Mandela is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Mandela is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Mandela was first reported in SSA data in 1984 and peaked in 1990 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #13,618 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #13,341 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,637 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,373 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,384 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #5,626 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #11,639 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,394 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,353 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #11,826 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,188 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,462 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,069 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,352 |
| 1990 | 36 | — | #2,065 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,664 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,644 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,857 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,953 |