Mandela is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Mandela across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mandela has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 172 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mandela per year, United States (1984 to 2022). United States peaked in 1990 (36/yr).
Mandela is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #5,031 nationally (given to 36 babies that year).
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