Manny
Manny is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Manny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Manny is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Manny
The earliest SSA record of Manny as a baby boy name dates back to 1900, when 7 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 113 newborns named Manny — #1,471 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Manny ranks #2,638 for baby boys with 50 births, holding steady (+4%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Manny
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Manny. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Manny
Manny is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Manny's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,002. Use the chart and map above to compare Manny'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.