unisex name
Mansa
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 497
England and Wales
#987
2025 births
Mansa is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 23% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Mansa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 121 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 170 |
How popular is Mansa?
In 2025, Mansa was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mansa is used
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 Mansa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mansa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mansa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mansa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mansa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mansa
How popular is the name Mansa?
In 2025, Mansa was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mansa a girl's or a boy's name?
Mansa is used for both girls and boys. About 23% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Mansa most popular?
Mansa peaked in 2023, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mansa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mansa currently ranks #987 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.