Manessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-NESS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Manessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Manessa come from?
Modern: blend of Ma- and Vanessa
Is Manessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Manessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Manessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Manessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Nicknames for Manessa
- Nessa 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Manessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amoura, Zhamira, Daleyza, Azula, Zayla, Amira, Amora, Alara, Azayla, Zamira, Zaliyah, Mahira
Names related to Manessa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Manessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manessa, updated 20 October 2026.