boy's name

Manfred

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 2,155

Manfred is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1958, when 37 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1904.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Manfred over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Manfred by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 102
1920s 166
1930s 238
1940s 115
1950s 200
1960s 275
1970s 125
1980s 75
1990s 74
2000s 32
2010s 30
2020s (to 2022) 18

How popular is Manfred?

In 2022, Manfred was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Manfred is used

Canada #2,082 5 in 1995
England & Wales #5,607 3 in 2019
France #6,255 5 in 2023
United States #11,653 6 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Manfred

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Manfred also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Manfred over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Manfred

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Manfred — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Manfred

How popular is the name Manfred?

In 2022, Manfred was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Manfred a girl's or a boy's name?

Manfred is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Manfred?

Manfred has 2 syllables.

When was Manfred most popular?

Manfred peaked in 1958, when 37 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.