Mannie
Mannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mannie Fresh,, currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam South Mannie Garcia, American freelance photojournalist currently based in Washington, D.C. Mannie Heymans, Namibian cyclist Mannie Jackson, the chairman and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, for whom he played from 1962 to 1964
Meaning & Origin of Mannie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mannie Fresh,, currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam South Mannie Garcia, American freelance photojournalist currently based in Washington, D.C. Mannie Heymans, Namibian cyclist Mannie Jackson, the chairman and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, for whom he played from 1962 to 1964
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The Story of Mannie
As a girl name
Mannie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1881, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 19 births, good for #1,847 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Mannies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1961 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 505 Mannies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mannie as a boy name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Mannie — #1,481 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Mannies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mannie
Mannie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Mannie's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,481. Use the chart and map above to compare Mannie'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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