boy's name

Manly

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 521

Manly is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2000 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1922, when 24 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Manly over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2000, not a full ten years.

153
'80 '90 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Manly by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 10
1890s 10
1910s 92
1920s 153
1930s 97
1940s 89
1950s 38
1960s 11
1970s 6
1980s 5
1990s 5
2000s (to 2000) 5

How popular is Manly?

In 2000, Manly was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Manly

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

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

Sibling names for Manly

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

Common questions about Manly

How popular is the name Manly?

In 2000, Manly was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Manly is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Manly?

Manly has 2 syllables.

When was Manly most popular?

Manly peaked in 1922, when 24 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.