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Mandela
OriginAfrican surname
About Mandela
An African family name ripe for adoption in honor of Nelson Mandela, the South African activist imprisoned for almost thirty years for his antiapartheid activities.
As of October 2026, Mandela ranked #13608 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #2065 in 1990.
Editor's take: The name Mandela is a boy's name of African origin.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Mandelas
- Mandela Barnes
American politician; 45th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin
- Mandela Van Peebles (b. 1994)
American actor; son of director Mario Van Peebles
- Zion Mandela Samuelsson (b. 2014)
son of celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson
- Nelson Mandela
1st President of South Africa, anti,apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist
Mandela in pop culture
- The Mandela Effect
an alternate,universe theory named after Nelson Mandela
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