Is Manning a boy or girl name?

Manning is a boy’s name. Of the 1,884 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.3% were girls and 97.7% were boys.

Manning

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Manning was most popular in 1916, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,945 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,884 people named Manning.

Manning over time

Births per year. The dot marks Manning’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Manning a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Manning is a boy’s name — 2.3% of the 1,884 Americans given it were girls and 97.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% 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 Manning

Where Manning is most concentrated

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

South Carolina 51.8×

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