How Many People Are Named Manson?
An estimated 358 people in the United States have the first name Manson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Manson peaked in popularity in 1923 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Manson 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 Manson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
358
About 1 in 957,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1923
26 births
Total Registered
816
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Manson
Manson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 816 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Manson as a male name
Ranked #10,381 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1923 (26 births)
Manson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Manson span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 158 babies were registered. Manson has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Manson by Decade
How has Manson 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.
Manson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Manson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Manson
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Manson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Manson?
We estimate approximately 358 people named Manson 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 957,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Manson a common name?
Manson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 816 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Manson most popular?
Manson reached peak popularity in 1923, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Manson is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Manson a male name?
Manson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Manson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Manson Smith, Manson Johnson, Manson 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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