Masculine dossier · first seen 1904

Manfred

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1958

Peak era

1958

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

Quick answers about Manfred

How many people are named Manfred?

An estimated 739 living Americans are named Manfred.

How rare is Manfred?

Manfred fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Manfred?

The median age of a living American named Manfred is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 40 and 66 years old.

Is Manfred still popular?

Not especially. Manfred has been declining since its 1958 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Manfred most common?

Manfred has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.

1904Peak 19582025

Peak year

1958

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,455

Manfred has a second act. After fading from its 1936 peak, it disappeared for 22 years before finding new momentum in 1958.

Manfred peaked in 1958, when 37 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,455 Americans named Manfred since 1904.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1958

Living profile

817

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age60

Core range43–68

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

New York

2.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1930s 2.8×