# Manfred (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/manfred/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | German |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Manny |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,455 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,455 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 15, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Manfred.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | 8,127 |
| 1999 | 7 | 8,396 |
| 2000 | 6 | 9,860 |
| 2001 | 5 | 11,671 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6,858 |
| 2003 | 5 | 12,063 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,983 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10,354 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11,751 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,320 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10,341 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13,540 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10,202 |
| 2021 | 5 | 13,364 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,771 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |

## People named Manfred

- Manfred Eigen, German biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
- Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter pilot (1892-1918)
- Manfred Kaltz, German footballer and manager
- Manfred Gerlach, German jurist and politician (1928-2011)
- Manfred Burgsmüller, German footballer (1949-2019)
- Manfred Schnelldorfer, German figure skater
- Manfred Manglitz, German footballer
- Manfred Wolke, East German boxer (1943–2024)
- Manfred Deckert, East German ski jumper and local politician, former mayor of Auerbach/Vogtland (born 1961)
- Manfred Kokot, East German sprinter
- Manfred Krug, German actor and singer (1937–2016)
- Manfred Pranger, Austrian alpine skier

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.