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Mandela
OriginAfrican surname
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
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.
Pronounced man-DEL-uh.
As of October 2026, Mandela ranked #13608 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #2065 in 1990.
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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- Mandela Barnes
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- Mandela Van Peebles (b. 1994)
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- Zion Mandela Samuelsson (b. 2014)
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- Nelson Mandela
1st President of South Africa, anti,apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist
Mandela in pop culture
- The Mandela Effect
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