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How popular is the name Manasseh?

Births per year, rank history and how many Manassehs are alive today.

Manasseh (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2672nd in 2024 and given to 8 babies. It has risen strongly over the past decade.

The Manasseh you are most likely to meet is around 3 years old - or else around 15: the name has two living generations. Half of all Manassehs born in England and Wales are between 8 and 25, and there are at least 110 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Manasseh - on average, only one in every 2,755 such rooms contains a Manasseh.

How many babies are named Manasseh each year?

0246820202001: 52003: 42005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 42010: 52012: 62014: 62015: 52016: 32017: 52019: 42022: 42023: 32024: 8actual

Where does Manasseh rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,00020202001: ranked 2,2202003: ranked 2,8572005: ranked 3,8492006: ranked 4,0522007: ranked 4,3332008: ranked 3,6872010: ranked 3,3322012: ranked 3,0392014: ranked 2,9642015: ranked 3,3732016: ranked 4,8102017: ranked 3,4492019: ranked 3,9372022: ranked 4,0022023: ranked 4,9922024: ranked 2,672

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Manasseh per year in England and Wales, 2001 to 2024, peaking at about 8 in 2024
Manasseh: births per year in England and Wales, 2001-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Manasseh most popular?

Manasseh peaked in 2024, when 8 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Manasseh?

At least 110 people named Manasseh born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Manasseh?

Most living Manassehs are between 8 and 25; the most common age is about 3. There is a second cluster around 15.

Is Manasseh becoming more or less popular?

Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.






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