Boy or Girl

Is Manley a boy or girl name?

Manley was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,251 US babies named Manley were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Manley since 1880
2,251
Most popular year
1927
67 babies
Babies named Manley each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Manley from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Manley, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s7100%
1890s7400%
1900s6800%
1910s37900%
1920s50000%
1930s30800%
1940s27500%
1950s23100%
1960s10300%
1970s8500%
1980s6900%
1990s4100%
2000s2300%
2010s600%
2020s1800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20236#11,7250–
20225#13,6100–
20210–0–
20207#10,1990–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20156#11,5930–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20085#13,8410–
20075#13,6580–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20027#9,0400–
20010–0–
20006#9,8610–
19998#7,5990–
19980–0–
19975#10,2200–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19937#7,3130–
19929#5,9560–
19915#9,0900–
19907#6,8940–
198916#3,5460–
19889#5,0590–
19878#5,2660–
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–0–
19838#4,7570–
198211#3,8440–
19817#5,2720–
198010#4,0240–
197911#3,7260–
19780–0–
19770–0–
197613#3,0330–
197511#3,3560–
19746#5,0120–
19738#3,9340–
19728#3,8280–
197110#3,2860–
197018#2,1840–
19696#4,2280–
19687#3,5550–
19676#3,8170–
196615#2,1030–
19656#3,7810–
196418#1,9480–
19638#3,2290–
196214#2,2460–
196111#2,6450–
196012#2,4930–
195912#2,4920–
195825#1,5770–
195723#1,7020–
195621#1,7510–
195524#1,5950–
195426#1,5180–
195325#1,5420–
195218#1,8390–
195128#1,4220–
195029#1,3580–
194916#1,9170–
194825#1,4800–
194729#1,3850–
194622#1,5410–
194540#1,0130–
194423#1,4230–
194326#1,3880–
194234#1,2080–
194128#1,2670–
194032#1,1980–
193925#1,3500–
193831#1,1910–
193732#1,1760–
193638#1,0410–
193534#1,1380–
193431#1,2080–
193322#1,4880–
193225#1,4120–
193137#1,1210–
193033#1,2480–
192940#1,1050–
192845#1,0370–
192767#8180–
192644#1,0600–
192550#9680–
192448#1,0300–
192351#9700–
192253#9660–
192154#9580–
192048#9980–
191948#9820–
191861#8480–
191761#8150–
191647#9330–
191554#8390–
191434#9580–
191327#9610–
191219#1,0810–
191113#9640–
191015#8090–
19097#1,2280–
19088#1,0800–
19075#1,4710–
19067#1,0740–
19056#1,1820–
190416#5820–
19035#1,2370–
19026#1,1010–
19010–0–
19008#1,0160–
189911#6440–
18988#8580–
189715#5400–
18969#8050–
18950–0–
18946#1,0370–
18930–0–
18928#8360–
18918#7460–
18909#7130–
188910#6550–
188810#6800–
18879#6620–
18860–0–
18859#6780–
18849#6850–
18835#9940–
188211#5950–
18810–0–
18808#7190–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Manley reached #540 in 1897. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Manley

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.