Manav
Boy · Sanskrit
Manav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “human being”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Manav mean?
Sanskrit
“human being”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Manav a girl's or a boy's name?
Manav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Manav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Manav, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 24 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Manav than any year since 1999.
Half of all the boys named Manav in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Manav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Manav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 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, 5 boys in the US were named Manav, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Manav than any year since 1997.
Half of all the boys named Manav in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,429 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,308 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,023 |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,721 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
Names like Manav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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