Manu
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Manu is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “man, mankind”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Manu mean?
Sanskrit
“man, mankind”
A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Manu a girl's or a boy's name?
Manu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Manu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Manu, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Manu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Manu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 2 | #6,127 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Manu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Manu, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Manu in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
Names like Manu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Bodhi Aarav Yahya Arjun Yuvraj Aryan Ayaan Arjan Hamza River
Names related to Manu
More Sanskrit names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Manu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manu, updated 20 October 2026.