Mandela is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #9393 in 2012 with 8 recorded births. This places Mandela in the bottom 34% 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 2012, approximately 1 in every 237,078 boys born was named Mandela. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.