Mandela is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #10188 in 2002 with 6 recorded births. This places Mandela in the bottom 18% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2014 with 16 births ranking #5626. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 323,579 boys born was named Mandela. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.