Manabu
Manabu is a masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Manabu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Manabu is a masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Manabu
Manabu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 7 Manabus were born — ranking #3,505 that year. As of 2026, Manabu ranks #3,741 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Manabus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Manabu
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Manabu Horii (学, born 1972), Japanese speed skater
- Manabu Kitabeppu (学, born 1957), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
- Manabu Mima ( 美馬 学 ; born 1986) , Japanese professional baseball pitcher
- Manabu Miyazaki (学), Japanese writer and social critic
- Manabu Miyazaki (photographer) (学, born 1949), Japanese wildlife photographer
- Manabu Murakami (学 or 學, born 1936), Japanese literary scholar
- Manabu Murakami (学, born 1984), Japanese professional wrestler
- Manabu Nakamura ( 中村 学 ; born 1977) , Japanese footballer
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Names that sound like Manabu
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About the name Manabu
Manabu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Manabu's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #3,505. Use the chart and map above to compare Manabu's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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