Manases
Boy · mah-NAH-ses · Hebrew
Manases is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “causing to forget”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Manases mean?
Hebrew: Spanish form of Manasseh
“causing to forget”
The Spanish form of Manasseh, Joseph's elder son and ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel.
- Say it
- mah-NAH-ses
Is Manases a girl's or a boy's name?
Manases is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Manases in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Manases, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Manases in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manases in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
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