Maanav
Boy · Sanskrit
Maanav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “human being”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maanav mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Manav
“human being”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Meaning borrowed from Manav. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Maanav a girl's or a boy's name?
Maanav is a boys' name.
How popular is Maanav in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Maanav in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maanav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Maanav in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Maanav in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maanav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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