Manas
Manas is an Indian given name. Notable people with the surname include:Manas Bhunia, Indian politician Manas Bihari Verma, Indian aeronautical scientist (1943–2021) Manas Kumar Mandal, is a scientist and psychologist of Delhi, India Manas Mukherjee, Bengali music director Manas Das, Indian footballer Manas Chaudhuri, Indian politician Manas Chakraborty, Musical artist Manas Robin, Indian singer,…
- Bengali
- Assamese
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Manas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Manas is an Indian given name. Notable people with the surname include:Manas Bhunia, Indian politician Manas Bihari Verma, Indian aeronautical scientist (1943–2021) Manas Kumar Mandal, is a scientist and psychologist of Delhi, India Manas Mukherjee, Bengali music director Manas Das, Indian footballer Manas Chaudhuri, Indian politician Manas Chakraborty, Musical artist Manas Robin, Indian singer,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bengali
- Assamese
- Hindi
The Story of Manas
American parents first put Manas on the record books as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 25 Manass were born — ranking #3,450 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Manass. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,666 among baby boy names with 12 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 344 Manass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Manas
Manas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 344 births in the dataset. Manas's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #3,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Manas'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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