are Named Mansa?
An estimated 291 people in the United States have the first name Mansa. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Mansa peaked in popularity in 2023 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mansa 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 Mansa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
291
About 1 in 1,177,850 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
34 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mansa
Mansa is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 295 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mansa as a male name
Ranked #4,804 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (34 births)
Mansa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mansa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 144 babies were registered. Mansa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Mansa by Decade
How has Mansa 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.
Mansa by State
Birth registrations for Mansa span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Georgia, New York. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Georgia. On average, about 6 Mansas were registered per state.
Mansa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mansa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mansa
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mansa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mansa?
We estimate approximately 291 people named Mansa 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 1,177,850 Americans share this first name.
Is Mansa a common name?
Mansa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mansa most popular?
Mansa reached peak popularity in 2023, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mansa is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mansa a male name?
Mansa is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mansa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mansa Smith, Mansa Johnson, Mansa 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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