Mancy
A feminine name derived from the Latin word "mancia" meaning "foreteller" or "diviner".
Name Census estimates that about 13 living Americans carry the first name Mancy. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 75.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Mancy today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mancy births was 1916 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mancy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Mancy. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
13
~ 1 in 26,365,718 Americans
Peak year
1916
5 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
1916 SSA rank
#4,276
Tracked since 1916
Census
Mancy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 335 people with the first name Mancy, which placed it at #27,353 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,353
National first-name rank
People counted
335
335 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mancy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mancy is White at 56.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.5%) and Black (11.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mancy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mancy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.7% · 190
- Hispanic or Latino18.5% · 62
- Black or African American11.0% · 37
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.3% · 31
- Two or more races3.6% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Mancy
Mancy is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 20 total registrations, 5 (25.0%) were male and 15 (75.0%) were female.
Mancy as a male name
- Ranked #4,276 in 1916
- 5 male births in 1916
- Peak: 1916 (5 births)
Mancy as a female name
- Ranked #10,208 in 1976
- 5 female births in 1976
- Peak: 1959 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mancy leans strongly female. 298 people counted with this name were female (89.5%), compared with 35 male bearers (10.5%).
Popularity
Mancy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mancy from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mancy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mancy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mancy
The name Mancy has its origins in ancient Greek, derived from the word "manteia" which means "divination" or "prophecy." It is believed to have emerged around the 5th century BCE, during the height of classical Greek civilization.
In Greek mythology, Mancy was the name of one of the Oceanids, the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She was associated with the art of divination and was often depicted as a mystic figure possessing the power of foresight.
The earliest recorded use of the name Mancy can be traced back to the works of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who lived in the 5th century BCE. He mentioned a seer named Mancy who was renowned for her prophetic abilities and was consulted by various rulers and dignitaries.
In the 2nd century CE, the Roman writer Pausanias documented the existence of a temple dedicated to the goddess Mancy in the city of Delphi, which was a renowned center of divination and prophecy in ancient Greece.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Mancy. One of the earliest was Mancy of Colophon, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 5th century BCE and is credited with developing the concept of mathematical induction.
Another notable Mancy was the Byzantine empress Mancy Xene, who ruled as the regent for her son Andronikos II Palaiologos in the late 13th century. She was known for her political acumen and her efforts to maintain the stability of the Byzantine Empire during a tumultuous period.
In the 16th century, Mancy Bueno was a prominent Jewish scholar and philosopher from Portugal, who made significant contributions to the study of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism.
During the Renaissance period, Mancy Calderón de la Barca was a Spanish playwright and poet who lived in the 17th century and is regarded as one of the greatest dramatists of the Spanish Golden Age.
In more recent times, Mancy Stifel was a Swiss mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 16th century and made important contributions to the development of algebra and trigonometry.
While the name Mancy may not be as common today, its historical roots and associations with divination, prophecy, and intellectual pursuits have left a lasting legacy, making it a unique and meaningful moniker.
People
Mancy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mancy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mancy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mancy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 13 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mancy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 US residents.
Is Mancy a common name?
We classify Mancy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 33.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 20 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mancy most popular?
The single biggest year for Mancy was 1916, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mancy is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mancy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 335 people with the name Mancy, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,353 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mancy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mancy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mancy leans strongly female. 298 people counted with this name were female (89.5%), compared with 35 male bearers (10.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mancy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mancy is White at 56.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.5%) and Black (11.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mancy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Mancy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.7% (190 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mancy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mancy a female name?
Yes, 75.0% of people registered as Mancy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mancy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mancy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mancy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Mancy?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.