Mani
Boy · MAH-nee · Sanskrit
Mani is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “jewel, gem”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Mani mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit mani 'jewel'; also Old Norse Mani, the moon
“jewel, gem”
In Norse myth Mani is the personified moon; Mani was also the third-century founder of Manichaeism.
- Say it
- MAH-nee
Is Mani a girl's or a boy's name?
Mani is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Mani, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 20 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Mani than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Mani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Mani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Mani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 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, 13 boys in the US were named Mani, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had the most boys named Mani of any year since it first appeared, in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Mani in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mani in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Mani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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