Manning is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has grown less common since.
Manning is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,329 among boys (18) and #14,302 among girls (6) — overall #9,263 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #14,302 | #5,329 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,816 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,956 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,959 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,938 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,159 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,190 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,033 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,737 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | #15,534 | #3,854 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,895 |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 | #15,847 | #3,193 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,164 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #16,175 | #3,769 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,451 |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #18,818 | #3,771 |
| 2009 | 35 | 35 | #19,128 | #3,607 |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,397 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | #19,434 | #3,658 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,493 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,891 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,164 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,220 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,430 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,287 |
| 2000 | 27 | 27 | #16,620 | #3,715 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,534 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | — | #4,848 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,670 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | — | #5,001 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #9,620 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,070 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,354 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,528 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,859 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,412 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,346 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #5,948 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,376 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,294 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #5,165 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #4,040 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,893 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,983 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | — | #3,473 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,340 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,468 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | — | #4,726 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,195 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #2,985 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,527 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,818 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,317 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,782 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,488 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | — | #2,490 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | — | #2,972 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,022 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | — | #2,174 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,478 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | — | #2,326 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | — | #2,442 |
| 1956 | 17 | — | — | #1,991 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | — | #3,115 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | — | #2,548 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,479 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | — | #2,109 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,551 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | — | #2,187 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | — | #2,078 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | — | #2,205 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,792 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | — | #1,616 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | — | #1,712 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | — | #2,284 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | — | #2,147 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | — | #1,932 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | — | #1,947 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,667 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | — | #1,475 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,905 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,879 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | — | #2,410 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | — | #2,168 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,936 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,150 |
| 1928 | 17 | — | — | #1,943 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,679 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | — | #1,594 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | — | #1,562 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,707 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,530 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | — | #2,003 |
| 1921 | 23 | — | — | #1,622 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | — | #1,487 |
| 1919 | 19 | — | — | #1,787 |
| 1918 | 27 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1916 | 44 | — | — | #969 |
| 1915 | 26 | — | — | #1,329 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,555 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,908 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,393 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,472 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,429 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #791 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #854 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #805 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #682 |