Manly is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Manly is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Manly was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,512 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,988 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,867 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,975 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,316 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,852 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,786 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,275 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #3,340 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,654 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #3,013 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #2,548 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | #2,935 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #2,457 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,023 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,138 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #1,780 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,367 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | #1,721 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #2,734 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #2,786 |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #2,156 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,399 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #2,201 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #2,872 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,660 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,273 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,581 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,396 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #2,887 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,583 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,066 |
| 1926 | 17 | — | #1,954 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | #1,980 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #2,948 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #1,992 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | #1,571 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | #1,746 |
| 1920 | 22 | — | #1,670 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,218 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | #2,126 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,054 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #2,853 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,751 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,382 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,195 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #2,771 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,191 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,188 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #961 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #1,009 |