Manson
- Gender
- Boy
Manson is a boys' name, meaning “son of Magnus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Manson mean?
“son of Magnus”
A surname transferred from the given name.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Manson a girl's or a boy's name?
Manson is a boys' name.
How popular is Manson in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1923, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Manson in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1964, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,315 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,971 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,497 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,889 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,322 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 13 | #1,992 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,656 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,367 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,465 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,162 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,460 |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,827 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1920 | 17 | #1,965 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,766 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,279 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,042 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,877 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,686 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,440 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #791 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Names like Manson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Manson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manson, updated 20 October 2026.