Mannie
A German diminutive of Emanuel, meaning "God is with us".
Name Census estimates that about 420 living Americans carry the first name Mannie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 67.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Mannie today is around 59 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mannie births was 1917 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mannie. 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.
People living today
420
~ 1 in 816,082 Americans
Peak year
1917
42 babies that year
Average age
59
years old
2022 SSA rank
#7,167
Tracked since 1881
Census
Mannie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 646 people with the first name Mannie, which placed it at #17,193 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
#17,193
National first-name rank
People counted
646
646 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
40.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mannie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mannie is Black at 40.2%. The next largest groups are White (30.8%) and Hispanic (18.7%). 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 Mannie 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 Mannie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American40.2% · 260
- White30.8% · 199
- Hispanic or Latino18.7% · 121
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.7% · 43
- Two or more races2.5% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Mannie
Mannie is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,559 total registrations, 1,054 (67.6%) were male and 505 (32.4%) were female.
Mannie as a male name
- Ranked #13,611 in 2022
- 5 male births in 2022
- Peak: 1919 (24 births)
Mannie as a female name
- Ranked #7,167 in 1961
- 5 female births in 1961
- Peak: 1917 (19 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Mannie on both sides of the split. Of the 652 people counted with this name, 510 were male (78.2%) and 142 were female (21.8%).
Popularity
Mannie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mannie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 281 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mannie 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 Mannie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mannies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. South Carolina, New York, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Mannie, while Mississippi, North Carolina, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 30 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mannie
The given name Mannie is a diminutive form of the masculine name Emanuel or Emmanuel, which is derived from the Hebrew name עִמָּנוּאֵל (Immanuel). Immanuel is a combination of two Hebrew words: עִם (im), meaning "with," and אֵל (el), meaning "God." Therefore, the name Mannie essentially means "God is with us."
The name Emanuel or Emmanuel has its roots in ancient Hebrew and can be traced back to biblical times. It is mentioned in the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament, where it is used as a symbolic name for the Messiah. In the New Testament, the name is given to Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature and the belief that he is the incarnation of God.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mannie can be found in the late 16th century. Mannie Hendricks, a Dutch merchant, was born in Amsterdam in 1582 and was known for his trade expeditions to the East Indies. Another notable figure with this name was Mannie Seidenberg, a Polish-American artist born in 1905, who was renowned for his abstract expressionist paintings.
In the realm of literature, Mannie Mauser was the name of a character in the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, published in 1939. This character was a migrant worker who played a minor role in the story but represented the struggles faced by many during the Great Depression.
Moving forward in history, Mannie Cortez was a Mexican-American civil rights activist born in 1925. He fought tirelessly for the rights of Mexican-American workers and played a significant role in the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Lastly, Mannie Fresh, born in 1979, is a well-known American record producer, rapper, and DJ from New Orleans. He is best known for his work with the hip-hop group Hot Boys and his collaborations with artists like Lil Wayne and Juvenile.
While the name Mannie is not as common as its longer counterparts Emanuel and Emmanuel, it has a rich historical and cultural significance, spanning various cultures and time periods. From merchants and artists to activists and musicians, the name Mannie has been carried by individuals who have left their mark on various aspects of society.
People
Mannie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mannie 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
Mannie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mannie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 420 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mannie 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 816,082 US residents.
Is Mannie a common name?
We classify Mannie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,559 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mannie most popular?
The single biggest year for Mannie was 1917, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mannie is about 59 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mannie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 646 people with the name Mannie, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,193 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 Mannie 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 Mannie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Mannie on both sides of the split. Of the 652 people counted with this name, 510 were male (78.2%) and 142 were female (21.8%). 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 Mannie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mannie is Black at 40.2%. The next largest groups are White (30.8%) and Hispanic (18.7%). 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 Mannie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Mannie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.2% (260 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 Mannie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mannie a male name?
Yes, 67.6% of people registered as Mannie in the SSA data are male. 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 Mannie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mannie 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 Mannie 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 people are called Mannie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.