boy's name

Manson

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 869

Manson is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1923, when 26 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Manson over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Manson by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 11
1890s 14
1900s 11
1910s 113
1920s 158
1930s 104
1940s 89
1950s 81
1960s 63
1970s 22
1980s 26
1990s 12
2000s 24
2010s 55
2020s (to 2023) 33

How popular is Manson?

In 2023, Manson was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Manson is used

Canada #3,510 5 in 2018
England & Wales #6,165 3 in 2016
France #6,505 5 in 2011
United States #10,742 7 in 2023

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 Manson

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 Manson over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Manson

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

Common questions about Manson

How popular is the name Manson?

In 2023, Manson was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Manson is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Manson?

Manson has 2 syllables.

When was Manson most popular?

Manson peaked in 1923, when 26 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.