Girl · #16,210 in 2026

Manda

Manda is a given name and a surname which may refer to:

  • Croatian
  • Serbian
Current Rank
#16,210
Peak Rank
#1,139 (1975)
Total Babies
3K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1880
First Year
2016
Last Year
1975
Peak Year
#1139
Peak Rank
3K
Total Count
131
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Manda

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Manda is a given name and a surname which may refer to:

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Croatian
  • Serbian

The Story of Manda

American parents first put Manda on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 102 Mandas were born — ranking #1,139 that year. About 22% of every Manda on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Manda last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Manda

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Manda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Manda

Phonetically similar names — useful when Manda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Manda

What does the name Manda mean?
Manda is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
What is the origin of the name Manda?
Manda has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Croatian, Serbian.
How popular is Manda in 2026?
In 2026, Manda ranks #16,210 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Manda most popular?
Manda reached its peak popularity in 1975, ranking #1,139 that year with 102 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Manda most popular?
Manda has historically been most popular in Tennessee, Kentucky, Minnesota. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Manda.
Is Manda a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Manda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Manda?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Manda include Osie, Teruko, Amaryllis. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Manda?
Common variants and related forms of Manda include Magda, Magdalena, Majda, Mandica. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Manda

Manda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Manda's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #1,139. Use the chart and map above to compare Manda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.