Fun Facts About the Name Manning
- More than 1 thousand babies named Manning: U.S. records list 1,884 babies given the name Manning from 1880 through 2025. Even 44 girls received the name Manning - about 1 girl for every 42 boys.
What Does the Name Manning Mean?
Manning is an English surname used as a given name. Its usual meaning is "son of Mann" or "descendant of Mann." It comes from the Middle English personal name Mann, a short form of Germanic names beginning with man- ("man, person"), plus the Old English patronymic suffix -ing, which marked descent. The sense is literal: a patronymic, not a description of character.
Manning also has a separate Irish origin as an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Mainnín, meaning "descendant of Mainnín." Mainnín is a diminutive of the personal name Maine, whose meaning is uncertain. This Irish development is distinct from the English surname and should not be mixed with it.
Manning Name History & Origins
The English surname Manning arose in the Middle Ages, when hereditary surnames became common in England. It belongs to the patronymic type formed with the Old English suffix -ing, which marked descent. The personal name Mann is found in Old and Middle English records and could stand alone or serve as a short form of a longer Germanic name. The surname is recorded in medieval England and was later carried by emigrants to North America and other English-speaking countries.
In Gaelic Ireland, the separate surname Ó Mainnín was also anglicized as Manning, chiefly in Connacht. It developed as a patronymic from the personal name Mainnín.
As a given name, Manning is a transferred use of the surname; it does not have a separate ancient history as a personal name. It is familiar in modern American culture as the surname of the football quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, but that association did not originate the name.
How Popular is the Name Manning?
Manning recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1916. Its best rank was #682 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,302 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,530 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,844 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #16,173 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,816 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #19,126 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #19,433 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,620 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,329 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #4,803 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #3,953 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #4,959 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #5,931 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #5,159 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #4,190 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #3,032 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,736 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #3,853 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #2,894 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,192 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #3,164 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #3,768 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #4,451 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #3,771 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #3,607 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #3,397 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #3,658 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #3,493 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,891 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #5,161 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #4,220 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #4,430 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,287 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #3,715 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #5,534 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #4,793 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #4,848 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #7,670 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,001 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #9,620 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,070 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #5,353 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,528 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #5,859 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #7,413 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,343 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,948 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,376 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,294 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,165 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #4,042 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,892 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #5,983 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #3,474 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #4,341 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,468 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,726 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,195 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #2,985 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #2,527 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,819 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,315 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,782 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,489 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,490 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,974 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,024 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,175 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #3,477 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #2,327 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,444 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #1,991 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #3,114 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #2,548 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #2,479 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,219 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,109 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #3,551 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,187 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,078 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #1,963 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,205 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #1,792 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1943 | #1,616 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1942 | #1,712 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #2,284 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #2,147 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #1,932 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1938 | #1,947 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1937 | #1,667 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1936 | #1,852 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1935 | #1,475 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1934 | #1,905 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1933 | #1,879 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1932 | #2,410 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #2,168 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #1,936 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #3,150 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #1,943 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1927 | #1,679 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1926 | #1,594 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1925 | #1,562 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1924 | #1,707 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1923 | #1,530 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1922 | #2,003 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1921 | #1,622 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1920 | #1,487 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1919 | #1,787 | 19 | 0.0019% |
| 1918 | #1,392 | 27 | 0.0027% |
| 1917 | #1,466 | 24 | 0.0026% |
| 1916 | #969 | 44 | 0.0049% |
| 1915 | #1,329 | 26 | 0.0031% |
| 1914 | #1,211 | 24 | 0.0037% |
| 1913 | #1,555 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,586 | 11 | 0.0026% |
| 1911 | #1,908 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1910 | #1,377 | 7 | 0.0036% |
| 1909 | #1,393 | 6 | 0.0037% |
| 1908 | #1,314 | 6 | 0.0039% |
| 1907 | #1,472 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1900 | #1,429 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1896 | #1,203 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #1,193 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #1,038 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1888 | #791 | 8 | 0.0066% |
| 1886 | #1,054 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1884 | #1,070 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1883 | #854 | 6 | 0.0057% |
| 1882 | #805 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1881 | #682 | 8 | 0.0079% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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