Mandela
#12,514 most common boys' name of all time · #32,193 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1984–2022
Rank among boys
#12,514
Rank overall
#32,193 of 105,966
First appeared
1984
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
172
Since 2016
35
Peak year
1990 #2,084
Best rank
#2,084 1990
Girls
Boys
peak 36/yr
Mandela first appears in 1984. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,900 |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,636 |
| 2018 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,200 |
| 2017 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,295 |
| 2016 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,116 |
| 2014 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,609 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,193 |
| 2012 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,189 |
| 2010 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,102 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,438 |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,934 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,486 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,066 |
| 1991 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,441 |
| 1990 | — | 36 | 36 | #2,084 |
| 1989 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,812 |
| 1988 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,760 |
| 1987 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,028 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,279 |