Is Manley a boy or girl name?

Manley is a boy’s name. Of the 2,251 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Manley

Recorded 1880–2023 · United States

Manley was most popular in 1927, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,655 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,251 people named Manley.

Manley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Manley’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Manley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Manley is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,251 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Manley

Where Manley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org