Mandel
Mandel is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, meaning "almond", from the Middle High German and Middle Dutch mandel. Mandel can be a locational surname, from places called Mandel, such as Mandel, Germany. Mandel may also be a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch mandele, meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.
Meaning & Origin of Mandel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mandel is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, meaning "almond", from the Middle High German and Middle Dutch mandel. Mandel can be a locational surname, from places called Mandel, such as Mandel, Germany. Mandel may also be a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch mandele, meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.
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The Story of Mandel
Mandel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 23 Mandels were born — ranking #1,871 that year. As of 2026, Mandel ranks #10,806 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 583 Mandels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Mandel
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Alon Mandel (born 1988), Israeli swimmer
- Babaloo Mandel (born 1949), American screenwriter
- David Mandel (born 1970), American television producer and writer
- Edgar Mandel (born 1928), German actor
- Eli Mandel (1922–1992), Canadian writer
- Emily St. John Mandel (born 1979), Canadian novelist
- Emmanuil Mandel (1925–2018), Russian poet
- Ernest Mandel (1923–1995), Belgian politician, professor and writer
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Names that sound like Mandel
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About the name Mandel
Mandel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 583 births in the dataset. Mandel's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #1,871. Use the chart and map above to compare Mandel'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 .
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