Mandela Popularity by Year
Follow Mandela across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Mandela birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boys | 5 | #12,330 | Down 308 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Down 1,262 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 6 | #10,760 | Down 3,665 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 11 | #7,095 | Up 1,721 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 8 | #8,816 | Down 3,331 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 16 | #5,485 | Up 5,243 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 6 | #10,728 | Down 1,864 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 8 | #8,864 | Up 829 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 7 | #9,693 | Up 1,228 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 6 | #10,921 | Down 1,529 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 6 | #9,392 | Down 2,424 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 7 | #6,968 | Up 454 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 6 | #7,422 | Down 2,326 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 10 | #5,096 | Down 3,047 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 36 | #2,049 | Up 4,180 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 7 | #6,229 | Down 1,779 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 10 | #4,450 | Up 1,009 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 7 | #5,459 | Up 856 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | — |