Mansoor
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "the victorious one".
Name Census estimates that about 318 living Americans carry the first name Mansoor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Mansoor today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mansoor births was 2016 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mansoor. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Mansoor with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
318
~ 1 in 1,077,844 Americans
Peak year
2016
13 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,526
Tracked since 1975
Census
Mansoor in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,380 people with the first name Mansoor, which placed it at #9,866 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
#9,866
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,380 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
65.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mansoor
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mansoor is Asian/Pacific Islander at 65.8%. The next largest groups are White (22.1%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). 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 Mansoor 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 Mansoor at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander65.8% · 908
- White22.1% · 305
- Two or more races7.5% · 103
- Black or African American3.6% · 49
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 15
Popularity
Mansoor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mansoor from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 76 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Mansoor remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mansoor 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 Mansoor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mansoors live
Origin
Meaning and history of Mansoor
The name Mansoor originates from the Arabic language and has its roots in the word "nasara," which means "to help" or "to grant victory." It is believed to have emerged in the Middle East during the early days of Islam, around the 7th century AD.
Mansoor was a popular name among the early Muslim rulers and noblemen. One of the most notable historical figures with this name was Mansoor al-Hallaj, a renowned Sufi mystic and philosopher who lived in the 9th century AD. He was known for his profound spiritual teachings and was executed for allegedly making claims of divinity.
Another significant figure was Abu Jafar al-Mansoor, the second caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, who ruled from 754 to 775 AD. He is credited with founding the city of Baghdad and establishing it as the capital of the Islamic empire during his reign.
In the realm of literature, Mansoor al-Hallaj's writings, particularly his poetry, have had a lasting impact on Sufi literature and continue to be studied and admired by scholars and spiritual seekers alike.
The name Mansoor has also been associated with military figures throughout history. One such individual was Mansoor bin Zain al-Abidin, a renowned general who lived during the 15th century and served under the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt.
Another notable figure was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, an Indian cricketer and the last ruling Nawab of Pataudi State. He was born in 1941 and played for the Indian national cricket team, captaining them in the early 1960s.
While the name Mansoor has its origins in the Arabic language, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and regions over time, particularly in the Middle East, South Asia, and parts of Africa.
People
Mansoor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mansoor 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
Mansoor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mansoor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 318 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mansoor 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 1,077,844 US residents.
Is Mansoor a common name?
We classify Mansoor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 325 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mansoor most popular?
The single biggest year for Mansoor was 2016, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mansoor is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mansoor in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,380 people with the name Mansoor, or 0.46 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,866 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 Mansoor 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 Mansoor?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mansoor appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,375 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Mansoor?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mansoor is Asian/Pacific Islander at 65.8%. The next largest groups are White (22.1%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). 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 Mansoor most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Mansoor in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.8% (908 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 Mansoor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mansoor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mansoor 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 Mansoor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mansoor 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 Mansoor 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 share the name Mansoor?
You can see how many people share the name Mansoor on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.