Mansour
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "the victorious one".
Name Census estimates that about 397 living Americans carry the first name Mansour. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Mansour today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mansour births was 2019 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mansour. 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
397
~ 1 in 863,361 Americans
Peak year
2019
23 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,077
Tracked since 1971
Popularity
Mansour: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mansour from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 156 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Mansour remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mansour 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 Mansour during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mansours live
Origin
Meaning and history of Mansour
The name Mansour is of Arabic origin and has its roots in the ancient Semitic languages. It is derived from the Arabic word "nasr," meaning "victory" or "triumph." The name can be traced back to the 7th century CE, during the rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula.
Mansour was a popular name among Arab Muslims, as it carried the connotation of strength, courage, and success. It was often given to boys with the hope that they would grow up to be victorious and triumphant in their endeavors.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mansour can be found in the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam. The name appears in reference to the Prophet Muhammad's military victories and the spread of the Islamic faith.
Throughout Islamic history, several notable figures bore the name Mansour. One of the most famous was Al-Mansur, the second Abbasid caliph who ruled from 754 to 775 CE. He founded the city of Baghdad, which became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of learning and culture.
Another prominent figure named Mansour was Mansur Al-Hallaj, a Persian mystic and poet who lived in the 9th century CE. He was known for his controversial teachings on the unity of existence and was ultimately executed for blasphemy.
In the 12th century, Mansur Al-Amir was a renowned Muslim mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of spherical trigonometry and the calculation of planetary positions.
During the Ottoman Empire, Mansur Aga was a prominent military leader and grand vizier who served under Sultan Murad IV in the 17th century.
In more recent history, Mansour Khalid was a prominent Sudanese politician and foreign minister who played a pivotal role in the country's independence movement in the mid-20th century.
These are just a few examples of the many historical figures who bore the name Mansour, a name that has carried a sense of triumph and victory across centuries and cultures.
People
Mansour + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mansour 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
Mansour: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mansour?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 397 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mansour 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 863,361 US residents.
Is Mansour a common name?
We classify Mansour as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 403 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mansour most popular?
The single biggest year for Mansour was 2019, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mansour is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Mansour a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mansour 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.
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.