Manish
Boy · muh-NEESH · Sanskrit
Manish is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord of the mind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Manish mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit manisha
“lord of the mind”
A Hindu name from Sanskrit, read as mana, 'mind', plus isha, 'lord'; it also suggests a wise or thoughtful person.
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Is Manish a girl's or a boy's name?
Manish is a boys' name.
How popular is Manish in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Manish in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Manish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Manish in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Manish in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,657 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
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