NameTides

Man

Man peaked in the US in 1901 at #1,058, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Man as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Man as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Man as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2020#12,022 (5)———
2017#12,246 (5)———
2015—#4,747 (3)——
2014—#3,895 (4)——
2008—#3,687 (4)——
2007—#3,589 (4)——
2006—#2,538 (6)——
2002—#2,636 (4)——
2001—#1,595 (8)——
2000#10,349 (5)#1,889 (6)——
1999—#2,097 (5)——
1998—#2,901 (3)——
1997—#2,337 (4)——
1996—#2,020 (5)——
1995———#1,224 (10)

Man as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Man as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020
Man as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2024#15,293 (5)——
2023#10,312 (9)——
2022#10,383 (9)——
2021#12,206 (7)——
2020#9,546 (10)——
2019#11,356 (8)——
2018#8,146 (13)——
2017#8,299 (13)——
2016#7,230 (16)——
2015#9,481 (11)——
2014#8,485 (13)——
2013#10,235 (10)#4,739 (4)—
2012#12,199 (8)#5,876 (3)—
2011#12,153 (8)——
2009#17,294 (5)#5,556 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1901 at #1,058.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ManCanadaGirls—too few
ManCanadaBoys—too few
ManEngland & WalesGirls—too few
ManEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ManNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ManNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ManScotlandBoys—too few
ManUSGirls—too few
ManUSBoys—too few