Manasa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAH-nuh-suh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Manasa is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “of the mind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Manasa mean?
Sanskrit: from manasa, 'of the mind'
“of the mind”
Manasa Devi is a Hindu goddess of snakes, worshipped especially in Bengal.
Is Manasa a girl's or a boy's name?
Manasa is a girls' name.
How popular is Manasa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 girls.
Manasa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Manasa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Manasa in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manasa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Manasa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Aaliyah Hiba Hafsa Amira Maliha Madiha Khadija Uma Halima Maya Zainab
Names related to Manasa
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Manasa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manasa, updated 20 October 2026.