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girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Manal

Meaning Borrowed from Arabic مَنَال (manāl) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,813 Trend ↑ Rising 17%

Borrowed from Arabic مَنَال (manāl).

Rank 2025
#3,813
among girls · ↑125 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
39
named Manal · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 41,212
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
55 babies
All-time total
1,440
#5,855 all-time among girls
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Manal popularity over time

1,440 babies have been named Manal since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 14 1 – #5,300
1970s 109 11 +679% #4,077
1980s 166 17 +52% #3,850
1990s 226 23 +36% #3,861
2000s 324 32 +43% #3,300
2010s 373 37 +15% #3,487
2020s (to 2025) 228 38 +2% #3,026

Where Manal is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 41 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Manal

Manal is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,813 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 1,440 American babies have been named Manal. Its peak came in 2021, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Manal stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Manal?

The median living Manal is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 32. An estimated 1,400 people named Manal are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Manal year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 39 #3,813
2024 38 #3,938
2023 36 #4,095
2022 37 #4,014
2021 55 #3,026
2020 23 #5,427
2019 45 #3,487
2018 31 #4,523
2017 40 #3,816
2016 36 #4,134
2015 44 #3,573
2014 34 #4,326
2013 42 #3,680
2012 30 #4,789
2011 32 #4,528
2010 39 #3,934
2009 25 #5,652
2008 33 #4,606
2007 21 #6,467
2006 44 #3,603
2005 47 #3,300
2004 32 #4,350
2003 35 #3,925
2002 27 #4,580
2001 35 #3,754
2000 25 #4,737
1995 15 #6,146
1990 27 #3,861
1985 9 #7,320
1980 14 #5,130
1975 13 #4,752
1970 6 #7,616
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Famous people named Manal

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Manal al-Sharif Manal al-Sharif Saudi Arabian activist (born 1979) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Manal, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Manal?

The median living Manal is about 19 years old. Half of all living Manals are between 9 and 32 years old.

How many people named Manal are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Manal are alive in the United States, based on 1,440 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Manal mean?

Borrowed from Arabic مَنَال (manāl).

How popular is the name Manal in 2025?

Manal ranked #3,813 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Manal?

1,440 babies have been named Manal in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Manal most popular?

Manal peaked in 2021, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Manal a boy or girl name?

Manal is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Manal rising or falling?

Manal has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Manal become more popular?

Manal is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Manal in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Manal?

Well-known people named Manal include Manal al-Sharif (social activist).

Names like Manal

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