How Many People Are Named Menashe?
An estimated 409 people in the United States have the first name Menashe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Menashe peaked in popularity in 2014 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Menashe 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 Menashe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
409
About 1 in 838,030 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2014
24 births
Total Registered
415
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Menashe
Menashe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 415 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Menashe as a male name
Ranked #4,809 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (24 births)
Menashe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Menashe span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 157 babies were registered. While Menashe is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Menashe by Decade
How has Menashe 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.
Menashe by State
Menashe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Menashe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Menashe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Menashe?
We estimate approximately 409 people named Menashe 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 838,030 Americans share this first name.
Is Menashe a common name?
Menashe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 415 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Menashe most popular?
Menashe reached peak popularity in 2014, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Menashe is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Menashe a male name?
Menashe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Menashe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Menashe Smith, Menashe Johnson, Menashe 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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